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.