Retail District Manager

Your Role

The primary responsibility of the department is to service customers. The secondary responsibility is to execute the directives, policies, and procedures of the company to ensure customer service, product sales, and profitability.

The position typically supervises 8 to 12 Store Managers on a direct report basis, in multiple states. The position also includes:

• Customer Service training to increase sales and customer satisfaction
• Budgeting of stores for all lines of the Profit and Loss statements
• Ensuring Cash Handling compliance
• Ensuring compliance to all company policies and procedures
• Ensuring that locations operate in a safe and productive manner
• Associate Hiring, Training, Career Development, Disciplinary Actions, and Termination of Employment
• Final Interview in the Assistant Manager hiring process
• Housing Account contact, collections, and sales for training Store General Managers
• Inventory Management through assortment modifications, auditing the receiving of shipments, adjusting inventory levels through replenishment methods, problem solving, special orders, and compliance to new systems
• Local Marketing with schools, businesses, newspapers, magazines, and galleries
• Legal compliance to labor laws in all states where the company has a physical presence, ensuring compliance to ADA, OSHA, and local government regulations and requirements
• Loss Prevention through training, auditing, analysis, and action regarding cash, P&L review, payroll, inventory, repairs and maintenance, and associate compliance to programs
• Motivational directives and instruction through store visits, training meetings, email, and calls
• Profit Loss Management through training, analysis, and action
• Sales through product knowledge, market knowledge, and all of the above
• Trade show events for sales, information gathering, and overall customer service to DB not just retail
• Communicate with every department in DB Company and follow up with department managers on a regular basis
• Store Visits will consist of at least eight hours in the store per day along with time spent visiting local competition. Additional time will be spent on after-hours store meetings on occasion.

General Requirements

• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Excellent communication, organizational, and public speaking skills
• Willing and able to relocate for future opportunities if required
• Ability to travel on short notice

Competencies

• Elevates Service Standards
• Champions Core Values
• People
• Operations
• Supervisory Responsibility

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds while using the appropriate lifting techniques and following all safety rules
• Prolonged walking, standing, and climbing ladders

Qualifications

• High School Graduate, College preferred but not required
• At least five years of managerial experience in medium to large size box
• Demonstrated superior sales performance throughout career
• Previous Area or District Manager experience is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and supervise personnel
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the associate for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Range

$100,000 - $120,000 per year + Sales Incentives

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401K & Profit Sharing Plan
• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Training Opportunities
• Basic & Optional Life Insurance
• Employee Discount

About the Company

Founded in 1911, Blick Art Materials is in its third generation of family ownership, and is the largest and oldest provider of art supplies in the United States. Our Mission is to support the Visual Art Community by providing the widest selection of art supplies at the lowest prices. With extraordinary service and integrity, we strive to provide artists, educators, students, and our employees with the tools, assistance, and training they need to grow, innovate, and reach their creative potential.