District Manager - Retail Execution

District Manager - Retail Execution

US-MN-Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN 55401

• Minimum Salary: USD $50,800.00/Yr.
• Maximum Salary: USD $63,500.00/Yr.
• Employment Type:
  
  Full Time
• Category:
  Field Operations/Field Management

Retail Execution District Manager

The Retail Execution District Manager leads frontline execution within a defined territory, overseeing a team of retail associates responsible for in-store merchandising, sales support, and program delivery. This role ensures consistent execution of client standards through hands‑on coaching, store‑level engagement, and day‑to‑day operational management.

The role is focused on execution excellence, including staffing, scheduling, training, and performance management of hourly or field‑based teams, while maintaining strong relationships with store leadership and ensuring retail objectives are achieved.

• Retail execution:
  • Oversees in-store program execution, merchandising, and audit activities to meet client standards
  • Ensures product placement, shelf standards, and merchandising compliance
• People leadership:
  • Directly manages, coaches, and develops retail associates through field engagement and structured feedback
  • Supports hiring, scheduling, training, and performance management of frontline teams
• Results and execution management:
  • Monitors execution through reporting and store visits; addresses performance gaps through coaching and training
  • Ensures timely completion of retail projects and coverage expectations
• Client and store relationships:
  • Builds relationships with store leadership and client partners to support execution objectives
• Operational and administrative excellence:
  • Manages schedules, reporting, and expenses aligned to territory expectations

• Education Requirements:
  
  High school education
• Experience Requirements: 2-4 years experience in relevant field
• Travel requirement: 30% travel expected

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

• Retail execution and merchandising fundamentals:
  • Understanding of in-store retail standards, including planograms, shelving, pricing/signage, and product placement
  • Familiarity with retail operations across channels, including grocery, mass, and specialty
• Field operations management:
  • Knowledge of territory-based staffing, scheduling, and store coverage models
  • Understanding of how retail programs, including resets, promotions, and demos, are executed in store
• Performance and reporting basics:
  • Working knowledge of retail reporting, including store audits, execution reports, and coverage metrics
  • Ability to interpret performance data to identify execution gaps and trends
• People management fundamentals:
  • Understanding of performance management basics, including coaching, feedback, and evaluations
  • Knowledge of hiring, onboarding, and training practices for hourly and field teams
• Frontline leadership and coaching:
  • Ability to coach in real time in store environments
  • Effectively delivers feedback to improve performance and accountability
  • Builds engagement and accountability across dispersed teams
• Execution and operational discipline:
  • Strong ability to organize and execute multiple store-based…