Retail District Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Take charge of your own schedule and deliver results on your terms with no micromanagement. We’re looking for a people-first leader who values work-life balance, inspires collaboration, and empowers high-performing teams!

The role of District Manager leads teams to maximize the financial output of their assigned districts through the optimization of talent, while ensuring the highest levels of operational execution resulting in a rewarding customer experience.   This position plans and prioritizes to drive optimal performance from their portfolio of stores. The anticipated salary range for this position is $103,000 – $154,400 depending on location, knowledge, skills, education and experience. This position is also eligible for a quarterly bonus.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Maximize Profit
Drive sales and manage expenses to exceed financial goals
Collaborate with business partners for solutions
Define, prioritize, and implement strategy to drive results
Optimize Talent
Acquire high quality talent
Manage performance, develop talent, and plan for succession
Champion organizational initiatives and align team with vision and purpose
Operational Execution
Validate execution of standard operating procedures
Is a subject matter expert in all operational processes
and procedures
Ensure that standards for productivity are met
Customer Experience
Ensure an in-stock, priced right, and friendly shopping experience in all locations
Promote a clear understanding of the expectations for the customer experience
Maintain neat, clean, and organized stores
Ensure teams reflect the diversity of their communities
Success Drivers:
Drive for Results
Uses data to set priorities and translates goals into action plans
Consistently pushes self and others for results; eliminates roadblocks
Manages internal and external communications
Building High Performance Teams
Acquires and retains the right talent
Trains, coaches and provides feedback
Develops team and positions them for growth
Customer Focus
Acts with customers in mind
Understands and teaches how operational execution directly affects the customer experience
Managing Vision and Purpose
Makes the company vision sharable by everyone
Can inspire and motivate entire units
Is forward-looking and talks beyond today.
Interpersonal Savvy
Relates well to all kinds of people inside and outside of the organization
Builds constructive and effective relationships
Builds appropriate rapport
Planning and Priority Setting
Quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside
Spends time and the time of others on what is important
Sets objectives and goals and translates into concrete steps for action

Requirements

Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum of eight years’ experience in store management and multi-unit hardline retail management
Education
Bachelors/Associates Degree preferred or High School graduate/Equivalent.
Physical requirements
Ability to communicate with customers and employees. Requires travel over a large geographical area and standing and moving for an entire shift.
Availability
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends as necessary to meet the needs of the business.  Regular travel is required.

About Harbor Freight Tools

We’re a 45 year-old, $8 billion national tool retailer with the energy, enthusiasm, and growth potential of a start-up. We have over 1,500 stores in 48 states across the country and are opening several new locations every week. We offer our customers more than 7,000 tools and accessories, from hand tools and generators to air and power tools, from shop equipment to automotive tools. We provide our customers with the right tool for the right job at the right price, always delivering quality and value.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $105,800 – $158,600 depending on location, knowledge, skills, education and experience. This position is also eligible for a quarterly bonus. In addition, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits to Associates (and their families) such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term, long-term disability and car allowance. Eligible Associates are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Associates will accrue paid time off up to 200 hours per year (inclusive of PTO, floating holidays, and paid holidays). Paid sick time up to 80 hours per year unless otherwise required by law.