District Manager - Southeast

Overview
Our District Manager position is accountable for the leadership of multiple Fleet Feet Southeast locations and works to ensure sales and profitability goals are met across the designated district. Our District Manager works to support, coach, and develop store leaders to achieve financial objectives, develop their teams and people, and develop and grow the market. This position must be based in the Southeast.
We believe Running Changes Everything. If you believe that, too, we want to talk. With nearly 250 stores and a robust e-commerce site, Fleet Feet is the largest running retailer in the country. Catering to more than runners, we pride ourselves on having an inclusive environment! We believe it’s a privilege to serve and remain committed to delivering unmatched service and support when outfitting customers in everything they need to have a successful run, whether that’s introducing them to their new favorite running shoes, socks, or gear, or inviting them to our next training program run. We like to keep things high-spirited, fast-paced, and fun. We don’t mind wearing more than a few hats and stepping in to help out wherever is needed. Our team is a group of knowledgeable and hardworking individuals who work, sweat, and live passionately. We run together to tackle a problem, reach a goal, get encouraged, and nurture our brand each day. We are in full pursuit to find hardworking people to join us on our quest and bring our core values to life.
Responsibilities
The District Manager role is responsible for developing and building a positive and inclusive culture while contributing to the overall running culture in our communities. When you join Fleet Feet, you are joining a community that ignites and promotes running and fitness.

• Able and willing to travel 50-60% of the time to stores within assigned district
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of Fleet Feet’s policies and procedures reducing risk and maintaining compliance
• Maintain and communicate consistent practices across district
• Collaborate with other internal team members including but not limited to Human Resources and Field Marketing
• Oversee and coach store leaders on consistently achieving financial objectives by creating annual business plans, reviewing annual budgets, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initializing corrective actions
• Identify and develop employees with potential through on-the-job training opportunities, performance metrics, and performance reviews
• Demonstrate knowledge of all day-to-day operational policies and procedures
• Other duties as required
• Identify training needs and individual coaching needs within assigned district, identify trends, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver on needs
• Partner with Operating Partners and store leaders to drive strategic objectives and accountabilities
• Mentor, coach, and develop store leaders
• Coach and hold leaders accountable for having career development conversations with their team and building talent pipelines
• Conduct regular meetings with store leaders to build and maintain strong working relationships and culture
• Utilize coaching, counseling, and corrective action techniques to enhance employee and location performance

Qualifications
Qualifiers:

• Deliver the best customer experience by creating a positive staff culture with a focus on performance management and education
• Support all Fleet Feet initiatives, activities, and functions
• Collaborative and customer-centric
• Strong business acumen and results-driven individual
• 5+ years retail leadership experience required; multi-unit experience preferred
• Fosters growth of others through recognition, coaching, and development opportunities
• Must be based in the Southeast
• Promotes individual and team performance by setting expectations, delegating, and by providing tools and resources
• Willing to go above and beyond when needed
• Passionate, positive, self-motivated, and detail-oriented
• Communicate professionally with internal and external partners
• Builds and maintains trust from staff and customers by using sound judgment

Perks

• Community involvement and community service activities
• Training and advancement opportunities within the Fleet Feet brand
• 401(k) Retirement Plan for all part and full-time employees (Age 21+) with 4% employer matching and immediate vesting (company-owned stores)
• High energy and fun atmosphere
• Training Program and Product Discounts
• Passionate team members
• Check out our Fleet Feet Benefits Guide for full-time employees averaging 30+ hours/week at company-owned stores

We are an equal opportunity employer and believe having diverse teams in which everyone brings their whole self to Fleet Feet is key to our success. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. That is why we prioritize diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices, our culture, and our engagement with the community. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives.
Additional Requirements: Position requires occasional moving around with light (1-10lbs.) carrying, lifting, pushing or pulling. The position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access files, office equipment, etc. The position is mostly sedentary and requires the employee to have close visual acuity to perform job requirements. The position requires frequent communication with team members and repetitive motion with the hands, wrists and/or fingers while constantly utilizing a computer. This position is located within an office environment and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Fleet Feet utilizes E-Verify in all corporate and company-operated stores as part of the hiring process.