Manager of General Merchandise
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and implement strategic leadership for assigned categories: General Merchandise, Trucker Merchandise, Mobile Technologies, and Electronics.
- Lead a group of category managers, and category management support functions.
- Responsible for department strategy, including direct influence of private brand and global sourcing initiatives.
- Oversee key merchandising projects and initiatives, ensuring timely execution and delivery of results.
- Implement and manage tools, systems, and workflows to support efficient merchandising operations.
- Develop project plans, set milestones, and monitor progress to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts to achieve merchandising goals, ensuring effective teamwork.
- Provide guidance and support to team, fostering a culture of productivity, accountability, and innovation.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, enhance operational efficiency, and optimize resource allocation.
- Own the 4 P's of Marketing for given categories (product, place, price, promotion)
- Oversee cross-functional process to increase financial performance and improve the customer experience.
- Create, and implement KPI's to define strategic success of given categories.
- Utilize all analytical tools to make numbers driven decisions.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Education:
- HS Diploma or equivalent required.
- Bachelors preferred.
- Experience:
- Experience 5+Years in Retail Category Management.
- 5+ years managing a team or department.
- Experience managing vendor relations and strategic planning is required.
- Accounts payable, technical developments or implementation is a plus.
- Product development experience is a plus.
- Skills:
- Hard skills: Fluent in Microsoft Office programs, Tableau, inventory mgmt systems.
- Soft skills: Strong written and verbal communication, ability to work under ambiguity and grit, attention to detail, ability to manage a large workload, excellent organization & time management, & keen follow-up.
- Typical Physical Demands:
- Scheduling flexibility, capable of traveling frequently.
- Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.
- Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
- Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
- Requires normal range of hearing and vision.
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