District Manager Trainee: Lead Multi-Store Growth

ALDI USA; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Company 401(k) Matching Contributions

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

ALDI is seeking motivated individuals for its District Manager Trainee program. Over 44 weeks, you will gain hands-on experience overseeing multiple stores and leading store managers to drive sales, service, and operations.

Includes a comprehensive training path, mission to develop talent, and opportunities for advancement within a market‑leading retailer. Starting at $95,000 with a $5,000 signing bonus, the program promises stepped salary increases to $110,000, $120,000, and $130,000 in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.

Responsibilities

• Communicates job responsibilities and performance expectations to store management to ensure desired results; leads and develops store management personnel.
• Leads, develops, and supervises the assigned store manager team to develop sales, engage our teams, satisfy our customers, and achieve consistent high performance.
• Supports store management in fostering a positive working environment and sense of teamwork among direct and personnel reports.
• Develops and implements action plans using company-provided resources to improve operating results.
• Works with the store manager to recruit, select, promote and determine store assignments for personnel reports to ensure proper and adequate staffing of each location within the district.
• Confers with direct reports regarding advancement, discipline or termination of personnel.
• Trains and develops direct reports to ensure personnel reports achieve their maximum professional potential, using company-provided training materials.
• Observes and evaluates store employees’ work performance and collaborates with the store manager to provide feedback and coaching as appropriate.
• Collaborates with store manager to oversee the appropriate resolution of escalated employee and customer concerns.
• Understands and oversees execution of the overarching company strategy while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization.
• Communicates, cooperates and interacts effectively with all levels of ALDI employees, customers, third-party vendors and business partners.
• Reviews, investigates and resolves issues that arise within the district to minimize potential liability for the division and the company.
• Oversees and ensures store managements’ compliance with established policies and procedures within the district, as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations.
• Ensures store managers are appropriately coaching store personnel to comply with company customer service guidelines and demonstrates appropriate interactions with customers and co-workers. Resolves concerns from store personnel and customers, and/or refers such concerns to the director store operations as necessary.
• Models, communicates and supervises compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensures a safe working environment by supporting the store manager in identifying and supervising the resolution of hazards and equipment and ergonomic issues.
• Supervises adherence to company expense guidelines, inventory procedures, product handling, and cash handling policies and standard operating procedures to minimize losses and achieve financial targets. Takes action to address issues, as necessary.
• Ensures store managers effectively oversee personnel to maintain store zone standards and merchandising standards at all times.
• Supervises the achievement of store KPI results and takes action to develop and implement personnel and operational plans to achieve district goals and budgets.
• Plans and conducts meetings such as district weekly operations calls and monthly one-to-ones, training sessions and other company-related events as communicated using company-provided materials at the prescribed frequency.

Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Relationship building

Policy interpretation

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Negotiation

Business acumen

Financial acumen

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Strategic planning

HR management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Job description

ALDI is seeking motivated individuals for its District Manager Trainee program. Over 44 weeks, you will gain hands-on experience overseeing multiple stores and leading store managers to drive sales, service, and operations.

Includes a comprehensive training path, mission to develop talent, and opportunities for advancement within a market‑leading retailer. Starting at $95,000 with a $5,000 signing bonus, the program promises stepped salary increases to $110,000, $120,000, and $130,000 in