District Sales Manager

District Sales Manager
Reports to: VP of Retail Operations
Location: Atlanta, GA/ Southeast

POSITION SUMMARY
As a District Sales Manager, you will be responsible for creating an environment that provides the best shopping experience for soccer players, coaches, referees, and enthusiasts with the best service. The achievement of financial objectives, including sales, payroll, and store metrics within an assigned market, must be a direct result of successfully leading a store team that feels valued, challenged, and ultimately thrives with continued retention. This position has a responsibility in support of store field personnel, operations, inventory management, and financial achievements. A District Sales Manager is an elevated leadership role that values teamwork, a passion for soccer, and a strong ability to lead others.

ACCOUNTABILITIES
Assures achievement of financial objectives, including sales, payroll, and metrics.
Assures effective implementation and execution of company plans and strategies in an assigned market.
Creates an in-store shopping experience within the market that exceeds the customer’s expectations that is personalized with excellence.
Consistent market operations and merchandising initiatives to create a unique experience.
Assures selection, development, and retention of high-caliber talent that leads by example and encompasses a customer-first priority.
Ensure proper store compliance regarding safety, policies, procedures, and standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Strategic Leadership: Partner with leadership to achieve priorities, ensuring alignment within store personnel and among leadership peers. Provide any actionable insight that can be replicated for success within the field organization and company initiatives.
Operational Excellence: Ensure execution of strategic initiatives, focusing on measurable action steps and positive impact derived from analyzation of reports to evaluate store and market performance. Manage all procedures and process improvements needed to address operational inefficiencies, including visual merchandising standards.
Communication & Collaboration: Communicates regularly to build and maintain strong relationships to promote collaboration and alignment within the market to address store performance results. This includes identifying and communicating best practices that focus on sales. In addition, developing and maintaining feedback regarding operational challenges, communication effectiveness, and other relevant issues, sharing any concerns with the VP of Retail Operations to align action steps with business partners.
Team Leadership & Development: Lead any recruitment needed, hiring, and training to develop and retain Store Managers with a professional culture that values contributions with respect and appreciation. This includes motivation and direction within the market, encompassing onboarding, training ,and ongoing feedback. Partnership with the VP of Retail Operations for continued development.
Other Responsibilities: Serve as a thought partner to the VP, providing insights and recommendations. Champion the organization’s culture and values, promoting an environment of teamwork, innovation, and accountability.

QUALIFICATIONS
10+ years of management experience.
College degree preferred; High School diploma or GED required.
Ability to set objectives with accountability milestones in exceeding goals.
Demonstrates ability to build strong relationships within the field organization and with corporate partners.
Demonstrates strong leadership qualities with the ability to lead, manage, motivate, and communicate at all levels.
Ability to train, coach, develop, and retain people.
Must exercise problem-solving analysis, decision-making, and strong working knowledge of retail procedures.
Ability to influence at all levels, as well as demonstrated ability to work effectively to drive behavior change.

Soccer Village celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
Work in a clean, pleasant, and comfortable retail store location setting.
While performing the duties of this position, the individual is regularly required to talk or hear.
This individual frequently is required to use hands, fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, and controls.
This individual is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The individual must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Note:
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the individual(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This outline above does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.