“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs

Compensation: ~$105K+ (DOE) base + bonus + car plan

Highly respected, successful, and financially solid C-store company seeks a District Manager with high potential – professional, well-spoken, intelligent, observant, forward-thinking, etc.

The role manages all personnel and P&L functions for COCO locations, as well as advisor / liaison functions for CODO (dealer) locations in the marketing area.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maximizes store sales through excellent customer service, product availability, and merchandising and exceptional store image inside and out.
• Provides information to store management by recapping promotional activity; reporting business opportunities, results, trends and competitive information.
• Manages controllable costs by educating managers on procedures for controlling merchandise variation, managing salaries, overtime, cash, repair and maintenance costs.
• Collaborates with Marketing team to ensure promotions and new product introductions are fully implemented. Provide feedback to Marketing regarding stock issues.
• In support of Marketing, partners with vendors to ensure product is available. Timely execution of monthly promotions. Ensure vendors’ performance and service levels help maximize store sales.
• Ensures store operations are profitable by managing cash and merchandise variation, salaries, and other controllable expense lines on the P&L.
• Ensures compliance with requirements by enforcing adherence to policies and procedures, and government regulations; enforces and monitors restricted sales policies; advises management of needed actions.
• Protects employees, customers and company assets by maintaining a safe and secure working environment; enforcing safety practices; providing safety communication and training.
• Achieves financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Provides leadership and direction to store managers, including assistance in recruiting, selection, and orientation processes, assists with employee development and training programs; planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
• Establishes job expectations. Provides coaching to develop action plans for issue resolution. Administers counseling notices; initiates corrective actions.
• Implements non-discriminatory related management skills while hiring, training, counseling, motivating and separating employees.
• Adheres to the highest legal and ethical standards.
• Enhances professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reading professional publications; establishing personal networks; or participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by achieving KPI goals.

Additionally:

• Ensures marketing, merchandising and operating standards of CODO locations meet the company’s standards.
• Provides support to dealer operators with respect to P&L analysis, expense control and operational best standards

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field highly preferred. Other very strong combinations of job-related experience and education that meet the requirements may be substituted.
• Three to five years of C-store district management experience. Relevant experience in other small-format retail environments will be considered.
• Must have demonstrated leadership ability, good communication skills, be self-directed, self-motivated and customer service oriented. Ability to communicate (orally and in writing).
• Ability to supervise and train Store Managers in use of store equipment, tools and materials.
• Astute with respect to Microsoft Office Suite and industry software / BI tools.
• A current valid driver's license and excellent driving history.
• Intelligent, well-spoken, strong communication skills, and professional.
• Must be improvement-oriented.