District Manager, Panhandle
Location
Dublin, CA | United States
Job description
The District Manager (DM) is accountable for the overall performance of multiple-store locations and businesses (Retail, Rental, Custom and Tailoring) and is expected to build high-performing store teams in partnership with the Store Managers. This position requires a strong ability to plan strategically while achieving optimal results and creating a culture of inclusion with a focus on creating a Legendary customer experience. This position reports directly to the Zone Vice President and must reside in either Pensacola, Florida or Mobile/Spanish Fort, Alabama.
To be successful in this role individual needs to excel in the following categories.
- Leadership
- Performance
- Workplace
- Operational Excellence
- Customer Experience.
Leadership:
- Sets clear expectations for store leadership and holds teams accountable to drive results.
- Models company values and leads by example as an active coach.
- Communicates priorities and business-driving information effectively to ensure store leadership is aligned and equipped to maximize opportunities.
- Demonstrates consistent communications with district team to ensure alignment between the stores and company expectations.
- Provides strategic oversight and guides teams to identify, recommend and implement changes to improve productivity.
- Partners, influences, and builds confidence with internal and external stakeholders.
- Aspires to advance and invests in personal growth.
Performance
- Achieves district business plans, including sales, profitability, and other financial measurements.
- Analyzes key metrics to ensure established goals are met and trains store managers to use store reporting to evaluate business performance.
- Develops and implements district/ region strategy to maximize sales and drive consistent performance results across all stores in the region.
- Evaluates store schedules to ensure proper planning to execute initiatives, store tasks and maintain proper sales coverage to provide a legendary customer service experience.
- Presents opportunities with fact-based information and recommendations for solutions or support needed.
- Manages store and district budgets effectively.
- Understands the demographics of the market to provide insights on real estate and traffic trends.
- Conducts competitive market visits or research to create fact-based analysis.
- Leads store teams to manage local marketing events and business outreach opportunities.
- Identifies underperforming stores and develops a business plan to address effectively.
Operational Excellence
- Conducts effective and efficient store visits to ensure stores are customer-ready, meeting operational expectations and creating an inclusive work environment.
- Prioritizes work schedule and store visits based on store performance.
- Ensures store managers are efficient at using all tools to sustain operationally sound stores.
- Stays informed on corporate communication, directives, initiatives, and policies/procedures.
- Implements in-store programs and best practices to increase efficiencies in sales, service, and operations.
Workplace
- Creates an engaged and inclusive environment where opinions and contributions are recognized and valued.
- Makes employment decisions and/or recommendations to sustain high performing and diverse store teams.
- Supports a culture of learning and development, ensuring training tools are leveraged to on-board new employees and develop high potential talent.
- Creates a steady pipeline of internal and external talent at all levels through recruitment and succession planning.
Customer Experience
- Ensures stores are trained on the company service model and are creating a legendary customer experience.
- Leads store teams to exceed customer expectations in all interactions and are achieving a high Net Promoter Score (NPS).
- Leverages customer feedback to take appropriate actions and prevent or resolve customer concerns.
- Evaluates stores to confirm stores are visually set to brand standards and executing marketing initiatives per company direction.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 2 years of experience successfully leading, managing, and developing retail teams or equivalent experience.
- Must have strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a deep understanding of site analytics, sales and financial data.
- Creative, and business savvy individual who demonstrates good judgement.
- Self-motivated, results oriented, strategic thinker.
- Strong organizational, leadership skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to actively listen and effectively communicate with all levels, both internal and external.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to easily engage others in positive dialogue one-on-one or in a group setting, and at different levels.
- Skilled at prioritizing duties, working under time constraints, handling multiple tasks, and working independently while remaining flexible to changing priorities and assignments
- Proven ability to develop staff members into high performing individuals and team members by providing training and development
- Experience building organizations with strong teams and truly committed staff – evidenced by employee retention and engagement.
- Proficient in technology systems, applications, Microsoft Office and video conferencing.
- Travel is required.
Work Locations: 02098 Corporate Remote 5601 Arnold Rd., Suite 200 Dublin 94568
Job: Store Operations
Organization: Tailored Shared Services
Shift: Day Job
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