Franchise Marketing Specialist

About Us:

Our mission at Circle K is to make people's lives a little easier every day. Our global family of 130,000 people in over 16,000 stores and 26 countries makes that possible for our millions of clients worldwide, which is why we are committed to helping them achieve their goals and grow with us. We set ourselves apart by our culture of pride: pride in our people and their development, pride in serving others, what we've built and what we are striving to achieve. No matter where you come from or where you are heading in your career, there is a place for you to grow at Circle K. When you grow, we grow - together.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor and report progress on implementation and performance of Marketing programs, to support the sales efforts and results of the Marketing and Ops teams.
• Responsible to interface with Southeast BU staff to ensure that marketing programs are implemented consistently in the CK franchise stores.
• Support Franchisees to maximize discounts, rebates and placement allowances by reviewing compliance with all contractual merchandise/display agreements and taking action on opportunities.
• Ensure financial integrity of Franchisee by reviewing sales analysis or similar reports with Franchisee and FBC; assist Franchisee and FBC in investigating irregularities in profitability, and evaluating Franchisee promotional activities and making improvement recommendations.
• Increase Franchisee discounts and rebates by monitoring and reviewing monies billed on behalf of Franchise, identifying opportunities and working with the FBC/BSM to communicate to the Franchisee.
• Maintain competitive pricing position by monitoring pricing activity of competition, evaluating trends and marketing conditions; recommend retail adjustments.
• Develop partnerships with suppliers by acting as liaison with local product vendors.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new site floorplans with input from various departments.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking best practices; participating in professional societies.
• Ensure compliance with requirements, policies and regulations by enforcing adherence to corporate systems, policies and governmental regulations; advising management on needed actions.
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing additional assigned tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in business, retail operations, merchandising and / or marketing.  Convenience store and / or gasoline retailing preferred.
• Must be computer literate in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Access.

Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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