District Manager – Missouri | Illinois | Indiana | Kentucky

Bealls; Crystal City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bealls is seeking a District/Group Manager to lead store managers across the region, delivering people-first leadership and strong guest service. You will coach, evaluate, and retain talent, recruit and develop a team, and model accountability to achieve sales and guest experience goals.

You will analyze weekly sales, lead merchandising, and communicate with the corporate office. Travel to stores, including overnight stays, is required to ensure brand standards and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree or equivalent upper-level retail management experience required.
• 5 years minimum of retail management experience preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work well with all levels of management, build partnerships and influence teams.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Team-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent; create sustainable talent strategies.
• Recruit, select, and manage a team of store managers; invest in training.
• Inspire and motivate teams to deliver results through feedback and coaching.
• Lead guest-centric culture; communicate weekly sales results and actions to maximize sales.
• Guide operational excellence, merchandising standards, inventory and signage.
• Communicate with corporate office and visit stores to ensure consistency of presentation.
• Travel to potential and existing store locations, including overnight stays.

Skills

Coaching

Training

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office

Payroll Scheduling Software

Job description

Job Number: 260000EK)DescriptionCome join a team that brings a people-first approach to everything we do! Bealls and Home Centric are a part of BeallsInc., a family owned and operated business where “We Outfit the Family for Less”. Being a growing organization withour eye to the future, we continue to enter new markets and expand the guest footprint. As an organization, weencourage authenticity, reward accountability, and provide stability and life balance to associates.If you are a multi-unit leader who is ready to engage with passionate and knowledgeable store managers, you will lovethe team-focused culture at bealls and Home Centric. Our leaders are excited about connecting with the guest, enjoydriving efficiencies and results, and thrive in an energetic and fast paced environment. You are empowered to deliverleadership, direction, guidance, and support to store teams and to make decisions that enhance the guest experience andexceed their expectations. We believe in focused and intentional development for our associates by providingmeaningful experiences that grow and develop skills for a successful career.AS A DISTRICT/GROUP MANAGER A TYPICAL DAY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:Impact on your People:• Developing, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent. Creating sustainable talent strategies that support teamand company growth• Recruiting, selecting, and talent management of a team of store managers• Investing time in continuous training and development opportunities for self and others• Inspiring and motivating a team to deliver results through clear and concise feedback and coaching• Creating a sense of teamwork, collaboration, and engagement among associates• Identify and adapt shared best practices to promote an excellent guest experienceImpact on your Business:• Utilize and analyze weekly sales reports to track and communicate business results and determine actionsto maximize sales• Building and leading a guest-centric culture across the district.• Utilize guest survey reporting tools to drive change in key areas with the greatest impact on guestexperience• Championing our credit and loyalty programs. Create accountability, identify opportunities, and guidesolutions for store results.• Guiding operational excellence, process, workload efficiency, and payroll control• Lead teams to maintain store merchandising direction and standards, product flow, inventory flexing, andsignage to ensure consistency of brand experience• Communicate all information to/from corporate office for stores through weekly calls and regular visits toensure consistency of presentation and standard operating procedures to drive top line sales.WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS A DISTRICT/GROUP MANAGER:• Talented in coaching, teaching, training, and engaging managers and associates in a variety of roles and levelsof experience• Ability to build rapport, trust, and engages with clear and concise communication that enhances the growthand job performance of self and others• Capability to interpret and apply company procedures/policies• Utilize Microsoft Office Programs and Payroll/Scheduling Software• Works well both independently and within a team environment• Maintains current awareness and knowledge of the competitive landscape• Establish goals, guide employee performance, and hold self and others accountable tohigh-performance standards and resultsWHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A BEALLS OR HOME CENTRICT DISTRICT/GROUP MANAGER:• 4-year college degree or equivalent upper-level retail management experience required• 5 years minimum of retail management experience preferred• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills• Proven ability to work well with all levels of management, build partnerships and influence teams• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills• Team-building skillsPHYSICAL DEMANDS:• Must have adequate vision, speech, hearing, and physical ability to perform essential job functions, with orwithout reasonable accommodations• Must be able to lift, push, pull and carry at least 10 pounds• Must have full body rotation and mobility (i.e. – bending, stooping, twisting, and reaching)• Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation• Travel to potential and existing store locations is required, including overnight stay