Retail Market Operations Trainee
About the program
Circle K's College to Convenience Program (C2C) offers early career talent valuable work experience, mentorship from company thought leaders, and professional training across a variety of environments and business areas. As a year-long development and training program designed for recent college graduates, C2C provides you with the resources you need to ignite your full potential and launch an accelerated career path at Circle K. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to take on leadership roles as a Market Manager after completing the C2C program.
Program overview
As a Retail Market Operations Trainee in the C2C Program you will progress through four phases. The program kicks off with a live event where you and 30 like-minded college grads from across the country will travel to Charlotte, NC to participate in a leadership experience of a lifetime.
- Phase One: Spend time getting acquainted with the support functions in your Business Unit like Marketing, HR, HSE, Fuel, Facilities, Finance and more.
- Phase Two: Gain a better understanding of the people and processes you will support in your role as Market Manager.
- Phase Three: Shadow a high-performing Market Manager with growing responsibility as you build your skills.
- Phase Four: First assignment as a certified Market Manager, starting with a small territory and graduating to a larger territory as you gain skills and confidence.
Market Manager responsibilities
- Recruiting, training and disciplining store managers
- Ensuring operational efficiency in each store
- Ensuring that marketing efforts are consistent across each store
- Setting regional goals such as sales estimates and revenue projections
- Ensuring that the stores under supervision adhere to company and industry regulations
- Ensuring that all stores meet safety and cleanliness standards
- Managing a regional budget and ensuring that each store operates within the budget
- Monitoring each store's P&L reports
- Addressing operational problems that arise
- Liaising between regional branches and company headquarters
- Ensuring that customer service levels are consistent across stores
- Making recommendations to senior management
Requirements
- Degree in business management or related field
- Quantitative aptitude or experience managing budgets
- Leadership and decision-making ability
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Analytical mindset and problem-solving skill
- Retail experience is highly desirable
- Valid driver's license
Physical requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work requires frequent sitting, standing, walking and use of keyboard/computer
- Ability to be exposed to cold or warm temperature extremes performing occasional work in a walk-in cooler and/or freezer and outdoors
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds from ground to overhead
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds from ground to waist
- Ability to sit and drive in a vehicle for extended periods of time
- Ability to push/pull with arms up to a force of 20 pounds
- Able to reach overhead for objects
- Ability to bend and twist at waist
- Ability to climb and descend a ladder
Work environment
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work may include irregular hours, weekends and holidays
- Exposure to occasional cold temperatures from walk-in cooler and/or freezer
- Exposure to occasional noise
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Bonus Program
- Company Car
- Cell Phone/Plan
- Tuition Forgiveness/Reimbursement
- Accelerated career path (Market Manager in as little as nine months)
- Company sponsored healthcare, dental care, vision and a 401-K retirement plan