Express

District Manager

Express$75K — $95K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of retail management experience
  • 3-5 years of multi-unit leadership experience, preferably in specialty retail
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management or equivalent experience
  • Proven record in driving sales and creating customer-centric experiences
  • Experience in high-volume, fast-paced retail environments
  • Strong consultative skills for effective communication across stakeholders
  • Familiarity with talent management, retention, and performance evaluation

Responsibilities

  • Attract and retain talent to meet district needs
  • Lead talent acquisition and onboarding of store management
  • Focus on continuous talent development for future leadership
  • Drive sales through effective business analysis
  • Identify operational and financial improvement opportunities
  • Teach and develop leaders to ensure operational consistency
  • Provide daily leadership that motivates teams

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
  • Engaging work environment that fosters inclusivity
  • Performance-driven culture that values results and accountability
  • Supportive leadership focused on talent acquisition and retention
  • Hands-on coaching and mentorship from experienced leaders
Full Job Description
Overview

About PHOENIXPHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide.About ExpressExpress is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you. The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, theexpress.com online store and the Express mobile app.

Responsibilities

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The District Manager is responsible for leading a group of assigned stores within designated markets to drive profitable sales through Talent, Operations, and Experience. Accountable for talent acquisition, development, and retention that supports operational excellence and an engaging experience in order to maximize sales. They demonstrate a Drive for results and are Accountable for their leadership and performance while being Collaborative and Courageous in communication.

Location: Atlanta, GA

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Attract and retain talent to support the needs of the district, region, and brand
  • Lead the talent acquisition, immersion, education, and retention of store management
  • Focus on continuous talent development to build a succession of future leaders
  • Drive profitable sales through effective business analysis
  • Identify operational and financial opportunities to address current business challenges and create action plans to deliver desired results
  • Teach and develop leaders in operations and ensure consistency across stores within their district
  • Possess strong business acumen with the ability to flex, adjust and pivot to internal and external factors to drive results
  • Lead performance management through coaching and adherence to company standards
  • Teach and ensure visual merchandising to brand direction across market
  • Provide daily leadership that motivates teams to achieve
  • Teach, develop and model exceptional customer in store interactions

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 5-8 years of relevant retail management experience
  • 3-5 years minimum of multi-unit leadership, preferably with a specialty retailer
  • Bachelor27s degree in Business Management or related field or equivalent work experience
  • Proven results in driving top-line revenue, creating hospitality focused customer experiences, and attracting, developing, and retaining associates at all levels
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a high volume, fast-paced, rapidly changing, results-oriented work environment
  • Consultative skills/mindset and ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across varied stakeholder audiences including organizational leaders
  • Experience working with managers on associate relationship issues, retention and associate engagement, talent assessments, and performance management

CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:

  • Drives for results and coaches for performance
  • Builds trust throughout team while fostering inclusivity
  • Promotes a solutions 6 based culture
  • Leads with a sense of empowerment
  • Cultivates a learning culture
  • Visual Merchandising background
  • Highly effective communicator (written and verbal)
  • Warm, engaging and open to networking and recruiting talent at all times

About Express

Express, Inc. is an American fashion retailer that caters mainly to young women and men. The company offers a variety of clothing and accessories, including dresses, jeans, suits, and shoes. Express operates more than 500 stores across the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as an online store. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Learn more about Express
Size
10,000 employees
Market Cap
$57.2 million
Industry
Net Income
-$405.4 million
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
NASDAQ

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