District Manager - Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo Michigan

Circle K•Michigan Center, MI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Circle K is seeking a District Manager to oversee operations in the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, Michigan area. This role is crucial for maximizing store sales, managing controllable costs, ensuring operational profitability, and providing leadership to store managers. The District Manager will collaborate with various teams, ensure compliance with policies and regulations, and maintain a safe and secure working environment. This position offers opportunities for professional growth within a global company committed to its people and values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred. Other combinations of job related experience and education that meet the requirements may be substituted.
Three to five years of retail business experience or more preferred; including minimum of two years of management responsibility.
Demonstrated leadership ability, good communication skills, self-directed, self-motivated, and customer service oriented.
Ability to communicate (orally and in writing) in English.
Ability to supervise and train Store Managers in use of store equipment, tools and materials.
Ability to supervise and manage the functions listed in the SM job description.
A current valid driver's license is required to operate a company vehicle.
Must have a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Expertise with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word preferred.

Responsibilities

Maximizes store sales through excellent customer service, product availability, merchandising, and exceptional store image.
Provides information to store management by recapping promotional activity and reporting business opportunities, results, trends, and competitive information.
Manages controllable costs by educating managers on procedures for controlling merchandise variation, managing salaries, overtime, cash, repair, and maintenance costs.
Collaborates with the marketing team to ensure promotions and new product introductions are fully implemented, and provides feedback to category managers regarding stock issues.
Partners with vendors to ensure product availability and timely execution of monthly promotions, ensuring vendor performance and behavior is professional.
Ensures store operations are profitable by managing cash and merchandise variation, salaries, and other controllable expense lines on the P&L.
Ensures compliance with requirements by enforcing adherence to policies and procedures, and government regulations, and advises management of needed actions regarding restricted sales policies.
Protects employees, customers, and company assets by maintaining a safe and secure working environment, enforcing safety practices, and providing safety communication and training.
Achieves financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
Provides leadership and direction to store managers, including assistance in recruiting, selection, and orientation processes, employee development and training programs, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
Establishes job expectations, provides coaching to develop action plans for issue resolution, administers counseling notices, initiates corrective actions, and implements non-discriminatory management skills.
Adheres to the Company Operating Policy of Legal, Ethical, and Moral practices.
Enhances professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, or participating in professional societies.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing Financial and Key Result Area targets pursuant to Company plan guidelines.