District Manager Job in Los Angeles, California US
District Manager
Position Summary:
Responsible for all activities of stores in assigned market with an emphasis on maximizing sales and profitability. Establish and maintain high professional standards in carrying out all facets of organization’s Mission, Vision and Values statement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include but are not limited to the following):
- Provides direction to Store Management.
- Develops profitable financial goals for each store in district and manages processes for meeting those goals.
- Provides communication to Region and General Office staff as needed.
- Develops sales strategies that maximize local market potential.
- Recruits and hires high quality management personnel.
- Provides training and performance evaluations for all management.
- Provides training, communication and accountability of management teams in order to operate within established company policies and procedures.
- Communicates and reinforces shrinkage disciplines in conjunction with DLPM in order to achieve desired shrinkage goals.
- Responsible for maintaining positive associate relations within assigned stores.
- Routinely coordinates gathering of information from stores on behalf of Regional and General Office Staff.
- Establishes and maintains customer centric focus among management teams.
- Coordinates annual budget process for sales and controllable expense centers for market within established General Office goals and parameters.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Three to five years retail management experience required. Previous multi-unit or large, high volume retailer experience preferred.
- Ability to travel by car or air on a regular basis and for extended periods of time, including regular and continuous overnight travel required. Ability to work a flexible schedule to accommodate travel as required.
- Understanding of profit and loss, budgeting, operations, payroll and merchandising required.
- Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills required.
- Excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills required. Ability to motivate and develop associates.
- Ability to excel in highly transitional, fluid environment via adaptability and improvisational skills.
