District Manager, Management

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$80,000.00/yr - $/yr

LaMar’s Donuts & Coffee
Multi-Unit Operations Leadership | Fast‑Luxe Café Concept

Location:

Colorado (Travel Required)

Employment Type:

Full‑Time | Exempt

Reports To:

Area Manager / President of Operations

LaMar’s Donuts & Coffee is a nationally recognized, premium donut and espresso brand redefining the category through products made fresh daily and hand‑crafted. Soon completely remodeled with elevated café design, and exceptional hospitality. As we accelerate corporate and franchise growth, we are seeking experienced District Managers to lead multiple locations with a balance of operational discipline, people development, and brand excellence.

The District Manager (DM) is responsible for the overall performance of multiple LaMar’s Donuts & Coffee locations within an assigned territory. This role ensures consistent execution of quality of product and brand standards, financial performance, team development, and guest experience and cleanliness standards across all stores. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on, field‑based leader that works side by side with their assigned locations, with a proven track record managing 3 units, driving KPIs, coaching General Managers, and helping develop their management team and scaling systems in a fast‑growth restaurant or café environment.

• Multi‑Unit Operations Leadership
  Oversee 3 locations (corporate and/or franchise) within an assigned district
  Ensure consistent execution of LaMar’s Core Values and Brand Standards, Quality of Product, Cleanliness and Service standards, recipes, service model, and café presentation
  Conduct regular store visits, audits, and performance reviews
  Act as the primary operational liaison between store leadership and corporate HQ
• People Leadership & Talent Development
  Recruit, train, coach, and mentor General Managers, Assistant Managers, and Shift Managers
  Build strong leadership benches and succession plans for management teams in all locations
  Drive accountability through performance scorecards and structured coaching
  Foster a culture of hospitality, craftsmanship, and ownership
• Financial & KPI Performance
  Own district‑level P&L performance and results
  Drive sales growth, labor optimization, COGS control, and EBITDA targets
  Monitor and improve KPIs including: sales & traffic growth, labor percentage, food & paper cost, guest satisfaction scores, health & safety compliance
  Partner with Finance and Operations to execute corrective action plans
• Operational Excellence & Brand Standards
  Ensure compliance with: food safety & sanitation standards, local, state, and federal labor laws, franchise system requirements (where applicable)
  Support new store openings, remodels, and market launches
  Implement corporate initiatives, systems, and technology upgrades
• Franchise & Corporate Partnership (if applicable)
  Serve as operational advisor to franchisees within your assigned district
  Support and enforce franchise compliance, performance improvement, and growth readiness
  Uphold LaMar’s premium, gourmet, artisan brand positioning and guest promise

• Required
  5+ years of multi‑unit restaurant or café leadership experience
  Proven success managing 3 to 15+ locations
  Strong P&L ownership and financial acumen
  Experience in fast‑paced, fast‑casual, QSR, coffee, bakery, or fast‑luxe concepts
  Ability to travel extensively within assigned district, area, region, and multistate locations
  Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills
• Preferred
  
  Experience with and in a franchise environment
  Background with coffee, bakery, or scratch‑made food concepts
  Experience supporting new store openings and rapid growth
  Data‑driven mindset with comfort using dashboards, KPIs, and POS systems
  24 hour/7 Day Operations and open availability and able to work during the busiest days of Saturday and Sundays