District Manager

About the role

As a District Manager, you lead a portfolio of stores and coach a team of General Managers to deliver an optimal customer and employee experience, operational excellence, merchandising execution, maximum productivity and profitable sales and earnings growth. You are accountable to drive consistent, high performance across all initiatives, and for ensuring consistency between your stores as measured by the P&L and other reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of stores and coach a team of General Managers to deliver an optimal customer and employee experience, operational excellence, merchandising execution, maximum productivity and profitable sales and earnings growth.
• Drive profitable sales through effective business analysis; identify financial opportunities in your portfolio of stores and action plan to deliver desired results.
• Build a high performing team and strong talent pipeline.
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners in Human Resources, Loss Prevention, Operations, Visual Merchandising and other HQ partners to make the best business decisions.
• Model and inspire your team to embody the Janie and Jack culture: Be fast. Be fearless. Be better. Be bold.
• Attract, hire, develop and retain the best team to meet both short and long-term business goals.
• Monitor performance and consistently follow-up to ensure results are delivered.
• Develop individual and team performance & capabilities via clear expectations, intentional conversations, meaningful recognition and accountability.
• Foster and maintain an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
• Identify themes in product performance across your portfolio and create a district merchandising plan to excel performance utilizing data points, strategy and seasonality.
• Lead effective store visits focused on driving behaviors which enable the team to consistently deliver results in all areas of the business.
• Identify and use multiple ways to achieve goals when confronted with obstacles; plan for contingencies.
• Identify and solve problems with sustainable solutions.
• Maintain a keen awareness of the external market and competition.
• Ensure stores are operating in compliance with all Janie and Jack policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to drive results; execute based upon direction and manage multiple, competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to build merchandising capability and coach to sustain merchant strength in stores.
• Demonstrated ability to build diverse, high performing teams with an inclusive environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver an exceptional customer experience via all channels.
• Demonstrated ability to continually embrace challenges, take risks, learn fast and enable change.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve beyond what is expected and take actions or use improvements or learnings to exceed existing goals.
• College degree preferred.
• 3+ years’ multi-unit, high volume, complex business leadership preferred.
• Flexible to work days, nights, weekends and holidays to meet the needs of the business.
• Able to lift and carry 30 lbs.

Qualifications

• College degree preferred.
• 3+ years’ multi-unit, high volume, complex business leadership preferred.
• Flexible to work days, nights, weekends and holidays to meet the needs of the business.
• Able to lift and carry 30 lbs.

Skills

• Leadership
• Merchandising
• Team Building
• Customer Service
• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Compliance

Benefits

• Employee discount at Janie and Jack.
• Paid holidays and flexible time off.
• Generous Health Savings Account (HSA) employer contributions for individuals and families.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and commuter benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program with resources like financial and legal assistance, emotional work/life counseling, health, and wellness resources, travel assistance.

Pay

Actual starting pay for this role is determined by a wide array of factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, relevant skills, education, and geographic location. Employees are offered a variety of benefits to empower them with the resources and flexibility they need to enjoy success on the job and to live a healthy life.

Schedule

Full-time employees are eligible for medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health and dependent care FSA, life/ad&d insurance, short term and long term disability, commuter benefits, pet benefits, tuition reimbursement, paid time off and 401(k) including matching.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

• The Product—so good, you’ll be using your employee discount more than you probably should.
• The People—ask anyone that works here…we have incredible people on our team.
• The Experience—you’ll enjoy a rewarding career at a respected children’s brand.

Contact Information

• Let’s Talk Perks!
• Employee discount at Janie and Jack.
• Paid holidays and flexible time off.
• Generous Health Savings Account (HSA) employer contributions for individuals and families.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and commuter benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program with resources like financial and legal assistance, emotional work/life counseling, health, and wellness resources, travel assistance.