District Manager - BRFS Canada East

Banana Republic; Brampton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount

Competitive PTO

Company match for donations

RRSP

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision and life

Virtual health care

Maternity/Parental Top Up

Job summary

Banana Republic is seeking a District Manager to lead a portfolio of stores in the Brampton area, coaching General Managers to deliver outstanding customer and employee experiences, strong merchandising execution and profitable sales growth.

You will ensure consistency across stores, monitor P&L performance, and drive initiatives to maximize productivity. Ability to travel between stores and work flexible hours is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to drive results across multiple stores and teams.
• Strong merchandising and visual execution skills.
• Proven track record building high-performing, diverse teams.
• Deliver exceptional customer experiences across channels.
• Comfort with change, risk-taking and fast learning.

Responsibilities

• Attract, hire, develop and retain the best store team across districts.
• Monitor performance and ensure results are delivered consistently.
• Coach General Managers to drive merchandising, operations and profitability.
• Lead store visits and implement district merchandising plans.
• Identify obstacles and implement sustainable, data-driven solutions.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and standards.

Skills

Results oriented

Merchandising

Team leadership

Customer experience

Change management

Goal attainment

Education

College degree preferred

Multi-unit leadership experience

Job description

About Banana Republic

Banana Republic was founded with an explorer’s spirit and a desire to venture to new places, beyond the boundaries of the everyday. Our clothing is designed for a life with no boundaries.

About Banana Republic

Banana Republic was founded with an explorer’s spirit and a desire to venture to new places, beyond the boundaries of the everyday. Our clothing is designed for a life with no boundaries. We travel near and far in search of the finest materials and fabric innovations to infuse style with substance, because we believe that what you wear should open a world of possibilities. And the people that make up Banana Republic share the same qualities as our brand: curious, connected, undaunted by boundaries. Sound like you? Join us for the adventure of what’s next.

About The Role

As a District Manager, you lead a portfolio of stores and coach a team of General Managers to deliver an optimal customer and employee experience, operational excellence, merchandising execution, maximum productivity and profitable sales and earnings growth. You are accountable to drive consistent, high performance across all initiatives, and for ensuring consistency between your stores as measured by the P&L and other reports.This posting is to fill one vacancy.

What you'll do

• Attract, hire, develop and retain the best team to meet both short and long-term business goals.
• Monitor performance and consistently followup to ensure results are delivered.
• Develop individual and team performance & capabilities via clear expectations, intentional conversations, meaningful recognition and accountability.
• Foster and maintain an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
• Identify themes in product performance across your portfolio and create a district merchandising plan to excel performance utilizing data points, strategy and seasonality
• Lead effective store visits focused on driving behaviors which enable the team to consistently deliver results in all areas of the business.
• Identify and use multiple ways to achieve goals when confronted with obstacles; plan for contingencies.
• Identify and solve problems with sustainable solutions
• Maintain a keen awareness of the external market and competition
• Ensure stores are operating in compliance with all Gap Inc. policies and procedures

Who you are

• Demonstrated ability to drive results; execute based upon direction and manage multiple, competing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to build merchandising capability and coach to sustain merchant strength in stores
• Demonstrated ability to build diverse, high performing teams with an inclusive environment
• Demonstrated ability to deliver an exceptional customer experience via all channels
• Demonstrated ability to continually embrace challenges, take risks, learn fast and enable change.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve beyond what is expected, and take actions or use improvements or learnings to exceed existing goals.
• College degree preferred.
• 3+ year’s multi-unit, high volume, complex business leadership preferred.
• Flexible to work days, nights, weekends and holidays to meet the needs of the business.
• Ability to travel overnight and/or between stores as required.
• Ability to lift and carry 30lbs.

Benefits at Banana Republic

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta, 30% off at Outlet, and 10% off markdowns at Gap, Banana Republic and Outlet.
• Competitive Paid Time Off plans.*
• Company match for donations and volunteer time*
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• Virtual health care 24/7*
• Maternity/Parental Top Up.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.
• For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.