District Manager- Iowa

Role Specific Information

Job Description

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

What Skills You Have 

Required

• 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%)

Preferred

• 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

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section.

• Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs.

• Ability to comply with dress code requirements.

• Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation.

• Ability to operate and communicate on multiple frequency devices, handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed.

• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company.

• Perform work in accordance with the Physical Requirements section.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. frequently and occasionally over 50 lbs. with a two person lift.

• Ability to climb, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, twist, reach, lift, grasp, push and pull on a frequent basis.

• Ability to stand/walk for the duration of a scheduled shift.

• Ability to visually verify information and locate and inspect merchandise.

• Ability to comply with health and safety standards.