District Manager in Training (Seminole, Lake and Marion Counties)

About the Role

This position will be for the greater Seminole, Lake, or Marion County areas.

Responsibilities

• Provides information to store management by recapping promotional activity; reporting business opportunities, results, trends, and competitive information.
• Manages controllable costs by educating managers on procedures for controlling merchandise variation, managing salaries, overtime, cash, repair, and maintenance costs.
• Collaborates with the Marketing team to ensure promotions and new product introductions are fully implemented.
• Provides feedback to category managers regarding stock issues.
• Partners with vendors to ensure product availability and professional performance.
• Ensures timely execution of monthly promotions.
• Ensures store operations are profitable by managing cash, merchandise variation, salaries, and other controllable expense lines on the P&L.
• Ensures compliance with requirements by enforcing adherence to policies, procedures, and government regulations; enforces and monitors restricted sales policies; advises management of needed actions.
• Protects employees, customers, and company assets by maintaining a safe and secure working environment; enforcing safety practices; providing safety communication and training.
• Achieves financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Provides leadership and direction to store managers, including assistance in recruiting, selection, and orientation processes; assists with employee development and training programs; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Establishes job expectations and provides coaching to develop action plans for issue resolution.
• Administers counseling notices and initiates corrective actions.
• Implements non-discriminatory management skills in hiring, training, counseling, motivating, and separating employees.
• Adheres to the Company Operating Policy of Legal, Ethical, and Moral practices.
• Enhances professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reading professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing Financial and Key Result Area targets pursuant to Company plan guidelines.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, and orienting employees.
• Maintains staff job results by training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Allocates program costs by preparing operational and risk reports for analyses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred. Other combinations of job-related experience and education that meet the requirements may be substituted.
• 3-5 years of retail business experience or more preferred, including a minimum of 2 years of management responsibility.
• Experience with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word preferred.
• Must have demonstrated leadership ability, good communication skills, be self-directed, self-motivated, and customer service-oriented.
• Ability to communicate (orally and in writing) in English.
• Ability to supervise and train Store Managers in the use of store equipment, tools, and materials.
• Ability to supervise and manage the functions listed in the Store Manager job description.
• A current valid driver's license is required to operate a company vehicle.

Physical Requirements

• Sit for long periods of time.
• Operate computer keyboard and mouse for data entry.
• View computer monitor.
• Hear and speak via telephone.
• Reach forward and/or overhead.
• Occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at a normal range.
• The lighting will include natural light from the outside as well as fluorescent lighting throughout the work areas.
• Work with minimum direction and periodic supervision.