District Manager Midwest

Blick Art Materials•Glendale Heights, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary responsibility of this department is to service customers, and the secondary responsibility is to execute the directives, policies, and procedures of the company to ensure customer service, product sales, and profitability. This position typically supervises 8 to 12 Store Managers on a direct report basis, in multiple States.

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.
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.
Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and supervise personnel.
Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

Previous Area or District Manager experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Customer Service training to increase sales and to ensure customer satisfaction.
Budgeting of stores for all lines of the Profit Loss statements.
Ensure Cash Handling compliance.
Ensure compliance to all company policies and procedures.
Ensure 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.
House 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 that 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 though store visits, training meetings, e-mail 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 spent on after hours store meetings on occasion.