District Manager - Cleveland East

About the Role

In this role, you will provide leadership for 15-20 stores and own the execution of Kohl's store priorities, including driving sales, enhancing the customer experience, managing profitability and shortage and developing your team.

What You'll Do

• Drive sales, profit and productivity while meeting payroll, expense and shortage goals
• Support and execute the team vision, set clear objectives, assign and direct work, manage performance, and maintain open communications to create an effective work environment
• Deliver consistent merchandise and visual presentation standards in every store
• Communicate inventory needs and business opportunities to appropriate partners
• Achieve operational best practices and OMNI execution, and drive clearance sell-through
• Engage in market analysis to ensure an exceptional product assortment
• Enhance the customer experience throughout your district
• Write and deliver reviews for Store Managers and oversee the review process for all other managers and associates to ensure effective feedback is provided
• Promote associate engagement and support manager retention
• Proactively address associate relations concerns in partnership with the HR team
• Focus on critical strategic priorities and setting clear goals
• Consistently monitor results and ensure follow-through on commitments, driving execution and seizing opportunities to raise the bar

• Create and support multi-year succession planning to meet the long-term needs of the overall business
• Articulate the organization's priorities in a clear and compelling way that engages others and ensures that leaders at all levels maintain focus

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with multiple business partners at various levels within the organization
• Proven success with the growth and development of internal talent
• Demonstrated ability to drive results through partnerships to achieve high-level results
• Significant retail business acumen with specific strengths related to merchandising presentation, merchandising assortments, store operations and competitive analysis
• Adept ability to consider multiple perspectives and incorporate opposing perspectives to drive change and make strategic decisions.

• Ability to foster effective relationships, collaborate seamlessly and navigate diverse communication scenarios at various levels within the organization
• Ability for daytime travel (up to 80%) and overnight travel (approx. 30%)

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline
• 8-10 years of progressive retail experience
• Minimum 3-5 years store management experience in a high volume, big box environment
• 2-5 years of successful multi-unit leadership experience