District Manager – Southwest PA & Northern West Virginia

ALDI•Saxonburg, PA

About The Position

ALDI is hiring a District Manager for its Saxonburg Division, covering areas serving Uniontown, Morgantown, Cannonsburg, and Washington in Southwest Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia. The role begins with an intensive 44-week District Manager Trainee program that provides comprehensive training and hands-on preparation to oversee multiple stores. The District Manager works closely with store managers to deliver exceptional customer service, foster a positive employee environment, improve operations, and grow sales. The position offers a starting salary of $95,000, a $5,000 signing bonus, and salary increases to $110,000 in Year 2, $120,000 in Year 3, and $130,000 in Year 4. A company car is provided, and travel expenses related to its use are covered by the company. Daily domestic travel is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field.
Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances direct reports’ performance.
Ability to facilitate group participation in meetings.
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external parties.
Ability to interpret and apply ALDI operating policies and procedures.
Problem-solving skills.
Conflict-management skills.
Negotiation skills, including the ability to use compromise, persuasion, rationale, and diplomacy to reach satisfactory conclusions.
Knowledge of company organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services.
Ability to evaluate financial performance and apply data to decision-making.
Verbal and written communication skills, including preparing materials suited to the purpose and audience.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and complete activities to make effective use of available time.
Attention to detail.
Ability to establish and execute plans and goals.
Knowledge of human resource management and ability to manage recruitment, selection, training, development, motivation, retention, and separation of store personnel.
Ability to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to travel domestically daily.

Responsibilities

Communicate job responsibilities and performance expectations to store management, and lead and develop store management personnel.
Lead, develop, and supervise the assigned store manager team to increase sales, engage employees, satisfy customers, and achieve consistent high performance.
Support store management in fostering a positive working environment and teamwork among personnel.
Develop and implement action plans using company-provided resources to improve operating results.
Work with store managers to recruit, select, promote, and assign personnel to ensure adequate staffing throughout the district.
Consult with direct reports regarding advancement, discipline, or termination of personnel.
Train and develop direct reports using company-provided training materials to help them reach their professional potential.
Observe and evaluate store employees’ performance and collaborate with store managers on feedback and coaching.
Collaborate with store managers to oversee resolution of escalated employee and customer concerns.
Understand and oversee execution of company strategy while communicating and modeling organizational core values.
Communicate and cooperate effectively with ALDI employees at all levels, customers, third-party vendors, and business partners.
Review, investigate, and resolve district issues to minimize potential liability for the division and company.
Oversee store management compliance with company policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Ensure store managers coach personnel to follow customer service guidelines and model appropriate interactions; resolve or appropriately refer concerns from employees and customers.
Model, communicate, and supervise compliance with established policies and procedures.
Support store managers in identifying and resolving workplace hazards and equipment and ergonomic issues to maintain a safe working environment.
Supervise compliance with expense guidelines, inventory procedures, product handling, cash handling policies, and standard operating procedures; address issues as needed.
Ensure store managers maintain store zone and merchandising standards.
Supervise store KPI results and develop and implement personnel and operational plans to achieve district goals and budgets.
Plan and conduct district weekly operations calls, monthly one-to-ones, training sessions, and other company events at the prescribed frequency using company-provided materials.