District Leader In Training

The District Leader in Training’s responsibility is to enhance and develop their skills to successfully lead, plan, organize, and control the activities in preparation for a promotion to District Leader. Although assigned to a specific location and serving primarily as a Store Leader, they will often be called upon to cover District Leader vacations, gaining invaluable experience as they prepare for promotion to District Leader.

• Accountable to achieve financial operating plan to include controllable costs, sales projections, and operating profit for district
• Responsible for operational systems and procedures designed to effect control of the stores costs, shrink and expenses
• Responsible for achieving short and long-term sales goals and action plans to maximize revenue projections
• Hold management accountable to utilizes company systems and procedures designed to control expenses and manage inventory
• Periodically audit pricing, promos, voids and waste at each store. Assists management in identifying trends and is proactive in finding resolution
• Take corrective action to prevent or resolve inventory losses caused by employee or vendor theft and accounting errors
• Maintain budget targets with shrink, labor, supplies, cash and lottery
• Hold store leaders to follow a labor budget specific to each store based on established labor model, sales history and current trends
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly reports as required for position; analyzes the details to identify trends

• Work with marketing department to achieve sales objectives, programming and inventory turns at each location
• Train and hold stores accountable to implement product launch plans in coordination with the marketing departments’ planning calendar; ensures the availability of promotional items
• Train and motivate the management team to drive sales plans, programs and promotions to meet stores objectives
• Makes certain store display set up is in accordance with plan-o-grams and merchandising requirements set by the company
• Ensure merchandise is displayed for great brand presentation through strategic merchandising techniques set by the company
• Oversee in-store promotions and customer appreciation events as requested by the company
• Ensure consistent company image throughout all promotional materials and events
• Assist in building community relations throughout region to maintain brand reputation and involvement within local neighborhoods
• Communicate with Director of Operations and Director of Marketing regarding any marketing or promotional activities before implementation
• Conduct competitive analyses through gas and merchandise surveys

• Speak honesty and act with integrity at all times
• Effectively communicate pertinent information to staff and management teams; encourages open communication and feedback
• Earn the trust of others through open, honest communication and follow through
• Facilitate meeting with store leaders a minimum of one time each month
• Proactively communicate operational openings of each store to Human Resources and assists in the hiring process for store leadership and employees as needed
• Complete store roster each week to confirm there are no ghost employees and pass codes are secure
• Work with Director of Human Resources to ensure that employees disciplinary action is fair and equitable, consistently administered, and all necessary progressive discipline documentation is completed prior to termination
• Complete status/payroll change form for all compensation changes and management transfers to Human Resources within the same week of the effective date

• Make certain employee applications, interview guides, reference check forms and all other personnel information are kept in a secured location at each store
• Lead by example in following established recruiting, interviewing and hiring procedures and holds direct reports responsible to do the same
• Ensure established company new hire orientation…