District Manager - Upstate New York Area

ALDI USA; Town of Tully (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Company 401(k) Matching Contributions

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

PerkSpot National Discount Program

Medical Insurance

Vacation Time & Holidays

Parental Leave

Caregiver Leave

Disability Insurance

Job summary

ALDI USA is seeking motivated individuals for the District Manager Trainee (DMT) program in New York. Over a 44-week intensive training period, you will gain knowledge and hands-on experience to oversee multiple ALDI stores and serve as a district manager.

You will work with store managers to drive sales, enhance customer service, and build a positive working environment while advancing toward district leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• Ability to develop rapport and open communication with direct reports.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply ALDI operating policies.
• Willingness to travel daily within the district.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the store management team to drive sales and customer satisfaction.
• Recruit, select, and staff stores within the district.
• Coach and train personnel using company materials.
• Monitor compliance with policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Plan district operations meetings and training sessions.
• Collaborate with store managers to address escalated issues.

Skills

Leadership & coaching

Communication

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Job description

ALDI is seeking motivated and ambitious individuals to join our District Manager Trainee (DMT) program. Over an intensive 44-week training period, you will gain comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience preparing you to take on responsibility for overseeing multiple ALDI stores. As a district manager, you will work closely with store managers to ensure exceptional customer service, foster a positive employee working environment, drive operational excellence, and accelerate sales growth. With ALDI's rapid expansion across the United States, this is a unique opportunity to grow professionally with a market leader that values simplicity, consistency, and responsibility. Join us and build a rewarding career with a company that provides comprehensive training, career advancement opportunities, competitive compensation, and a supportive team environment.

This position will cover areas within the Tully Division serving: Central, Northern, Western & Eastern New York

Position Type: Full-Time

Starting Salary: $95,000

Signing Bonus: $5,000

Salary Increases: Year 2 $110,000 | Year 3 $120,000 | Year 4 $130,000

Duties and 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.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Job 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.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and complete activities consistent with one’s personal and organizational needs to maximize the total time available.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Ability to establish and execute plans and goals.
• Knowledge of human resource management and the ability to manage store personnel relating to recruitment, selection, training, development, motivation, retention and separation.

Travel

• Domestic travel is required daily.
• District managers are provided with a company car. All travel expenses related to company car use will be covered by the company.

ALDI offers competitive wages and benefits, to all employees including:

• 401(k) Plan
• Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PerkSpot National Discount Program

In Addition, Full-time Employees Are Offered

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
• Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
• Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance