Multi-Store District Manager

Ace Hardware; New Brighton (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hometown Ace Hardware is seeking a District Manager to lead multiple Minnesota store locations. You will drive sales, develop store managers, and ensure exceptional customer service across the district.

The role requires travel between stores, a hands-on leadership style, and the ability to coach teams toward operational excellence while maintaining strong community-focused service standards.

Qualifications

• 5 years of retail store management experience required.
• Ability to coach, motivate, and develop others.
• Experience managing sales performance, budgets, labor, inventory, and store operations.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze performance data and turn insights into actionable improvements.
• Hands-on leadership style with willingness to travel regularly between store locations.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Experience in managing more than 5 locations at once.

Responsibilities

• Lead Multi-Store Operations: Oversee multiple store locations, ensuring operational consistency, strong execution, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Drive Sales and Profitability: Monitor store performance, analyze sales trends, identify growth opportunities, and implement strategies to achieve sales and profitability goals.
• Develop People: Recruit, train, coach, and develop Store Managers and their teams while building a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain Store Standards: Conduct regular store visits to evaluate merchandising, inventory management, loss prevention, store presentation, and overall operational performance.
• Deliver Exceptional Customer Service: Promote a customer-first culture and support store teams in resolving customer concerns effectively.
• Manage Financial Performance: Review budgets, labor costs, operating expenses, and financial reports to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support Safety and Compliance: Ensure stores follow applicable regulations, safety standards, and company policies.
• Communicate and Collaborate: Serve as the connection between store teams and company leadership, communication expectations, sharing initiatives, recognizing achievement, and support business goals.

Skills

Retail store management

Leadership

Sales performance management

Budget management

Inventory management

Data analysis

Travel readiness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related field

Tools

Retail management systems

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Hometown Ace Hardware is seeking a District Manager to lead multiple Minnesota store locations. You will drive sales, develop store managers, and ensure exceptional customer service across the district.

The role requires travel between stores, a hands-on leadership style, and the ability to coach teams toward operational excellence while maintaining strong community-focused service standards.