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Sprouts Farmers Market · 23 hours ago

District Director

Sacramento, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$150K/yr - $239K/yr

5+ years exp

Sprouts Farmers Market is a neighborhood grocery store offering high-quality, farm fresh produce and natural meats. The District Director is responsible for multi-store management and leadership development, overseeing 7-12 stores to drive sales and team engagement while ensuring operational success.

Food ProcessingMeat and Poultry

Responsibilities

Positively shape the culture in the district by modeling the leadership behaviors aligned to Sprouts values

Develop the Store teams within the region to deliver an exceptional customer experience by motivating and engaging our team members

Lead with courtesy, respect, integrity, and care

Train, coach, and develop store leadership and department managers in financial acumen, merchandising practices, shrink management, company platforms, and leadership

Consistently model Sprouts values and leadership behaviors

Provide development feedback and coaching to Store Leadership teams

Support Sprouts' focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion to ensure a sense of belonging across the organization

Walk stores regularly with store teams and review KPIs to identify obstacles, concerns, and opportunities for improvement; coach the leadership team to take actions and achieve operational goals

Work closely with store leadership to resolve conflict and lead through difficult conversations, utilizing your Human Resources Business Partner for input, advice, and guidance

Build talent pipeline, export, and promote talent for the success of the organization and new store growth

Manage talent bench strength and identify opportunities to promote and export talent for continued development

Retain and reward your team through active engagement, appreciation, recognition, and coaching

Communicate and cascade directives to teams through store huddles, calls, and one on one conversations

Ensure proper staffing at each store, including selection, hiring, retention, and promotion of Store Managers in partnership with the Regional Vice President

Ensure retention and turnover goals are achieved within stores and throughout assigned district

Sponsor development programs such as Assistant Store Manager development and Store Manager Certification

Conduct training and lead leadership development efforts in new stores during pre-opening weeks

Responsible for the success and profitability of stores within the district.Provide strategic direction and input to the forecasting and budgeting process

Analyze the profit and loss report, margin report, and other financial measures

Implement plans to meet weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial goals

Drive and validate the deployment of merchandising directives in each department

Guide merchandising decisions and execution, with an eye for district appropriate modifications; act as a steward of the Sprouts' brand

Approach directives with nimbleness and adaptability and communicate the Sprouts brand through merchandising and displays

Provide feedback on marketing efforts in the district to drive traffic and build basket size

Establish a partnership with the merchant team to support the local program

Establish a partnership with the marketing team to support promotional activity in the district

Partner with the Facilities team to ensure operational and safe conditions throughout the district

Partner with the legal and business protection team to protect our team members, customers, and the company through compliance with safety and food safety regulations

Maintain compliance with all safety and food safety recommendations and requirements, as measured through Ecolab and PCR audits

Oversee safety, security, and loss prevention activities, identifying and addressing trends within the region. Partner with Business Risk and Safety team to resolve concerns

Ensure region compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws regarding health, sanitation, and food safety

Review escalated Loss Prevention matters and investigations, ensuring compliance and consistency

Oversee execution and response of food safety compliance and resolution of compliance concerns

Develop and oversee programs to exceed sales goals, reduce shrink, maintain proper inventory levels, and cash management

Exceed customer expectations through 8+ store condition with well stocked inventory

Listen to customer feedback and act with urgency to resolve customer concerns

Create solutions that work for our customers

Manage shrink across the district and coach teams when concerns arise; work closely with merchandising and supply chain for ordering issues

Coordinate with store locations regarding product overstock

Support the opening of new stores including involvement with hiring events, training, and support of construction and facilities

Ensure proper pricing and inventory levels throughout the district

Qualification

Store management experienceFinancial analysisLeadership developmentCustomer serviceCoachingDevelopmentBusiness acumenInterpersonal sensitivityHuman resources practicesGrocery store equipment operationCommunicationDecision making

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related field experience

5+ years of store management experience with multiple location oversight; or an acceptable combination of education and experience

Experience performing cost-benefit analysis

Must have an excellent working knowledge of perishable and non-perishable practices in a grocery retail environment

Must be able to analyze financial statements; requires basic math skills to calculate discounts, gross margins, markups, percentages, and volume

Basic knowledge of human resources practices such as recruiting, interviewing, employee relations, various employment laws, supervising, employee motivation techniques and discipline methods

Must be able to operate a variety of grocery store equipment safely and effectively such as: electrical and manual pallet jacks, scan guns, baler, meat-slicers, mixers, ovens, box cutters, alarm systems, floor buffers, etc