CENTRAL DIVISION DISTRICT MANAGER at The Kroger Co. · Indianapo…

CENTRAL DIVISION DISTRICT MANAGER

Location: Indianapolis, IN, United States

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. - 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
- High School Diploma or GED
- Any Merchandising experience
- 2+ years of experience working as a multi-unit supervisor in a retail setting
- Have held a store manager position within the company or a high-level company management position

Desired
- Bachelor's Degree
- High initiative
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Leadership skills training
- District Manager training