Job Description
Circle K is currently recruiting for the position of Category Manager.
Reporting to the Lead Category Manager, the Category Manager (Forecourt & Convenience Impulse) will deliver ambitious results and market share growth through executing Local & European strategies for relevant categories in the Circle K Ireland business.
This is a full-time permanent role based 5 days per week in Circle K Support Office, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4.
Responsibilities
* Own the Category: Sales, Margin, Units, Traffic and Market Share.
* Broaden customer offering by sourcing, negotiating, and commercialising existing and fresh assortment through existing supply chain.
* Negotiate annual Joint Business Planning agreements with key suppliers for the Category.
* Impetus on managing and continually developing relationships with suppliers
* Focus on evolving and leading the category in a commercially astute manner using a data driven approach and winning market share.
* Heavily Weighted requirement to own the execution of local BU strategy and tactics
* Facilitate Planogram, Floorplan, Sourcing/Supply Chain, Training and execution in all areas of strategies, merchandising, tactics, and projects for Convenience Categories with stakeholders
* Research, develop and pilot new ideas and innovations for local category growth in line with improving Customer Journey and be able to deliver factual insights on results
* Adopt yearly EU Category/Market Plans.
* Developing annual promotional plans with data led insights, supplier collaboration, marketing support and Retail Execution
* Enhance customer experience by developing end to end execution methods to support the customer journey
* Develop local category / marketing plans on a BU market level following the European process, structure, and timing; Align and secure this category plan with all relevant stakeholders. support, follow-through and assist with planning and implementation as well as on-going execution.
* Report to Irish leadership team on base results, plans and initiatives that demonstrate success.
Skills/Qualifications Required
* Academic relevant qualification with extensive knowledge in category management, performance management tools and methods within retail business
* Sourcing products through existing suppliers while adding new supply opportunities.
* A minimum of 5 years' experience working in FMCG & retail or specialised industry.