Full-time Retail District Manager - Chicago, IL

Job Description:

The District Manager is responsible for staffing, training and overseeing a team of retail professionals. Ensuring goals are achieved by meeting the client and customer objectives when representing their products at retail. This position will manage a given territory and be based out of the Chicago Market.

Job Responsibilities:

• Training/In Store Partnerships

• Travel regularly within territory to train and work with team on in store procedures including sales technique, product knowledge, feature and benefits, real estate challenges, closing sale and market intelligence.

• Communicate client priorities and expectations.

• Conduct new hire and conference call training's.

• Build strong client and retailer relationships at all levels.

• Attend client training seminars, conference calls and national meetings for further education on product and merchandising techniques.

• Work closely with Sales and Account Management by assisting in creating and updating In Store Instructions.

Administrative:

• Motivate team to exceed goals and performance expectations.

• Evaluate individual rep performances to ensure team is completing quality work and achieving strong compliance.

• Staff projects and monitor assigned work; strive to complete all territory assignments at 100%.

• Ensure all requirements are met through frequent Quality Assurance checks by monitoring field visits and posted work completion.

• Provide and interpret market intelligence from the field that will help our clients dominate within their market.

• Share information and respond to questions from team regarding in store projects and priorities to help meet the client’s needs.

• Recruiting

• Maintain a network of candidates and continuously develop new leads and sources as a means to recruit talented and qualified candidates.

• Monitor and review candidate database. Use applicant tracking tools; manage information related to candidates, leads and recruiting resources. Work with recruiter to hire right.

• Partner with other hiring managers to identify and anticipate staffing needs.

• Reports to Director of Field Services.