District Manager - Central Garden & Pet

Description

• Assist in the recruitment and hiring of the most qualified staff to meet the district's needs.
• Train and coach the staff in execution of daily tasks.
• Participate in administering company policies and developing long range goals and objectives.
• Oversee all visual merchandising within the district including but not limited to pricing, POG compliance, product quality, inventory levels and featuring of ad items.
• Recognize opportunities to maximize sales and coordinate sales promotion activities.
• Develop effective measures at store level to execute signage standards to the highest degree.
• Oversee preparation and execution of merchandise placement and displays consistently across all managed stores; ensures planogram compliance; ensures excellent inventory product maintenance related to the proper quantity and quality of product in the garden centers; responsible for third party merchandising execution. May include physically merchandising product as needed.
• Ensure that proper channels of communication exist between the Garden Centers and Bell Nursery USA.
• Oversee compliance of Area Managers, Store Supervisors and merchandising staff with established Company policies and standards, such as safekeeping of Company property, personnel practices, security, sales and record-keeping procedures, and overall maintenance of the Garden Center by performing required audits.
• Help solve problems that affect the Garden Centers service, efficiency, and productivity.
• Plan and oversee monthly inventories, and cycle accounts, as requested, ensure accuracy and completeness of aforementioned counts and inventories
• Ensure compliance with all company safety programs and provide an atmosphere where safe work practices are encouraged.
• In conjunction with Merchandising Manager, ensures stores have proper product mix and appropriate inventory levels to achieve sales goals.
• Frequent communication with RMM; updated of district activity, changes, issues, etc.
• Create/maintain productive communication with THD DM.
• Participate in THD district meetings and work on peer to peer level with THD District Managers to maximize sales.
• Ensure discards are entered on a regular basis, negative on hands and on hand counts are done on a routine basis.

• Ability to develop and train work force, utilize skills of workforce most appropriately.
• Ability to build strong relationships with The Home Depot business partners in the district.
• Ability to work with The Home Depot business partners to drive sales, overcome obstacles and sustain our retail presence.
• Ability to oversee the management of store operations and merchandise effectively.
• Ability to provide outstanding customer service to The Home Depot.
• Ability to maintain a fair, consistent set of standards as they apply to work force through regular feedback and employee reviews.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to perform all administrative tasks in a timely manner and demonstrate the required organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate at a high level to ensure proper transfer of directives and deliverables to all personnel.
• Ability to lead and motivate staff as well as hold them accountable for their performance and results.
• Needs to be a self-starter.
• Ability to analyze data in order to find common threads that may potentially lead to needed changes in process, procedure, scheduling and visual merchandising.
• Must have experience using a personal Smartphone with a current operating system: Android 5.0 or above, or Apple IOS 7.0 and above for daily communications with supervisors and employees

• 3+ years of Retail management experience preferred.
• 5+ years of management experience preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple sites and the employees on those various sites.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, motivation, organization and ability to follow-through with assigned tasks and goals.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Availability to travel within district 90% of the time and outside of the district 5% of the time.
• Needs to be proficient in MS Office and have intermediate computer skills.
• Basic knowledge of horticulture and gardening preferred but not required.
• Ability to move or lift up to 50 lbs.
• High School Diploma.
• College Degree preferred.

• This position pays $-- per hour depending on experience