District Manager Trainee

Job Description:

• 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 is available.
• Timely execution of monthly promotions.
• Ensures compliance with requirements by enforcing adherence to policies and 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. Provides coaching to develop action plans for issue resolution.
• Implements non-discriminatory related management skills while hiring, training, counseling, motivating and separating employees.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred.
• 3-5 years of retail business experience or more preferred; including 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.
• A current valid driver's license is required to operate a company vehicle.

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities