District Manager - Central Michigan,

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. As a district manager, you will work closely with store managers to ensure exceptional customer service, foster a positive employee working environment, drive operational excellence, and accelerate sales growth. With ALDI's rapid expansion across the United States, this is a unique opportunity to grow professionally with a market leader that values simplicity, consistency, and responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Communicate job responsibilities and performance expectations to store management to ensure desired results; lead and develop store management personnel.
• Lead, develop, and supervise the assigned store manager team to develop sales, engage teams, satisfy customers, and achieve consistent high performance.
• Support store management in fostering a positive working environment and sense of teamwork among direct and personnel reports.
• Develop and implement action plans using company-provided resources to improve operating results.
• Work with the store manager to recruit, select, promote, and determine store assignments for personnel reports to ensure proper and adequate staffing of each location within the district.
• Confer with direct reports regarding advancement, discipline, or termination of personnel.
• Train and develop direct reports to ensure personnel reports achieve their maximum professional potential, using company-provided training materials.
• Observe and evaluate store employees’ work performance and collaborate with the store manager to provide feedback and coaching as appropriate.
• Collaborate with store manager to oversee the appropriate resolution of escalated employee and customer concerns.
• Understand and oversee execution of the overarching company strategy while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization.
• Communicate, cooperate, and interact effectively with all levels of ALDI employees, customers, third-party vendors, and business partners.
• Review, investigate, and resolve issues that arise within the district to minimize potential liability for the division and the company.
• Oversee and ensure store managements’ compliance with established policies and procedures within the district, as well as applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ensure store managers are appropriately coaching store personnel to comply with company customer service guidelines and demonstrate appropriate interactions with customers and co-workers.
• Resolve concerns from store personnel and customers, and/or refer such concerns to the director store operations as necessary.
• Model, communicate, and supervise compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensure a safe working environment by supporting the store manager in identifying and supervising the resolution of hazards and equipment and ergonomic issues.
• Supervise adherence to company expense guidelines, inventory procedures, product handling, and cash handling policies and standard operating procedures to minimize losses and achieve financial targets.
• Ensure store managers effectively oversee personnel to maintain store zone standards and merchandising standards at all times.
• Supervise the achievement of store KPI results and take action to develop and implement personnel and operational plans to achieve district goals and budgets.
• Plan and conduct 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field.

Skills

• 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 with Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PerkSpot National Discount Program
• 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

Pay

• Starting Salary: $95,000
• Signing Bonus: $5,000
• Salary Increases:
  • Year 2: $110,000
  • Year 3: $120,000
  • Year 4: $130,000

Schedule

• Domestic travel is required daily.
• District managers are provided with a company car.
• All travel expenses related to company car use will be covered by the company.
• Full-time employees average 30 or more hours per week within an annual lookback period.