Area Merchandising Manager - Columbia, SC
Love's Travel Stops
Oklahoma City, OK · Posted September 25, 2026
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About the job
Benefits: * Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance * Paid Time Off * Flexible Scheduling * 401(k) – 100% match up to 5% * Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30-days * Competitive Pay * Career Development * Quarterly Bonus Program * Profit-Sharing Opportunity
Welcome to Love’s!
At Love’s, At Love's, our values go beyond our name. We look for those same values in our people. The Area Merchandising Manager is a critical element to the success of our long-term business strategy. The Area Merchandising Manager will help run our business by driving compliance of merchandising processes and procedures, sales coaching, and managing vendor relations.
Job Functions:
Communicate clear expectations to achieve all brand, performance, and behavior standards.
Conduct regular quarterly visits and weekly conference calls for each location.
Collaborate with the District Manager(s) to effectively manage employee turnover and retention. Recruit, hire, train, evaluate, assist in development and succession planning of team members.
Identify areas of opportunity on monthly, weekly, and daily reports and implement plans to correct any issues and improve performance.
Recognize and resolve customer feedback by determining optimal solutions in a timely manner.
Responsible for protecting company assets with various audit processes and ensure that all cash handling and Love’s policies and procedures are followed by all employees.
Requirements:
2+ years in a district restaurant management position required.
2+ years deciphering and impacting budgets and P&L statements.
2+ years leading through influence in a multi-unit setting.
Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check. Additional screening may include a motor vehicle check and/or DOT Physical.
Skills and Demands:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer satisfaction focus.
Exceptional customer service, positive rapport building, expert salesmanship, and ensuring satisfaction by managing operations and employee-vehicle deployment.
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.
Effective teamwork skills.
Ability to navigate various computer programs, systems, and technology tools as part of daily operations.
Must be able to talk, hear, move around, lift up to 50 pounds, and see clearly to perform job duties.
Our Culture:
Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.
Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.