Area Manager

Jushi•Illinois, IL

8d•$90,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager will have a strong desire to succeed and achieve goals while being responsible for the in-store customer experience to ensure every location consistently reflects the companyâ€™s brand image. The role will design, promote, and ensure the execution of programs and incentives to help achieve division profit and volume goals. The position will oversee and motivate a staff of Dispensary General Managers. The Area Manager will understand and love the breadth and complexities of the cannabis marketplace.

Requirements

10+ years of previous Sales/Management experience.
Demonstration of cross-discipline execution of brand and marketing strategy
Ability to interpret, organize and visualize data
Dynamic, creative, and passionate about brand development and innovative marketing
Knowledge and experience in the cannabis industry, but not required
Expert in retail with experience managing multiple retail locations
Strong analytical skills
Strong organization and planning skills
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
Ability to build relationships
MS Office proficient with the ability to utilize and navigate multiple software platforms with ease
Must be flexible regarding work schedule including evenings, weekends, holidays, opening and closing
Complete any needed assistance including oversight and coverage outside of the assigned region as needed
Bachelors Degree or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience in the cannabis industry

Responsibilities

Ensures that Dispensary General Managers have properly hired and trained staff within their location.
Source, interview, hire and train Dispensary Management across all locations.
Provide feedback on performance regularly, issuing individual development plans, coaching, and disciplinary action, and recommended actions for improvement and growth.
Utilizes existing tools to identify and prioritize communications and filters communications to the store management team within the area. Communicates clearly, concisely and accurately in order to ensure effective operations at the store and district level.
Executing well-thought-out approaches to problem-solving and designing short-term solutions while partnering with business partners and team members to design the long-term solution.
Execute against established KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) to generate measurable results against the company and brand-specific initiatives.
Drives the implementation of company programs by motivating and supporting the general management team within the area to develop and implement action plans that meet operational and organizational objectives.
Deliver regular updates on activation execution, local sales trends, and opportunities.
Monitor and report on competitors' activities, key tools, and success stories.
Work within established standards of performance and budgetary guidelines. Drive sales, profitability, manage labor and costs. Gather analytics data to report to the Director on how to better manage profit and loss.
Daily management of retail leadership teams and operations activity in the market. Regularly visit all locations to monitor the execution of key initiatives and to work directly with the teams. Oversee, direct, schedule, and assign tasks as needed.
Reviews store environments area to identify problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement in order to provide coaching to the store management team to take action and achieve optimal customer experience, compliance and company goals.
Create a consistent in-store experience for customers across all retail operations while ensuring compliance in all retail activities; work with operations leaders to ensure store experience meets expectations. Work with business partners in implementing retail policies and procedures, inventory management and people management to drive the patient/customer experience.
Foster a workplace for the retail teams that upholds company standards of service and care. Maintaining a professional work environment that drives performance.
Mentor, motivate, elevate and inspire team members to be knowledgeable about the highest quality cannabis product we offer, extraordinary support and service, and expertise. Oversee and conduct necessary training.
Provide support to General Managers and assist with initiatives, develop and implement strategies designed to achieve sales goals.
Monitor marketing and inventory strategies to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance standards are met.
Understand, adhere, remain informed and follow through on all state regulatory cannabis policies and procedures and changes. Ensure management and stores maintain compliance with all regulations. Comply with all standard operating procedures
Perform any other job-related duties as may be assigned.