Job Information
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Area Merchandising Manager - Dallas 1 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Req ID: 446248
Address: 10601 N Pennsylvania Ave. Oklahoma City, OK, 73120
Welcome to Love’s!
Where People are the Heart of Our Success
Area Merchandising Manager (Minneapolis MN Market)
The Area Merchandising Manager works with the store management teams and ensures a successful merchandising program. This position will analyze individual store performance, train store staff on the expected merchandising execution standards, inspect and, follow up on consistency and quality of execution, and maintain sales trends and margin growth to meet and/or exceed budgeted goals for locations within the assigned division.
How You Will Fit In
Willingness to relocate within the West Region as needed.
Develop store teams’ knowledge of sales and margin growth through consistent execution of merchandising strategies
Work with each store management team to analyze and develop successful merchandising programs centered on team development, training, and follow-up
Perform in-store quarterly merchandising inspections to help in the development of the teams to create a consistent level of merchandising throughout assigned stores
Communicate with various operations teams on all aspects of merchandising issues and follow-up items daily to ensure consistency
Work with outside vendors to ensure merchandising programs are run according to Love’s standards
Foster a collaborative working relationship with vendor partners and store teams to ensure positive and profitable merchandising performance
Analyze assigned store's profit and loss statements and sales trends
Ensure assigned stores maintain sales and margin growth by meeting and/or exceeding budgeted goals
Responsible for follow-up on the execution of all active promotions within the assigned store
Responsible for developing talent in assigned stores to become "merchandising champions" within your assigned division
Additional tasks and all other duties as assigned
Benefits That Can't Be Beat
Medical/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance Plans
Flexible Scheduling
Road to Success Program for Career Development
On-the-job training
Competitive Salary
Quarterly Bonus
Profit-Sharing
Holiday pay
401(k) with matching contributions
Pet Insurance
Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or related field or equivalent years of work experience required
2+ years of management or supervisory experience preferred
2+ years of merchandising experience preferred
Accounting or financial budgeting experience preferred
5 to 8 years of experience as a retail general manager or assistant general manager required; Multi-Unit experience preferred
DRUG/BACKGROUND CHECKS
All employment offers may be conditioned upon receipt of a background check report, drug screening, and/or motor vehicle report that is acceptable to Love’s.
Typical Physical Demands
Regularly required to talk and hear.
Requires standing and walking, with some bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
Occasional lifting of up to 50lbs
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
While performing these duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to outdoor elements in all seasons. Occasionally, the employee will also be exposed to fumes and particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times. While performing these duties, the employee may be exposed to dirt, dust, grime, grease, oil, gas, high-concentrated cleaning solutions, etc.
Diversity Statement
From the founding of Love’s, our leaders have been passionate about providing excellent customer experiences and helping our Team Members grow. We do both within a culture of respect and inclusion. To sustain this culture, we will welcome individuals who are diverse in experiences, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion and physical or mental ability. Also, we are committed to sustaining a professional working environment where ALL people feel respected. By doing these things we will cultivate diversity of thought and a spirit of innovation.
Grow Far with Love's
As a family-based company, we are committed to adhering to our values. Ensuring that each of our people has success is central to these values. The Road to Success Program offers leadership and management skills training. If management is your path, we will help you get there. As a merit-based culture, we champion creative and valuable ideas and challenging work is not only recognized but rewarded. Whether you are looking for part-time work to supplement your income or to grow into a leadership role, with Love’s, all roads lead to success!
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.
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