District Manager

Ontario Trillium Foundation; Rochester (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Trillium Foundation is seeking an experienced leadership professional to coach and mentor GM’s, AM’s and crew across store networks in Michigan. You will plan on-the-job coaching objectives, provide actionable feedback, and conduct annual performance reviews to drive excellence.

The role focuses on identifying operational gaps, developing action plans, and leading market development activities to accelerate sales and improve financial performance.

Qualifications

• Plan on-the-job coaching objectives before each store visit.
• Provide suggestive on-the-job coaching of key operations and management skills.
• Conduct Annual Performance Reviews.
• Provide positive, constructive, and actionable feedback.
• Provide professional development and career track mentoring to GMs and AMs.

Responsibilities

• Achieve Operational Excellence in all stores using structured approach.
• Reinforce execution of key company policies and standards.
• Identify and diagnose important operational gaps in underperforming stores.
• Develop formal action plans to resolve gaps.
• Coordinate field support resources (Field Trainer, HR, Operations Evaluator) where required.
• Take leadership role in Market Development to drive Sales growth.

Skills

Coaching

Leadership

Mentoring

Financial analysis

Store operations

Market development

Performance reviews

Job description

Conduct "Pre-planned" Coaching and Mentoring of GM’s, AM’s and crew:

• Plan on-the-job coaching objectives before each store visit using store planning tool
• Provide "suggestive" on-the-job coaching of key operations and management skills to GM’s, AM’s and crew
• Conduct Annual Performance Reviews
• Provide "positive, constructive, and actionable" feedback
• Provide professional development and career track mentoring to GM’s and AM’s

Achieve Operational Excellence in all stores using structured approach

• Reinforce execution of key company policies and standards
• Identify and diagnose most important ongoing operational gaps in under performing stores
• Develop formal action plans to resolve gaps
• Coordinate field support resources (Field Trainer, Human Resources, Operations Evaluator) where required

Financial Oversight and Review Meetings

• Review key financial variables as part of store visit "pre-planning"
• Analyze and track key financial/operational data to derive meaningful business insights
• Develop short executive presentations (e.g. MS Excel/Powerpoint) to communicate key trends and results
• Present financial/operational weekly updates during Market Leader and area GM meetings
• Ensure stores are meeting operating plan through the use of P/L reviews and quarterly business reviews.

Take Leadership role in Market Development activities to drive Sales growth

• Coordinate with Market Leader and field support to develop market business plans
• Drive the development and execution of Local Store Marketing
• Coordinate field support resources (Market Specialists) to execute Local Store Marketing initiatives
• Empower GMs to take leadership role in executing LSM (e.g. develop relationships in schools, community, etc.)
• Coordinate with Market Leader to identify and pursue "new" Sales growth opportunities