District Manager – Virginia/North Carolina

Typical Day

• Developing, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent.
• Creating sustainable talent strategies that support team and company growth.
• Recruiting, selecting, and talent management of a team of store managers.
• Investing time in continuous training and development opportunities for self and others.
• Inspiring and motivating a team to deliver results through clear and concise feedback and coaching.
• Creating a sense of teamwork, collaboration, and engagement among associates.
• Identify and adapt shared best practices to promote an excellent guest experience.
• Utilize and analyze weekly sales reports to track and communicate business results and determine actions to maximize sales.
• Building and leading a guest-centric culture across the district.
• Utilize guest survey reporting tools to drive change in key areas with the greatest impact on guest experience.
• Championing our credit and loyalty programs.
• Create accountability, identify opportunities, and guide solutions for store results.
• Guiding operational excellence, process, workload efficiency, and payroll control.
• Lead teams to maintain store merchandising direction and standards, product flow, inventory flexing, and signage to ensure consistency of brand experience.
• Communicate all information to/from corporate office for stores through weekly calls and regular visits to ensure consistency of presentation and standard operating procedures to drive top line sales.

Qualifications

• Talented in coaching, teaching, training, and engaging managers and associates in a variety of roles and levels of experience.
• Ability to build rapport, trust, and engages with clear and concise communication that enhances the growth and job performance of self and others.
• Capability to interpret and apply company procedures/policies.
• Utilize Microsoft Office Programs and Payroll/Scheduling Software.
• Works well both independently and within a team environment.
• Maintains current awareness and knowledge of the competitive landscape.
• Establish goals, guide employee performance, and hold self and others accountable to high-performance standards and results.

Requirements

• 4-year college degree or equivalent upper-level retail management experience required.
• 5 years minimum of retail management experience preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work well with all levels of management, build partnerships and influence teams.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Team-building skills.