District Manager

District Manager

SNIPES District Manager

Onsite

Chicago Metro, District 10

Salary $80,000-$90,000 per annual

We live sneakers, streetwear, and neighborhood culture! All Day! Every Day!

With more than 750 stores in Europe and the USA, SNIPES is one of the leading sneaker and streetwear retailers worldwide. Since opening its first store in Essen, Germany in 1998, SNIPES has been an integral part of street culture and is constantly growing thanks to its proximity to the community and regular openings worldwide.

At SNIPES, everything revolves around youth culture. In stores and online at snipes.com and snipesusa.com, our community finds a wide range of internationally renowned sneakers and apparel brands for the latest fits from head to toe. We dive deep into subcultures, sponsor some of the biggest hip-hop festivals, events, and sports teams throughout the world to stay close to our community and keep our deep roots in the global street culture community. Therefore, we work closely with key figures from the scene like DJ Khaled, our Chief Creative Officer. But whether it's sponsorships or developing grassroots projects we prioritize giving back to the community in everything we do.

SNIPES has always kept an ear to the streets to create a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. Through our community program "SNIPES serves" and its localized approach we support the needs of our communities, empower, and celebrate our dynamic culture.

Overview: Responsible for leading a group of store managers to deliver on sales and profit, operational excellence and inspiring store teams

Responsibilities

• Manage the business profitability in alignment with the Company Strategy
• Understand and translate the Company Strategy into achievable district goals
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support stores and company goals
• Develop action plans for underperforming stores
• Partners with multiple departments to execute new store openings and store renovations
• Partners with Human Resources on employee relations issues
• Provide honest and effective leadership with integrity that builds a performance-driven culture
• Role model sales floor leadership to motivate the team and maximize productivity
• Manage, coach, and develop the individual store management. Ensure proper training of SM's, SMIT's, AM's, MIT's, Sales Associates, Cashiers and Stock
• Identify high potential talent and develop individual plans to grow store talent and maximize succession plans for open positions within and outside respective district
• Clear, concise and trustworthy communicator with entire store teams

Qualifications

• 5+ years of management experience
• High School diploma or equivalent. College preferred, but not required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding leadership abilities
• Successful track record in driving sales

Skills

• Coaching and development
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Recruitment
• Store Operations
• Knowledge of retail business
• Strong problem solving skills

Key Partners

• VP of Stores
• Regional Director
• Operations Manager
• Store Management
• Human Resources
• Asset Protection Team

Special Requirements

• Travel to store locations
• Participate in recruitment initiatives

Cultural Success Factors

• Enthusiasm for the brand
• Consumer Obsessed
• Innovative Mindset
• Collaborative nature
• Skillful communicator
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Adaptable and Flexible
• Disciplined and self-motivated

Benefits with SNIPES

• Generous Employee Discount
• Paid Holidays
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Bonus Plan
• Affordable Health Insurance
• Retirement Contributions

Snipes USA and all its subsidiary Companies are equal opportunity employers. We will not discriminate or make hiring decisions based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other criteria that would violate any Federal or State laws.