District Manager - Seattle, WA

Albertsons•Bellevue, WA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The District Manager is responsible for the efficient operation and maximization of sales and profits of all retail stores within their assigned area. This role ensures operations are consistent with established Company policies and objectives. The District Manager is tasked with developing store teams that deliver outstanding customer satisfaction through friendly, responsive, knowledgeable, and passionate associates. Through coaching and counseling, they develop store directors and department managers to deliver the company value proposition by operating stores that are clean, fresh, well-stocked, and merchandised to reflect the neighborhood they serve. They ensure store directors and department managers understand their fiscal responsibilities and hold them accountable for achieving and exceeding commitments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field and/or equivalent work experience.
Graduate of the Retail Management Certificate Program preferred.
5-10 years of retail/category experience.
15 total years of experience in the grocery industry.
5 years’ experience managing people.
Possess working knowledge of procurement procedures, economics, marketing, mathematics, and accounting principles.
Possess the ability to analyze and interpret data from various reports and respond with the appropriate remedy.
Must possess good organizational and supervisory skills and be capable of managing large numbers of employees effectively.
Possess the ability to motivate and work with and through others to achieve desired results ensuring execution.
Possess good verbal, written, and public speaking communication skills.
Deal effectively with a wide variety of people both in person and over the telephone.
Must have the ability to represent the company's interest to outside vendors.
Requires analytical ability and mental alertness to ensure accurate, safe, and thorough completion of work activities.
Possess ability to concentrate and deal with frequent interruptions.

Responsibilities

Develops store teams to achieve and holds them accountable for operating stores that meet and exceed financial metrics (sales, EBITDA, DSI, shrink, OSAT).
Reviews sales, P&L, and labor reports, evaluating trends, opportunities, and underlying problems.
Coaches and counsels store directors to develop solutions to resolve issues and meet or exceed operational metrics.
Ensures store directors and department managers understand their fiscal responsibilities and holds them accountable for achieving and exceeding commitments.
Develops and coaches store directors and department managers in all aspects of financial management, including budgets, projections, and sales forecasts.
Works to control operating costs/expenses, labor management, labor costs, shrink, inventory, and asset management to maximize return on investment.
Reviews and approves store operating commitments with store directors.
Develops store teams that execute merchandising initiatives while remaining locally relevant to maximize sales and profits.
Reviews advertising and promotional needs, working with the marketing team to improve advertising effectiveness, develop marketing plans for new/remodeled stores, and in-store signing programs.
Monitors competitive operations in the assigned area and works with the marketing team to implement aggressive plans to counteract loss of sales and profits.
Evaluates local competition from an operations, customer, and cultural perspective.
Keeps abreast of new ideas, innovations, and trends in the food industry.
Ensures store teams execute company/division merchandising initiatives.
Ensures store directors and their department managers understand their responsibility to execute these programs utilizing best methods.
Coaches and counsels store teams to take performance to the next level to initiate profitable sales concepts through creative local merchandising.
Solicits information from the store director regarding customer needs and works with the store director to evaluate opportunities based on local demographics.
Conducts store walks with store management on a regular basis, soliciting feedback and asking questions to ensure merchandising programs are executed, opportunities are explored, and order-writing, in-stock condition, stock rotation, product mix, inventory, and price integrity are maintained.
Maintains a strong community presence through the support of company/division and store-specific charitable initiatives.
Develops store directors and department managers to maximize the potential of each employee, creating engaged associates throughout the store.
Models an open-door communication policy with a focus on listening and creating a collaborative work environment.
Ensures accountability of staffing (interviewing and selection), identification and development of future leaders, integration of training tools and processes, performance coaching, development, performance management, succession planning, diversity, change management, and recognition/reward.
Is accountable for management staffing in their area and develops store directors to fulfill these responsibilities in their store through robust succession planning.
Develops and maintains positive working relationships with store support staff, suppliers, and the community.
Ensures retail stores in their assigned area operate within all federal, state, and local laws and maintain good working relationships with these agencies.