District Manager

SHOE SHOW, INC.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

LTD

STD

401(k) with company match

Merchandise discounts

Pair-Time-Off

Sick Pay

Holidays

Job summary

SHOE SHOW, INC., the country's largest privately held footwear retailer, is seeking an experienced District Manager to join our team. This position will be based out of the Columbus, OH area and oversee eight Ohio stores centered around Columbus.

You will coach store teams to deliver outstanding customer service while hitting sales, profitability, and operational goals. A proven retail leader who can hire and mentor store managers and staff will thrive in this executive role.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of district manager experience in retail.
• Ability to hire and train store managers.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Experience managing multiple stores in a defined region.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 8 stores in Ohio/Columbus area.
• Coach store teams to service customers while hitting sales, organizational and profitability goals.
• Hire store managers and train them to hire associates.
• Communicate with Home Office departments (Operations, HR, Merchandising, Real Estate, Payroll, Visual Merchandising).
• Review reports and determine business actions.
• Guide store managers to achieve sales goals and enforce company policy.
• Mentor and assess store managers and staff.
• Travel between stores in a company-provided vehicle; travel expenses reimbursed.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Hiring

Training

Multi-site mgmt

Communication

Job description

SHOE SHOW, INC., the country's largest privately held footwear retailer in business for 65 years with nearly 1,000 stores in 47 states, is seeking an experienced District Manager to join our team. This position will be based out of the Columbus, OH area.

What You Should Know

Our District Managers are energetic, innovative, and are avid retail enthusiasts! You will be responsible for the management and leadership of 8 stores - all in Ohio and centered around the Columbus area. You will coach your teams to focus on servicing the customer while achieving sales, organizational, and profitability goals. You're a proven Retail leader with the ability to hire great store managers and train and enable your store managers to hire great associates. Effective communication, executing business objectives, and aligning teams to exceed results are just a few of your strengths!

**You must possess at least 3-5 years of previous/current experience as a District Manager in the Retail industry to be considered.**

What You Will Do

• This is an executive position with the Company.
• Store managers report directly to the DM.
• The DM is ultimately responsible for all aspects of the business of assigned stores.
• Prior multi-site retail management experience is required.
• The DM travels to stores in a Company-provided vehicle and is reimbursed for other expenses incurred pursuant to applicable policy.
• The DM is responsible for assessing the store manager's performance and assisting the store manager in assessing the store staff.
• The DM is responsible for guiding store managers to achieve sales goals, enforcement of Company policy, Loss Prevention, training (which may be done personally or assigned to others), corrective action if applicable, understanding and application of the Company's general merchandising policies, and other aspects of the Company's business as may be required.
• The DM must communicate effectively with employees, applicants and prospective applicants.
• The DM must also communicate with departments at the Home Office which includes Operations, HR, Merchandising, Real Estate, Payroll and Visual Merchandising.
• The DM must have the skills necessary to review various reports and determine business actions and needs in response.

At SHOE SHOW, INC., each eligible employee can participate in

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• LTD
• STD
• 401(k) with company match
• Merchandise discounts
• Pair-Time-Off
• Sick Pay
• Holidays