District Manager

Einstein Bros Bagels•Remote - Ohio, OH

6d•$86,000 - $95,000•Remote

About The Position

The District Manager is responsible for the financial and cultural success of a district and for its contribution to the overall value and strength of the team. The role leads and develops General Managers and Area Managers overseeing 11 company-owned stores across the Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio, markets. Success involves setting and achieving goals, developing talent, and building a high-performance, engaging culture. The District Manager supports sales plans, retention, existing-store results, talent pipelines, operational excellence, and new-store openings. The role requires a commitment to Bagel Brands’ purpose and values, including actively cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion. The District Manager develops store leaders through selection, training, coaching, mentoring, store visits, people planning, recruiting, financial business reviews, and marketing tools. They oversee district financial performance and budgets, support resolution of operational and employee or customer issues, maintain management succession, and coordinate new-store openings. The position is listed as remote, with an address in Columbus, Ohio. It requires a flexible schedule that may include early hours as early as 3 a.m., some nights, weekends, and some holidays. Physical demands include sitting, standing, bending, lifting, and moving intermittently during working hours; these requirements may be met with or without reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

At least 3–4 years of restaurant or retail multi-unit management experience.
High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Basic computer knowledge.
Experience analyzing financial reports, including Profit and Loss statements and income statements.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including early hours as early as 3 a.m. depending on the bakery, some nights, weekends, and some holidays.

Nice To Haves

Post-high-school education or a college degree.

Responsibilities

Develop General Managers and Area Managers to exceed guest expectations, grow sales, and maximize profit through selection, training, coaching, and mentoring.
Use store visits, people planning, recruiting, financial business reviews, and marketing tools and directives to support store performance.
Ensure stores are adequately staffed with quality Shift Leaders and, where applicable, Assistant General Managers.
Plan for succession and recruit and select internal and external General Manager candidates.
Provide timely, thoughtful feedback and coaching, and guide leaders on personal development and career paths.
Monitor and participate in training at all levels, from new Team Member through District Manager.
Manage the district Profit and Loss, including General and Administration.
Analyze financial statements and trends and make necessary adjustments.
Assist General Managers in resolving employee and customer relations, supply chain, and asset-management issues.
Follow up on customer and employee complaints and ensure corrective measures are taken at store level.
Use financial planning knowledge to manage store, personal, and company budgets for day-to-day operations and future needs.
Coordinate activities associated with timely new-store openings.
Bring the company’s core values to work, build trust, take ownership, communicate effectively, and create a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Model resilience, professionalism, empathy, self-awareness, receptiveness to feedback, and appropriate handling of confidential information.