Category Manager, Circle K

Circle K

Location:
United States of America, San Antonio

Category:
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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Job Description:

Increases category gross profit by selecting suppliers, evaluating new products, and negotiating pricing, planning marketing strategies. May supervise or provide direction to Category Analyst/Specialist or other marketing staff positions.

Job Responsibility:

Selects vendors, negotiates costs and terms for products and develops schematics by applying category management principles in accordance with the department's strategic objectives
increases sales revenues by developing promotional concepts and overlay programs
develops category plans
establishes and monitors gross margins by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas
projects and measures category sales and gross profit results by developing and maintaining records of item cost, retail and gross margin dollars
maintains external 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 budget
scheduling expenditures
analyzing variances
initiating corrective actions
maintains staff by assisting in recruiting, selecting and orienting employees
maintains staff job results by training, coaching, counseling and disciplining employees
increases professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops
contributes to team effort by accomplishing Financial and Key Result Area targets pursuant to Company plan guidelines.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in advertising, business or related field preferred. Other combinations of job-related experience and education that meet the requirements may be substituted
three years of experience or more preferred in merchandising
including experience in management responsibility
expertise in MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word preferred
may require up to 30% of travel.

Nice to have:

experience in merchandising
expertise in MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
ability to travel up to 30%

What we offer:

Equal opportunity employer
accommodations under the ADA

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 29, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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