District Manager

About the role

ALDI is seeking motivated and ambitious individuals to join our District Manager Trainee (DMT) program. Over an intensive 44-week training period, you will gain comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience preparing you to take on responsibility for overseeing multiple ALDI stores.

Responsibilities

• Communicates job responsibilities and performance expectations to store management to ensure desired results;
• Leads and develops store management personnel;
• Leads, develops, and supervises the assigned store manager team to develop sales, engage our teams, satisfy our customers, and achieve consistent high performance;
• Fosters a positive working environment and sense of teamwork among direct and personnel reports;
• Develops and implements action plans using company-provided resources to improve operating results;
• Supports store management in recruiting, selecting, promoting and determining store assignments for personnel reports to ensure proper and adequate staffing of each location within the district;
• Confers with direct reports regarding advancement, discipline or termination of personnel;
• Trains and develops direct reports to ensure personnel reports achieve their maximum professional potential, using company-provided training materials;
• Observes and evaluates store employees’ work performance and collaborates with the store manager to provide feedback and coaching as appropriate;
• Collaborates with store manager to oversee the appropriate resolution of escalated employee and customer concerns;
• Understands and oversees execution of the overarching company strategy while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization;
• Communicates, cooperates and interacts effectively with all levels of ALDI employees, customers, third-party vendors and business partners;
• Reviews, investigates and resolves issues that arise within the district to minimize potential liability for the division and the company;
• Oversees and ensures store managements’ compliance with established policies and procedures within the district, as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations;
• Ensures store managers are appropriately coaching store personnel to comply with company customer service guidelines and demonstrates appropriate interactions with customers and co-workers;
• Resolves concerns from store personnel and customers, and/or refers such concerns to the director store operations as necessary;
• Models, communicates and supervises compliance with established policies and procedures;
• Ensures a safe working environment by supporting the store manager in identifying and supervising the resolution of hazards and equipment and ergonomic issues;
• Supervises adherence to company expense guidelines, inventory procedures, product handling, and cash handling policies and standard operating procedures to minimize losses and achieve financial targets;
• Takes action to address issues, as necessary;
• Ensures store managers effectively oversee personnel to maintain store zone standards and merchandising standards at all times;
• Supervises the achievement of store KPI results and takes action to develop and implement personnel and operational plans to achieve district goals and budgets;
• Plans and conducts meetings such as district weekly operations calls and monthly one-to-ones, training sessions and other company-related events as communicated using company-provided materials at the prescribed frequency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field;
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the performance of direct reports;
• Ability to facilitate group involvement when conducting meetings;
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties;
• Ability to interpret and apply ALDI operating policies and procedures;
• Problem solving skills;
• Conflict management skills;
• Skill of negotiation to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion using compromise, persuasion, rationale and diplomacy;
• Knowledge of the organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems and services of the company;
• Ability to evaluate financial performance and apply such data to decision making;
• Skill of verbal and written communication including the ability to prepare written materials to meet purpose and audience;
• Ability to organize, prioritize and complete activities consistent with one’s personal and organizational needs to maximize the total time available;
• Ability to pay attention to detail;
• Ability to establish and execute plans and goals;
• Knowledge of human resource management and the ability to manage store personnel relating to recruitment, selection, training, development, motivation, retention and separation.

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan Company 401(k) Matching Contributions;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• PerkSpot National Discount Program;
• Competitive wages and benefits;
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance;
• Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays;
• Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay;
• Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay;
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance;
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance;
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance;
• Full-time employees average 30 or more hours per week within an annual lookback period;
• Benefits offered to full-time and part-time employees may vary by state.