Harbor Freight Tools · 4 hours ago
District Manager
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$106K/yr - $159K/yr
8+ years expHarbor Freight Tools is seeking a District Manager who values work-life balance and inspires collaboration among high-performing teams. The role involves maximizing profit, optimizing talent, executing operational standards, and ensuring an excellent customer experience across multiple locations.
ManufacturingRetail
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
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
Qualification
Required
Minimum of eight years' experience in store management and multi-unit hardline retail management
Ability to communicate with customers and employees
Requires travel over a large geographical area and standing and moving for an entire shift
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends as necessary to meet the needs of the business
Regular travel is required
Preferred
Bachelors/Associates Degree preferred
Benefits
Quarterly bonus
Company
Harbor Freight Tools
Harbor Freight Tools is a leader in providing high-quality tools at the lowest prices in the industry.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Jean-Michel Kientz
Chief Technology Officer
Tomas Kokko
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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