District Manager Trainee: Lead Stores & Grow Teams

Aldi, Inc.; Saxonburg (PA); 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)

PerkSpot National Discount Program

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Job summary

ALDI is seeking motivated individuals for the District Manager Trainee (DMT) program in the Saxonburg Division, serving Uniontown, Morgantown, Cannonsburg, and Washington. Over a 44-week intensive training, you will prepare to oversee multiple stores and drive performance, customer service, and teamwork.

The role is full-time with a starting salary of $95,000, signing bonus of $5,000, and scheduled increases to $110,000, $120,000, and $130,000 in subsequent years.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the performance of direct reports.
• Ability to facilitate group involvement when conducting meetings.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties.
• Ability to interpret and apply ALDI operating policies and procedures.
• Problem solving skills.
• Conflict management skills.
• Skill of negotiation to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion using compromise, persuasion, rationale and diplomacy.
• Knowledge of the organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems and services of the company.
• Ability to evaluate financial performance and apply such data to decision making.
• Skill of verbal and written communication including the ability to prepare written materials to meet purpose and audience.

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.
• Oversees and ensures store managements' compliance with established policies and procedures within the district, as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations.

Skills

Rapport building

Group facilitation

Negotiation

Detail orientation

Planning & organization

HR knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Job description

ALDI is seeking motivated individuals for the District Manager Trainee (DMT) program in the Saxonburg Division, serving Uniontown, Morgantown, Cannonsburg, and Washington. Over a 44-week intensive training, you will prepare to oversee multiple stores and drive performance, customer service, and teamwork.

The role is full-time with a starting salary of $95,000, signing bonus of $5,000, and scheduled increases to $110,000, $120,000, and $130,000 in subsequent years.