What are the responsibilities and job description for the District Manager position at Hansens IGA?
District Manager
Hansen’s IGA Markets is a rapidly growing organization looking to hire team members who thrive in a customer-oriented, fast-paced environment. We are looking for candidates to lead in various Hansen’s IGA Market locations in Wisconsin. We are a family-owned business with the goal of offering our customers a great grocery shopping experience. Hansen’s IGA Markets currently has 14 store locations in Wisconsin – Elkhorn, East Troy, Black River Falls, Washburn, Sparta, Prairie du Sac, Neillsville, Mondovi, Stanley, West Salem, Westby, Elroy, Bangor and Cashton - with a focus on continued growth. We offer many career opportunities with great benefits and possibilities for growth and advancement.
Job description
The District Manager is responsible for the overall store operations in their designated district. This position is responsible for directing and supporting individual store leadership teams in effectively and efficiently achieving optimal business results. This includes but is not limited to sales, inventory, store conditions, staffing, customer service and profitability.
Essential Functions:
Provide leadership and commitment for the grocery retail industry with direct responsibility for 6-8 stores or fewer stores with the category management responsibilities.
Maximize store sales through excellent customer service, product availability, merchandising and an exceptional store image inside and out.
Execute company programs and processes for inventory control, shipping and receiving, efficient use of labor, expense control and shrink reduction. Evaluate challenges in individual stores and provide guidance on overcoming obstacles.
Provides store management information by recapping promotional activity, reporting business opportunities, results, trends and competitive information.
Develop and implement plans to maximize sales and profit that meet or exceed goals and objectives by analyzing and measuring business trends and individual location opportunities.
Develop and support a team-oriented environment with the Store Team Leaders.
Develop and execute plans for all coaching, training and development, evaluating, and supervising team leaders.
Timely and accurate completion of all reporting processes.
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.
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.
Operating within company policies and business ethics and ensuring the same in areas of responsibility.
Complete any additional responsibilities and/or duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in business or related field is preferred. Other combinations of job-related experience and education that meet the requirements may be substituted.
Three to five years of retail business experience or more preferred; including minimum of two years of management responsibility.
Must have demonstrated leadership ability, good communication skills, be self-directed, self-motivated and customer service oriented. Ability to communicate (orally and in writing) in English.
Ability to supervise and train Store Managers in use of store equipment, tools and materials. Ability to supervise and manage the functions listed in the Store Manager job description.
Expertise with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word preferred.
A current valid driver's license and clean driving record is required to operate a company vehicle.
Physical Requirements: The physical requirements described here are examples of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation will be considered that might assist those individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks and duties.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and/or hear. The employee frequently is required to use his/her hands to handle or grasp items of varying weight. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with both hands and arms. The employee may also be required to:
Travel within assigned district and for periodic meetings
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Ability to stock merchandise from store receiving to shelving; ability to place products, weighing up to 50 pounds, on shelving at various heights
Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry and walk about the store
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Please note a minimum of 50 hours per week is required. Due to the 7-day nature of our operation, some weekend, evening and holiday work may be required as determined by our business needs.
Hansen’s IGA Markets offers competitive wages and benefits, including:
- 401(k) Plan
- Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
- Employee Discount Program
- Opportunities for advancement
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Paid time off
- Yearly Bonus Potential
Hansen’s IGA Market is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with Federal and State Equal Opportunity Laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, veteran’s status, disability, genetic information or any other legally protected status.
This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Hansen’s IGA Market is an at-will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason.
