District Manager

Ace Hardware; New Brighton (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hometown Ace Hardware is seeking a District Manager to lead multiple Minnesota store locations. You will drive sales, develop store managers, and ensure exceptional customer service across the district.

The role requires travel between stores, a hands-on leadership style, and the ability to coach teams toward operational excellence while maintaining strong community-focused service standards.

Qualifications

• 5 years of retail store management experience required.
• Ability to coach, motivate, and develop others.
• Experience managing sales performance, budgets, labor, inventory, and store operations.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze performance data and turn insights into actionable improvements.
• Hands-on leadership style with willingness to travel regularly between store locations.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Experience in managing more than 5 locations at once.

Responsibilities

• Lead Multi-Store Operations: Oversee multiple store locations, ensuring operational consistency, strong execution, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Drive Sales and Profitability: Monitor store performance, analyze sales trends, identify growth opportunities, and implement strategies to achieve sales and profitability goals.
• Develop People: Recruit, train, coach, and develop Store Managers and their teams while building a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain Store Standards: Conduct regular store visits to evaluate merchandising, inventory management, loss prevention, store presentation, and overall operational performance.
• Deliver Exceptional Customer Service: Promote a customer-first culture and support store teams in resolving customer concerns effectively.
• Manage Financial Performance: Review budgets, labor costs, operating expenses, and financial reports to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support Safety and Compliance: Ensure stores follow applicable regulations, safety standards, and company policies.
• Communicate and Collaborate: Serve as the connection between store teams and company leadership, communication expectations, sharing initiatives, recognizing achievement, and support business goals.

Skills

Retail store management

Leadership

Sales performance management

Budget management

Inventory management

Data analysis

Travel readiness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related field

Tools

Retail management systems

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Job description

District Manager

Hometown Ace Hardware

Build Stronger Stores. Develop Stronger Teams. Serve Stronger Communities.

Hometown Ace Hardware is looking for an experienced, motivated, and people-focused District Manager to lead and support multiple store locations across our growing organization. We are looking for a hands on leader who understands retail operations, knows how to develop successful store managers, and is passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences.

At Hometown Ace Hardware, we believe our success starts with our people and our commitment to the communities we serve. The District Manager will play a key role in helping our stores grow, strengthening our teams, and ensuring each location delivers the helpful, hometown service our customers know and trust.

What You'll Do

• Lead Multi-Store Operations: Oversee multiple store locations, ensuring operational consistency, strong execution, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Drive Sales and Profitability: Monitor store performance, analyze sales trends, identify growth opportunities, and implement strategies to achieve sales and profitability goals.
• Develop People: Recruit, train, coach, and develop Store Managers and their teams while building a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain Store Standards: Conduct regular store visits to evaluate merchandising, inventory management, loss prevention, store presentation, and overall operational performance.
• Deliver Exceptional Customer Service: Promote a customer- first culture and support store teams in resolving customer concerns effectively.
• Manage Financial Performance: Review budgets, labor costs, operating expenses, and financial reports to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support Safety and Compliance: Ensure stores follow applicable regulations, safety standards, and company policies.
• Communicate and Collaborate: Serve as the connection between store teams and company leadership, communication expectations, sharing initiatives, recognizing achievement, and support business goals.

What We're Looking For

• 5 years of retail store management experience is required
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to coach, motivate, and develop others.
• Experience in managing sales performance, budgets, labor, inventory, and store operations.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• The ability to analyze performance data and turn insights into actionable improvements.
• a Hands-on leadership style with willingness to travel regularly between store locations.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.
• Experience in managing more than 5 locations at once is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business Management or a related field.
• Experience with retail management systems, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Teams.

What to Expect

• A multi-location leadership role with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
• Regular travel between store locations, including occasional overnight travel of up to five days away from home.
• A dynamic retail environment where leadership, operational excellence, and team development are essential to success.

Why Hometown Ace Hardware?

We are a growing organization built around the hometown hardware experience: knowledgeable people, helpful service, strong relationships, and a commitment to our communities. We value leaders who take ownership, support their teams, and loo for ways to make our stores better every day.