Retail District Operations Trainee

Job Description

Retail District Operations Trainee – C2C | Circle K

The Tone:
This is a year-long development and training program at Circle K, a leading convenience and fuel retail business with over 14,200 stores globally. The company aims to make customers’ lives easier daily, operating across 26 countries. This role is crucial for developing future Market Managers, offering recent college graduates an accelerated career path and valuable leadership experience within the retail operations sector.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time, Training Program
• Location: In-person, regional assignments across the country

• Team: Reports to Region Operations Director
• Mission: This person develops into a Market Manager, overseeing multiple stores to optimize revenue, ensure operational efficiency, and maintain company standards.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Leadership Kick-off: Participate in a transformative leadership experience event in Charlotte, NC, alongside other college graduates.
• Support Functions Exploration: Spend time getting acquainted with various business unit support functions, including Marketing, HR, HSE, Fuel, Facilities, and Finance.
• Operational Understanding: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the people and processes crucial for the Market Manager role.
• Shadow and Learn: Shadow a high-performing Market Manager, progressively taking on more responsibilities as skills develop.
• First Market Assignment: Take on your first assignment as a certified Market Manager, typically starting with a small territory to build skills and confidence.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Recent college graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in business management or a related field.
• Experience: This is an entry-level program for early career talent.
• Skills: Demonstrated leadership and decision-making ability, excellent time management and organizational skills, exceptional interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication, analytical mindset and problem-solving skill, and quantitative aptitude or experience managing budgets.
• Bonus: Retail experience is highly desirable, and a valid driver’s license is required for this role.