Field Category Manager

Circle K Stores • Greenwood Village, CO

92d • $70,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The position supports national and regional strategic direction, focusing on local assortment and planogram execution. Responsibilities include frontline pricing decisions, vendor operations, and maintaining local relationships. The role involves actionable operational reporting, selecting local vendors, negotiating costs, and developing schematics in line with category management principles. The position aims to increase sales revenues through promotional concepts and overlay programs, contributing to financial and key result area targets. It also involves fostering positive relationships between various teams, supporting pilot activities, and establishing gross margins through forecasting and sales quota development. The role requires maintaining vendor relations, recommending product and policy changes, and achieving financial objectives through budget preparation and variance analysis. Continuous professional development is encouraged through workshops and networking.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, business, or related field preferred.
• Five years of experience or more preferred, including three years of management responsibility.
• Expertise in MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word preferred.
• Strong relationship management, analytical thinking, and financial acumen skills.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Supports national and regional strategic direction.
• Responsible for local assortment and planogram execution.
• Owns frontline pricing decisions with promotional guidance.
• Responsible for vendor operations and local relationships.
• Implements planograms and resets, including managing 3rd party relationships.
• Conducts actionable operational reporting (Out of Stock, Zero Sales Reporting, etc.).
• Selects local vendors and negotiates costs and terms.
• Develops schematics applying category management principles.
• Increases sales revenues through promotional concepts and overlay programs.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing financial and key result area targets.
• Fosters positive relationships between National, Regional, and Business Unit teams.
• Supports pilots/testing activities and tracks results.
• Establishes and monitors gross margins and forecasts annual sales quotas.
• Projects and measures category sales and gross profit results.
• Maintains vendor relations and resolves concerns.
• Recommends changes in products, service, and policy.
• Achieves financial objectives through annual category review and budget preparation.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuous education.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food and Beverage Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees