Area Merchandising Manager - Garden City, KS at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Salesmanship, Operations Management, Employee Development, Teamwork, Organizational Skills, Multitasking, Attention To Detail, Problem Solving, Audit Processes, Vendor Relations, Performance Improvement, Recruitment

Industry

Retail

Description

Benefits: * Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance program * Paid Time Off * Flexible Scheduling * 401(k) – 100% match up to 5% * Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30-days * Competitive Pay * Career Development * Quarterly Bonus Program * Hiring Immediately * Love’s Shares * Welcome to Love’s! At Love's, our values go beyond our name. We look for those same values in our people. The Area Merchandising Manager at Love's Travel Stops is a critical element to the success of our long-term business strategy. The Area Merchandising Manager will help run our business by driving compliance of merchandising processes and procedures, sales coaching, and managing vendor relations. Job Functions: Communicate clear expectations to achieve all brand, performance, and behavior standards. Conduct regular quarterly visits and weekly conference calls for each location. Collaborate with District Manager(s) to effectively manage employee turnover and retention. Recruit, hire, train, evaluate, assist in development and succession planning of team members. Identify areas of opportunity on monthly, weekly, and daily reports and implement plans to correct any issues and improve performance. Recognize and resolve customer feedback by determining optimal solutions in a timely manner. Responsible for protecting company assets with various audit processes and ensure that all cash handling and Love’s policies and procedures are being followed by all employees. Experience: 2+ years in a district restaurant management position required. 2+ years deciphering and impacting budgets and P&L statements. 2+ years leading through influence in a multi-unit setting. A valid driver’s license and ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen, background, and motor vehicle check. Skills and Demands: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer satisfaction focus. Exceptional customer service, positive rapport building, expert salesmanship, and ensuring satisfaction by managing operations and employee-vehicle deployment. Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail. Effective teamwork skills. Physical Demands: Regular talking and hearing. Active involvement requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing. Occasional lifting/moving of items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required. Our Culture : Come see why Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores was recognized by Indeed as the winner of the Better Work Award in 2023. Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply. Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love’s continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love’s serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company’s award-winning culture. The Love’s Family of Companies includes: Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry’s safest trucking fleets. Speedco and Love’s Truck Care, the largest oil change and preventive maintenance and total truck care network. Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader. Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert. TVC Pro-driver, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) protection subscription service.

Responsibilities

The Area Merchandising Manager will drive compliance of merchandising processes and procedures, sales coaching, and manage vendor relations. They will also conduct regular visits and calls, manage employee turnover, and implement performance improvement plans.