District Manager in Training-Special Projects

Must be able to commute to or relocate to the Tri‑State Area of WA, including Kennewick, Pasco, and/or Richland.

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 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.
• Ensures timely execution of monthly promotions.
• Ensures vendor performance and behavior is professional.
• Ensures store operations are profitable by managing cash and 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, and 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.
• Provides coaching to develop action plans for issue resolution.
• Administers counseling notices; initiates corrective actions.
• Implements non‑discriminatory management skills while 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, or participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing Financial and Key Result Area targets pursuant to Company plan guidelines.
• Allocates program costs by preparing operational and risk reports for analyses.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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 preferred, including a minimum of 2 years of management responsibility.
• Experience with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, good communication skills, 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 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

• Noise level is usually moderate at a normal range.
• Lighting includes natural light from outside as well as fluorescent lighting throughout work areas.
• Work with minimum direction and periodic supervision.

Pay

Annual salary: $80,168.40