District Leader - Midwest Region

Carhartt•Cleveland, OH

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Retail District Leader is primarily responsible for full oversight and results of a set of stores within the Carhartt Retail Division. The Retail District Leader will communicate and manage the direction provided by the Senior District Leader and the D2C team to ensure policies and procedures are enforced and maintained according to Carhartt’s company standards in addition to focusing on profitability. The Retail District Leader will provide leadership, coaching and encouragement to ensure consumer expectations are met.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of related experience in lieu of degree
5+ years of people leadership experience in a retail environment.
3+ years of multi-unit management experience required; 3+ years of Carhartt Store Leader Experience may be considered in lieu of multi-unit experience.
Strong merchant skills.
Demonstrates strategic thought process towards addressing complex business challenges.
Outstanding organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and attention to detail.
PC Skills: POS systems and Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Coach, mentor and develop Retail Team, utilizing appropriate performance and talent management tools, ensuring growth throughout their associate journey.
Cultivate an environment within their District, that brings to life the overall D2C and Company strategy and fosters genuine consumer connection by being highly focused on delivering exceptional consumer experiences that are engaging, efficient, and personalized.
Responsible for translating the Carhartt story at the District level by executing on consumer experience program initiative, visual merchandising and visual standards
Lead a dynamic team of retail Store Leaders and associates through various challenges ensuring the highest levels of associate engagement by fostering a positive, collaborative team environment where associates can bring their best to work each and every day.
Lead and drive overall sales and profitability within the District by controlling expenses and managing all financial aspects of multiple store budgets.
Develop and execute revenue building strategies through the analysis of all data and information relevant to sales, operations and product to identify and interpret business opportunities to achieve and exceed, District and D2C sales goals and performance metrics.
Build strategic partnerships with key corporate partners to improve operational practices, efficiency of controls and standards (including policies and procedures). Key partners include but are not limited to; Human Resources, IT and Retail Operations.
Collaborate with Senior District Leader on special projects for all stores to support
Engage and Develop external partnerships with local community and encourage associates to bring forth ideas to continue to grow brand awareness.
Responsible for recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding new store leaders with the support of the Retail HR Partner and Senior District Leader.
Support year round recruiting to ensure all stores are at proper staffing levels.
Ensure continuous use of talent identification processes to build a strong internal bench, maintain a network of great candidates, hire exceptional people, and create personalized succession paths.
Ownership of individual development and professional growth.