District Manager - Tennessee/Georgia

The Children's Place; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children’s Place is seeking a District Manager in Secaucus, NJ to drive profitable sales growth across a geographic region of stores. You will own district financial results and lead store management, building a high-performing team aligned with regional and company strategies.

You will recruit, coach, and develop managers, communicate objectives, analyze performance, and ensure adherence to brand standards while delivering exceptional customer experiences across the district.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; 5–7 years of multi-unit retail experience.
• Driver’s license required.
• Strong leadership and people development skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a diverse, high-performing store management team through selection, development, and motivation.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and overall direction to meet district and regional goals.
• Effectively communicate business and financial objectives.
• Analyze district performance to provide feedback to the regional director.
• Develop a district sales strategy that ensures profitable growth.
• Lead store teams to meet sales and payroll budgets through execution.
• Foster a selling culture with a positive customer experience that meets expectations.
• Articulate brand vision and ensure execution of visual standards.
• Partner with Loss Prevention to adhere to policies and identify shrink trends.
• Cultivate open communication and drive performance management of district associates.
• Represent the company in a professional and positive manner.

Skills

Multi-unit retail

Team leadership

Coaching & development

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Travel required

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Location:

Secaucus, New Jersey

Job Summary:

The District Manager will be responsible for driving profitable sales growth throughout a geographic region divided into stores. This position will have full accountability for the key financial results of the district and will be responsible for the overall leadership and development of the store management team within the district by building a high-performing team that is dedicated to achieving results and supporting regional and company strategies.

Responsibilities:

Key Accountabilities:

• Create and maintain a diverse, high-performing store management team through consistent selection, development, and motivation
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and overall direction of accountabilities to meet district and regional goals
• Effectively communicate business and financial objectives
• Analyze district performance in order to deliver appropriate feedback to regional director
• Develop a district sales strategy that ensures profitable growth
• Lead the store teams to meet sales/payroll budgets through appropriate execution
• Foster a selling culture throughout the district, ensuring a positive customer experience that meets and exceeds every customer’s expectation
• Articulate the vision and ensure execution of brand visual standards consistently
• Partner with Loss Prevention to ensure adherence to loss prevention policies and procedures and proactively identify trends that support achieving district and store shrink goals
• Cultivate an environment of open communication and drive the performance management and development of associates within the district
• Represent the company in a professional and positive manner

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5-7 years of multi-unit experience in retail required
• Driver’s license required

Skills and Behaviors:

• Must be able to create competitive and innovative strategies and plans
• Proven track record of selecting high-performing talent and ability to develop compelling development plans
• Ability to articulately and effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and the general public
• Ability to understand and interpret moderately complex financial reports
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to additional internal applications
• Ability to facilitate and present programs, processes, and concepts to groups of managers
• Broad knowledge and perspective of retail landscape and can accurately identify trends
• Must be able to inspire and motivate entire teams or organizations
• Willingness/ability to travel

The Children’s Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.