District Manager Job at Aldi (Greenwood)

Job Description

ALDI is seeking motivated and ambitious individuals to join our District Manager Trainee (DMT) program. Over an intensive 44-week training period, you will gain comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience preparing you to take on responsibility for overseeing multiple ALDI stores. As a district manager, you will work closely with store managers to ensure exceptional customer service, foster a positive employee working environment, drive operational excellence, and accelerate sales growth. With ALDI's rapid expansion across the United States, this is a unique opportunity to grow professionally with a market leader that values simplicity, consistency, and responsibility. Join us and build a rewarding career with a company that provides comprehensive training, career advancement opportunities, competitive compensation, and a supportive team environment.

Job Responsibility

Communicates job responsibilities and performance expectations to store management to ensure desired results
leads and develops store management personnel
Leads, develops, and supervises the assigned store manager team to develop sales, engage our teams, satisfy our customers, and achieve consistent high performance
Supports store management in fostering a positive working environment and sense of teamwork among direct and personnel reports
Develops and implements action plans using company-provided resources to improve operating results
Works with the store manager to recruit, select, promote and determine store assignments for personnel reports to ensure proper and adequate staffing of each location within the district
Confers with direct reports regarding advancement, discipline or termination of personnel
Trains and develops direct reports to ensure personnel reports achieve their maximum professional potential, using company-provided training materials
Observes and evaluates store employees' work performance and collaborates with the store manager to provide feedback and coaching as appropriate
Collaborates with store manager to oversee the appropriate resolution of escalated employee and customer concerns
Understands and oversees execution of the overarching company strategy while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization
Communicates, cooperates and interacts effectively with all levels of ALDI employees, customers, third-party vendors and business partners
Reviews, investigates and resolves issues that arise within the district to minimize potential liability for the division and the company
Oversees and ensures store managements' compliance with established policies and procedures within the district, as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations
Ensures store managers are appropriately coaching store personnel to comply with company customer service guidelines and demonstrates appropriate interactions with customers and co-workers
Resolves concerns from store personnel and customers, and/or refers such concerns to the director store operations as necessary
Models, communicates and supervises compliance with established policies and procedures
Ensures a safe working environment by supporting the store manager in identifying and supervising the resolution of hazards and equipment and ergonomic issues
Supervises adherence to company expense guidelines, inventory procedures, product handling, and cash handling policies and standard operating procedures to minimize losses and achieve financial targets
Takes action to address issues, as necessary
Ensures store managers effectively oversee personnel to maintain store zone standards and merchandising standards at all times
Supervises the achievement of store KPI results and takes action to develop and implement personnel and operational plans to achieve district goals and budgets
Plans and conducts meetings such as district weekly operations calls and monthly one-to-ones, training sessions and other company-related events as communicated using company-provided materials at the prescribed frequency

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field
Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the performance of direct reports
Ability to facilitate group involvement when conducting meetings
Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties
Ability to interpret and apply ALDI operating policies and procedures
Problem solving skills
Conflict management skills
Skill of negotiation to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion using compromise, persuasion, rationale and diplomacy
Knowledge of the organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems and services of the company
Ability to evaluate financial performance and apply such data to decision making
Skill of verbal and written communication including the ability to prepare written materials to meet purpose and audience
Ability to organize, prioritize and complete activities consistent with one's personal and organizational needs to maximize the total time available
Ability to pay attention to detail
Ability to establish and execute plans and goals
Knowledge of human resource management and the ability to manage store personnel relating to recruitment, selection, training, development, motivation, retention and separation

What we offer

401(k) Plan
Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
PerkSpot National Discount Program
Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
Signing Bonus: $5,000
Company car
All travel expenses related to company car use will be covered by the company

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