Circle K hiring Fuel Pricing Intern in Lisle, IL | LinkedIn (2024)

REPORTS TO: Fuel Operations Director                      FSLA STATUS: Exempt

DATE: August (5 –6-month duration)

Position SummaryWe are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented pricing intern to join our dynamic team. As a Fuel Pricing Intern, you work closely with our Fuel and Car Wash operations Support team. Gaining hands-on experience in analyzing, interpreting data, and influencing pricing decisions across the business unit. This internship will give you valuable skills and knowledge in analytics and fuel pricing while contributing to real-world projects and making a meaningful impact on our organization.

The candidate will accomplish this by assisting the global fuel analyst with their work by liaising with internal and external customers, helping to streamline and organize the fuels process, documentation, and usage of online tools.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled or recently completed pursuing bachelor's degree in business or science.
• Must be well organized and possess ability to handle multiple responsibilities under assigned deadlines with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must be proficient in MS WORD, MS EXCEL, and MS POWERPOINT.
• Must be a strong time manager and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must be willing to adapt quickly to changing responsibilities.
• Must be able to communicate with all levels of management.
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
• Must be able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily pricing evaluations for sites to ensure optimal profitability
• Recommend new and enhanced strategies for each site.
• Data Analysis: Assist in collecting, cleaning, and organizing data from various sources. Perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and outliers. Use statistical methods and data visualization techniques to extract meaningful insights from the data.
• Reporting and Visualization: Create clear and concise reports, dashboards, and visualizations to present data-driven insights to key stakeholders. Utilizing tools such as Excel, Power BI, or other data visualization platforms to communicate complex data in an easily understandable format.
• Data Validation and Quality Assurance: Ensure data accuracy and integrity by conducting quality checks, identifying errors or inconsistencies, and implementing necessary corrective measures. Collaborate with the data team to maintain data standards and improve the data quality process.
• Data-driven insights: Assist in analyzing market trends, customer behavior, and operational metrics to provide actionable insights. Identify opportunities for improvement and optimization based on data findings.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate documentation of the data analysis process, methodologies, and findings. Prepare clear and concise summaries and presentations to share with team members.
• Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with industry trends, advancements in data analysis techniques, and emerging tools and technologies. Actively seek opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge in data analysis. Self-motivated to seek knowledge on industry, systems, and market dynamics - high level of curiosity and self-paced.

RequirementsMeets volume and pricing goals by implementing pricing strategies; analyzing reactions to price changes; and developing pricing tactics. Establishes retail fuel prices by determining relationships between changes in price and profit; and monitoring competitive reactions to price changes.

Optimize the profitability of fuel sales under volatile pricing and/or market conditions

• Develop and execute pricing strategies consistent with achieving performance metrics
• Engage with other departments as needed to provide insight into market level performance and forecasts
• Conduct tactical analysis using large data sets to better understand performance trends, mitigate risks, identify threats, and realize opportunities. Stay informed on market conditions.
• Track strategy initiatives to oversee success measures week over week; evaluate KPI's & document successes.
• Effectively communicate with store, field personnel, and management with a sense of urgency. Provide financial recaps with insights regularly.

Physical DemandsTo properly perform the duties of this position as outlined above, it is essential that the individual be able to meet the following physical demands:

• Ability to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time & operate computer keyboard for data entry.
• Ability to position self to maintain workspace and files including under the desk.
• Ability to communicate with coworkers, store managers, district managers, directors and shared services team consistent with business needs. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Ability to observe computer screen accurately for data entry.
• Ability to use fax machines and copiers.
• Ability to exchange information for support for telephone communications. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and possess a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines, interruptions, and stressful situations.

The physical requirements described herein are essential functions of this job. The Company complies with all federal, state, and local laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with a disability so they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship.

Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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