District Manager, Management

Overview

Discover greater levels of performance. With over 1,200 stores throughout the U.S., Ulta Beauty is revolutionizing the beauty retail experience. We continue to grow through new stores and ongoing store enhancements focused on guest experience, design, and technology. If you want the opportunity to build something strategic, take ownership of your career trajectory, apply your passion to operational excellence, Ulta Beauty provides stability and support to help you grow.

Be curious. Be flexible. Be more than you thought possible. The future is yours at Ulta Beauty.

The District Manager (DM) is responsible for leading Ulta Beauty’s strategic plan and mission, vision, and values to develop high performing teams that consistently deliver top-line sales growth for each store in the DM’s district. As an experienced multi-unit leader, the DM leads 13+ stores on average. This role drives the business through a focus on performance (sales, service, and expense control), people (talent acquisition, training, and development), and process (operating procedures and compliance standards) for the region.

It requires a passion for process excellence, a drive for results, and the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization.

The DM champions Ulta Beauty’s mission, vision, and values and demonstrates them consistently by performing duties as assigned, including:

• Provide directional leadership, expectations, and priorities derived from the company’s strategic plan to each store team in the district.
• Promote a culture of accountability to meet or exceed goals related to retail and service sales, guest loyalty (including credit), payroll, retail shrink, and omni-channel sales for the district.
• Drive profitability through operational excellence, top-line sales growth, and expense control for the district.
• Review and analyze financial and operational reports regularly and provide timely responses as needed.
• Address underperforming metrics for stores in the district to drive profitability and achieve company goals.

• Attract, hire, and retain a diverse team of top talent and address staffing needs in the district.
• Partner with the RVP and People Success to address policy violations with appropriate corrective action up to separation of employment, in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Build a highly engaged team that embodies the Ulta Beauty brand through collaboration, communication, and prioritized work.
• Create an inclusive environment that encourages growth and engagement of all associates.
• Lead direct report development including training, feedback and coaching, performance reviews, succession planning, and individual development plans to enable continuous development and drive sales performance.
• Model a culture of open communication by sharing enterprise strategy with direct reports and aligning goals with district objectives.
• Coordinate with store staff, district leadership, and business partners to obtain resources, remove obstacles, and drive in-store improvements for stores in the district.
• Ensure guest-centric culture by consistently executing the Guest Engagement Leader program and resolving guest concerns with urgency.

• Be knowledgeable of and ensure compliance with Ulta Beauty’s policies, procedures, and standards.
• Regularly visit all stores in the district.
• Support the adoption of new initiatives and technology.
• Ensure execution of all store tasks and communicate expectations for all stores in the district.
• Continuously analyze performance relative to operational compliance, including shrink and audits.
• Develop strategies to leverage company tools to improve performance across stores in the district.
• Respond quickly to changing business needs with an entrepreneurial spirit and inspire the team to do the same.
• Regularly communicate with field and corporate leadership on business trends, opportunities, challenges, merchandise needs, and the competitive landscape for all stores in the district.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred

Experience

• 3-5+ years of fast-paced,…