Retail Market Operations Trainee

Job Description

Retail Market Operations Trainee | Circle K

The Tone:
This is a full-time, year-long training program at Circle K, operating across various territories in an in-person capacity. Circle K is a leading convenience and fuel retail business, part of a global company with over 14,200 stores in 26 countries. This Retail Market Operations Trainee role is an invaluable opportunity for recent college graduates to gain comprehensive work experience, benefit from mentorship, and receive professional training. The program is specifically designed to ignite your full potential and launch an accelerated career path, preparing you for leadership as a Market Manager in as little as nine months.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, various territories

• Team: Market Operations, reporting initially to senior leaders during the program
• Mission: Develop and launch an accelerated career path, culminating in a Market Manager leadership role overseeing multiple store operations.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Participate in a foundational leadership experience and become acquainted with key Business Unit support functions like Marketing, HR, HSE, Fuel, Facilities, and Finance.
• Gain a deep understanding of the operational people and processes crucial for effective market management within a large-scale convenience retail business.
• Shadow and assist a high-performing Market Manager, steadily accumulating skills and responsibilities in preparation for a leadership role.
• Assume the role of a certified Market Manager for an assigned territory, applying learned skills to oversee multiple store operations.
• Manage various aspects of market operations, including recruiting and training store managers, optimizing revenue growth, managing budgets, and ensuring regulatory compliance and consistent customer service.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-level professional who is a recent college graduate with a degree in business management or a related field.
• Experience: Quantitative aptitude or experience managing budgets, along with a valid driver’s license.
• Skills: Demonstrated leadership and decision-making abilities, excellent time management and organizational skills, exceptional interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication, and an analytical mindset with problem-solving skills.
• Bonus: Prior retail experience is highly desirable.