District Manager: Lead Store Growth & Operations

Circle K Stores Inc.; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle K Stores Inc. in Kentucky is seeking a Store Manager to drive sales, customer service, and store operations in a fast-paced retail environment. You will lead store teams, manage promotions, and ensure compliance with company policies while delivering targets.

The role requires a strong background in retail management, excellent communication, and the ability to build productive relationships with vendors, customers, and staff. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred.
• Three to five years of retail business experience or more preferred; including minimum of two years of management responsibility.
• Must have demonstrated leadership ability, good communication skills, be 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.
• Expertise with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word preferred.
• A current valid driver's license is required to operate a company vehicle.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Maximizes store sales through excellent customer service, product availability, merchandising and exceptional store image inside and out.
• Provides information to store management by recapping promotional activity; 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.
• Partners with vendors to ensure product availability. Timely execution of monthly promotions. Ensure vendor's 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. Enforces and monitors restricted sales policies; advises management of needed actions.
• Protects employees, customers and company assets by maintaining a safe and secure working environment; enforcing safety practices; providing safety communication and training.
• Achieves financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Provides leadership and direction to store managers, including assistance in recruiting, selection, and orientation processes, assists with 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. Implements non-discriminatory related management skills while hiring, training, counseling, motivating and separating employees.
• 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.]

Skills

Leadership

Communication

MS Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Driver's license

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Circle K Stores Inc. in Kentucky is seeking a Store Manager to drive sales, customer service, and store operations in a fast-paced retail environment. You will lead store teams, manage promotions, and ensure compliance with company policies while delivering targets.

The role requires a strong background in retail management, excellent communication, and the ability to build productive relationships with vendors, customers, and staff. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities are offered.