District Manager - DFW Metroplex & Oklahoma City Area

ALDI•Denton, TX

About The Position

ALDI is hiring a District Manager through its District Manager Trainee (DMT) program. The role begins with an intensive 44-week training period that provides comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience in preparation for overseeing multiple stores. The District Manager works with store managers to deliver exceptional customer service, foster a positive work environment, achieve operational excellence, and grow sales. This position covers areas within the Denton division, serving Northern Texas and Southwest Oklahoma, including the DFW Metroplex and Oklahoma City area. The District Manager leads and develops store management teams, oversees staffing and performance, and ensures stores meet company standards, policies, regulations, financial targets, and district goals. The position requires daily domestic travel. A company car is provided, and travel expenses related to its use are covered by ALDI.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field.
Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication to enhance direct reports’ performance.
Ability to facilitate group involvement 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.
Knowledge of company organizational authority, job-duty interdependence, products, systems, and services.
Ability to evaluate financial performance and apply the data to decision-making.
Verbal and written communication skills, including preparing materials for the intended 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 travel domestically daily.

Responsibilities

Communicate job responsibilities and performance expectations to store management and lead and develop store management personnel.
Lead, develop, and supervise assigned store managers to support sales, team engagement, customer satisfaction, and consistent high performance.
Support store management in fostering a positive working environment and teamwork.
Develop and implement action plans using company resources to improve operating results.
Work with store managers to recruit, select, promote, and assign personnel to ensure adequate staffing across district locations.
Discuss advancement, discipline, or termination of personnel with direct reports.
Train and develop direct reports using company-provided materials.
Observe and evaluate store employees’ performance and collaborate with store managers on feedback and coaching.
Collaborate with store managers to resolve escalated employee and customer concerns.
Understand and oversee execution of company strategy while communicating and modeling company values.
Communicate and cooperate effectively with ALDI employees, customers, vendors, and business partners.
Review, investigate, and resolve district issues to minimize potential liability.
Ensure store management complies with company policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Ensure store managers coach personnel to follow customer service guidelines and demonstrate appropriate interactions with customers and coworkers.
Resolve concerns from store personnel and customers, or refer them to the Director of Store Operations when necessary.
Model, communicate, and supervise compliance with established policies and procedures.
Support store managers in identifying and resolving workplace hazards, equipment issues, and ergonomic issues to maintain a safe working environment.
Oversee compliance with expense guidelines, inventory procedures, product handling, cash handling policies, and standard operating procedures to minimize losses and meet financial targets.
Ensure store managers maintain store zone and merchandising standards.
Supervise store KPI performance and develop and implement personnel and operational plans to achieve district goals and budgets.
Plan and conduct district operations calls, one-to-one meetings, training sessions, and other company events at the prescribed frequency.