
District Manager / Chicago Area
- Chicago, IL
- $90,000-115,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead assigned area in overall operations to drive sales and maximize profit via the store managers and teammates.
- Support company initiatives to achieve vision, mission, and values to be America’s leading automotive tire-service centers, trusted by our guests as the best place in their neighborhoods for quality automotive service and tires.
- Assess skills of store managers, monitor performance, and set performance goals to deliver on company initiatives.
- Manage budget and capital expenses to maximize profit potential and drive P&L health within assigned area.
- Ensure assigned locations are appropriately staffed with the necessary skills in accordance with company labor management standards and demand to drive sales and profitability.
- Engage, train, develop and lead Store Managers through coaching on store operations, phone call execution, sales, product knowledge, and service processes during regular touchpoints with stores.
- Conduct and document regularly scheduled store visits which includes tracking action items, maintenance of equipment, appearance standards, labor management and communicating follow-up expectations to the Store Manager and plans for improvement.
- Conduct quarterly cycle counts in stores in additional to annual inventories of stores in assigned area.
- Ensure all locations are adhering to company policies, including safety, security, and compliance standards throughout assigned area to provide a safe working environment.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with Store Support Center teammates, business partners and attend regional and company led meetings as required.
- Closely monitor customer satisfaction and resolve customer service concerns as they arise.
- Drive strategic partnerships with third parties within the assigned area and train Store Managers on strategic partnership related duties.
- Develop others including yourself and improve teammate retention.
- Conduct regularly scheduled store meetings with direct reports to recognize accomplishments and communicate company directives.
- Maintain knowledge of local market competitors, automotive industry, and new developments.
- Complete all Monro required training with the guidelines and timing provided.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- High school or equivalent is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field is preferred.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of a single unit, multi-unit and/or area to include P&L management.
- Minimum of 3-5 years as a hiring manager to include recruiting, hiring, and promoting people.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and have a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).
- Ability to develop rapport and trust with direct reports, peers, and leadership.
- Ability to embrace, lead and champion organizational change.
- Oversees the performance of multiple Store Managers in up to twenty retail locations.
- Supports initiatives to achieve company’s vision, mission, and values to be America’s leading auto service and tire center.
- Pro-active, process driven, with a strong focus on safety, sales, performance goals, phone call conversions, and guest count.
- Ability to plan, visit each store regularly, and facilitate regularly scheduled meetings with direct reports.
- Possesses strong people skills to effectively communicate with a wide variety of people assertively and confidently.
- Properly recognizes teammates for their achievements and identifies training and developmental opportunities.
- Ability to interpret and apply company policies and procedures.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to be flexible and adapt to different work groups, work styles, and work environments.
- Partners with peers, Store Support Center teammates, and business partners to lead and manage the needs of the assigned area (Human Resources, Marketing, Loss Prevention, Finance, etc.)
- Ability to manage P&L and to quantify the impact to metrics and financials.
- Ability to develop creative solutions to problem-solving.
- Ability to stay organized and multi-task in a professional and efficient manner.
- Focuses on details and follows instructions.
- Establishes goals and implements plans to achieve.
- Delivers on commitments.
- Drives strategic partnerships with third party businesses within the area.
- Possesses skills in the use of Microsoft suites of office products.
- Experience of recruiting, hiring, and promoting teammates as a hiring manager.
- Daily, mostly local travel.
- Applicant should live within or within reasonable distance of the assigned area.
- Occasional overnight stays.
- Frequent standing and walking for long periods of time.
- Occasionally climbing up and down ladders to perform cycle counts of parts and tires.
- Occasionally able to lift, carry and stock merchandise and supplies up to 50 lbs. without assistance.
- Occasionally reaching overhead and below the knees, including squatting, bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting.
- Four-week onboarding and training program
- Performance based incentives
- Paid vacation and holidays
- 401k eligibility immediately upon hire
- Direct Deposit
- Employee Discounts
- Healthcare, Vision, and Dental for Full time teammates
- Employee Access Perks
- Company provided vehicle
- Cell phone stipend
- Career Advancement Opportunities