District Manager

District Manager - Kroger Family of Companies

Position Summary

Responsible for district stores' abilities to exceed customer expectations for ease of shopping, service, variety, freshness, cleanliness, food safety and regulatory compliance and take action as necessary. Spend time in stores, on the floor coaching, training, and developing store leadership teams to exceed customer expectations. Ensure execution of the merchandising or operational plans/programs and provide feedback on the effectiveness of the plans. Responsible for meeting/exceeding the district and division sales budgets for sales growth and market share and controllable expenses. Execute and establish accountability for all segments of the Company Strategy. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Essential Job Functions

Spend time in stores, leading store leadership in implementation and execution of merchandising and operations initiatives

Interact regularly with division President to ensure that division's priorities are aligned with total company direction

Work with store leadership to identify opportunities in the assigned store, develop solutions and action plans to ensure implementation

Achieve/exceed sales goals, as well as targeted goals (e.g., safety, shrink)

Discuss store-level financial performance including budgets (e.g., sales, shrink, labor expenses, and other expenses) and other targeted goals (e.g., safety) with store leadership in P/L meetings

Achieve return on investment on approved capital projects and assist in identifying potential capital projects opportunities in geographic area of responsibility

Understand the competitive landscape within the district and provide feedback to the field merchandisers

Partner with field staff to enable departments to achieve their financial goals and ensure communication, implementation and execution of corporate plans

Provide upward feedback on the communication and effectiveness of company merchandising, operations, training, human resources, and change management initiatives to division/corporate staff

Promote and support strong store relationships with the community

Demonstrate inclusionary leadership, role models friendly behaviors and expect inclusive and friendly behavior from associates and support the efforts of the store and district Our Promise teams

Counsel and assist store leaders in the development of assistant store leaders and store associates

Coach store leaders, provides candid feedback, identifies and trains store leaders with District Manager potential

Work with appropriate HR resources to ensure the adequate recruiting, hiring, training, development and evaluation of store leadership

Supervise and coach direct reports on the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports

Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum Position Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

2+ years of experience working as a multi-unit supervisor in a retail setting

Any Merchandising experience

Have held a store manager position within the company or a high-level company management position

Desired Previous Experience/Education

Bachelor's Degree

Proficient in Microsoft Office

High initiative

District Manager training

Leadership skills training

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $133,200.00 - $199,800.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Multi-unit supervisor in a retail setting: 2 years (Required)
• Merchandising: 1 year (Required)
• Retail Store Manager: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Memphis, TN: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person