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Altar'd State · 2 days ago

District Leader

Miramar Beach, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Altar’d State is a rapidly growing women’s fashion brand with over 120 boutiques across the country. The District Leader will provide leadership and support to multiple store locations, driving sales, profitability, and ensuring an exceptional guest experience while developing future leaders.

E-CommerceFashion

Responsibilities

Foster a positive work environment that encourages feedback and innovation

Motivate associates to achieve their maximum potential

Communicate both verbally and in writing with all associates and leadership team

Conduct store visits to motivate, inspire, train, and provide feedback on their people and store operations

Review all store results on each visit with store leadership to development and identify opportunities

Communicate in a clear, positive and professional manner designed to educate, inspire, motivate and direct behavior of all store associates

Recruit, develop, and retain great leaders to ensure stores are staffed and delivering for the guest

Utilize company training tools to fully develop associate potential

Coach, give direct and honest feedback, and counsel associates for improved performance

Each quarter formally review with Store Leaders their opportunities

Deliver any needed progressive steps of discipline to include verbal and written warnings

Interact regularly with all levels of associates to gain insight on morale and to learn from them ways to improve operations and guest experience

Drive and maximize district sales to achieve goals

Control and minimize shrink to meet company expectations

Plan and control payroll within budget

Drive company initiatives with a focus on goal attainment and expense control

Demonstrate the ability to plan and prioritize Company objectives

Properly manage time to ensure all people and operational goals are achieved

Effectively organize resources and communications to maximize personal and district performance

Work with the Store Leaders on planning, assigning and achieving their goals

Establish, teach, and demonstrate exceptional guest interaction

Provide associates training and development to ensure the guest receives an exceptional experience

Provide positive resolutions to challenges and complaints from guests

Address complaints and problem solve when appropriate with the assistance of Associate Relations and the VP of Store Experience

Ensure the company standards for visual presentation, signage, cleanliness, and organization are met

Consistently communicate as a field merchant to identify and maximize business opportunities

Develop partnerships with malls and centers to pursue and generate marketing opportunities

Utilize all available tools ensure the stores are running at maximum efficiency

Work with stores to achieve accuracy in shipping, receiving, and cash control

Communicate consistently with associates to ensure understanding and execution of company initiatives

Demonstrates strong leadership qualities and is able to oversee and delegate

Demonstrates the ability to consistently deliver results and achieve goals

Effectively conveys information and ideas in concise and meaningful way through both written and verbal communication

Effectively develops relationships and encourages idea-sharing that facilitates the accomplishment of goals

Qualification

Sales ManagementTeam DevelopmentLeadershipRetail ExperienceCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingAdaptabilityInitiative

Required

5+ years of multi-unit retail or hospitality leadership experience required

Bachelor's degree preferred

Must have the ability to bend, stoop, reach, stand, move from one area of the building to another regularly

Must be able to sit and use a computer for an extended period of time

Manual and physical dexterity needed to operate a computer keyboard and handle paper documents repetitively

Sufficient near vision acuity to read information appearing on computer display screen, in hand-written forms, and printed on paper

Adequate hearing and verbal abilities to communicate effectively in person and by telephone

Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds

Demonstrates strong leadership qualities and is able to oversee and delegate

Demonstrates the ability to consistently deliver results and achieve goals

Effectively conveys information and ideas in concise and meaningful way through both written and verbal communication

Effectively develops relationships and encourages idea-sharing that facilitates the accomplishment of goals

Preferred

Show initiative to assume additional responsibilities

Demonstrate the ability to adapt to changes

Exemplify a 'Whatever It takes!' spirit

Ability to travel (up to 90%) from store-to-store, within a given geographic area

Ability and willingness to travel overnight for visits, training and business meetings

Ability to work varying days and hours, based on business needs

Strong people, leadership, recruiting, training and operational skills

Effective written and verbal communication skills with store leaders, VP of Store Experience and Home Office

Strong aptitude for interpreting retail data and applying solutions as problems arise

Ability to adapt to change and assume added responsibilities

Foster a positive and motivating work environment, encouraging feedback and innovation

Have established, taught, and demonstrated exceptional guest relationships through training, development, and lead by example in a specialty retail environment

Ensure high store standards including cleanliness are maintenance