PURPOSE & IMPACT ON ORGANIZATION: 

Drive your district’s profitability by: 

• Meeting or exceeding district sales and profit targets 
• Coaching Store Managers to drive commercial success and excel in customer service 
• Ensuring proper execution of established policies, procedures, initiatives and directives

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Take full ownership of the district and its commercial success 
• Analyze relevant data to probe and challenge the status quo with both Retail Back Office partners and Store Managers 
• Coach Store Managers to increase their stores’ sales, productivity and profitability 
• Ensure the legal and financial integrity of the district’s store portfolio 
• Drive a service and selling culture in the district 
• Spend focused time on the sales floor during store visits to determine service improvement opportunities and to coach the Store Managers 
• Be a Brand Ambassador, consistently exhibiting the Brand Attitude and Values 
• Ensure proper in-store Brand execution, according to established standards and directives, in all stores within the district 
• Facilitate the effective and timely delivery and execution of Foundational and Seasonal Brand and product training materials in the stores 
• Plan and prioritize structured store visits to maximize the district’s performance 
• Dedicate a minimum of 3½ days per week to completing store visits and ensure all stores in the district are visited at least once per month (exceptions must be approved by the Market Retail Director) 
• Ensure compliance with established policies, procedures, initiatives and directives 
• Assess and make recommendations to improve the commercial viability and availability of products for the district’s stores 
• Manage loss prevention as well as health and safety risks 
• Lead the recruitment, on-boarding, training and development efforts in the district 
• Own succession planning for the district 
• Ensure compliance to established HR policies and procedures 
• Create a high performance culture by setting clear expectations, analyzing performance and giving appropriate and prompt feedback, including actively managing poor performance 
• Coach, motivate and inspire Store Managers to accomplish store goals and maximize their individual performance, both face-toface and remotely 
• Share best practices to drive overall Market and Global retail performance 
• Complete all applicable training programs and effectively apply the learning on the job 
• Seek coaching and learning opportunities to continually improve your performance

 AUTHORITIES: 

• On local/market discretion

 KEY RELATIONSHIPS: 

• Customers 
• Peers and Supervisor 
• Vendors and Support Functions (i.e., Visual Merchandising, Facility Services, etc.) 
• Local Administration (i.e., mall management)

 KNOWLEDGE, CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE: 

• District Manager Competencies

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Minimum 18 months work experience in a sports/fashion customer- and commercial- focused retail environment with a  minimum of 12 months of Multi-Store Management responsibility 
• Advanced numeracy, literacy and verbal communication skills 
• Geographical mobility 
• Basic English skills (for non-English speaking markets