Field Category Manager – Food / Dispense, Circle K

Field Category Manager – Food / Dispense

Circle K

Location:

United States of America, San Antonio

Category:

Marketing, Digital Marketing, SEO, SEM

Contract Type:

Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

The Field Category Manager – Food / Dispense is responsible for supporting National and Business Area strategic direction, managing local assortment and planogram execution, and fostering positive relationships between teams. The role involves vendor operations, pricing decisions, and actionable operational reporting. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, five years of merchandising experience, and proficiency in MS Office. Travel may be required up to 30%.

Job Responsibility:

Supports National and Business Area strategic direction
Responsible for local assortment and planogram execution
Owns frontline pricing decisions (with promotional guidance from National or Business Area for floor/ceiling
Responsible for vendor operations and local relationships
Responsible for planogram implementation – resets (including all 3rd party relationships)
Responsible for actionable operational reporting (Out of Stock, Zero Sales Reporting, Delivery Frequency, and others as necessary)
Selects local vendors, negotiates costs, terms for products, and develops schematics by applying category management principles in accordance with the departments' National and Business Area strategic objectives
Increases sales revenues by developing promotional concepts and overlay programs on local assortment
Foster positive relationships between the National, Business Area and Business Unit team and Operational team
Supports pilots/testing activities, including preparation and delivering communication materials
Also tracking of results and feedback to the appropriate team
Establishes and monitors gross margins by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas, projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products, and determining placement and promotions
Projects and measures category sales and gross profit results by developing and maintaining records of item cost, retail, and gross margin dollars
Maintains external local and national vendor relations by providing direction, guidance, and information, resolving concerns
Recommends changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments
Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual category review, budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, initiating corrective actions
Allocates program costs by preparing operational and risk reports for analyses aligning with the National and Business Area Merchandising
Maintain 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 determined Financial and Key Result Area targets pursuant to Company Plan guidelines

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in advertising, finance, management, business economics, or related field preferred
Other combinations of experience and education that meet the requirements may be substituted
Five years of experience or more preferred in merchandising
including experience in management responsibility
Proficient in MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word preferred
Must have strong relationship management, analytical thinking, and financial acumen skills
May require up to 30% of travel
Valid driver’s license required

Additional Information:

Job Posted:

March 23, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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