Regional Director

Company: General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
Location: Schaumburg
Posted on: September 23, 2022

Job Description:

Job Summary
The Regional Director oversees all aspects of sales, operations and merchandising for an assigned Region. The Regional Director turns corporate strategy into successful customer experiences by having a passion for people, operations and visual merchandising. This position is responsible for communicating a clear vision of business expectations by motivating and driving a culture through District Managers and Store leaders.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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• Oversee day-to-day activities of District Managers and the retail operations for multiple stores
  
• Partner with merchandising, wholesale and leadership to drive business strategies
  
• Strategically plan regional growth as it pertains to people development, store alignments and regional staffing needs
  
• Define and drive retail growth strategies that align with GNC's financial and strategic initiatives
  
• Achieve regional sales budget, financial and expense targets by setting and ensuring accountability to expectations for performance for all team members
  
• Analyze business trends and key performance indicators (KPI's) to make effective business decisions
  
• Partner with cross functional business partners to maximize opportunities for the market and the brand by sharing market, customer and competitor insights
  
• Drive brand loyalty by creating and leading an outstanding internal and external customer experience within the store environment
  
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and processes
  
• Conduct in-store visits and evaluate operations to ensure efficient alignment and integration of all corporate strategic initiatives and superior quality of service
  
• In conjunction with District Managers, develop and oversee the implementation of strategic action plans to capture opportunities for in-store sales growth or margin gain
  
• Ensure the Region is maintaining high standards of merchandise placement, store signage, inventory, and proper display techniques
  
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve performance through regular business analysis, competitor visits and soliciting feedback from store team members and customers
  
• Additional duties as assigned
  
  SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  
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  • Responsible for supervising multiple teams.
    
    PHYSICAL ASPECTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
    
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    • Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands or fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
      
    • Regularly/Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
      
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
      
    • The noise level in the work environment is usually low/moderate.
      
      * Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
      Job Specifications
      
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      • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job required
        
      • Advanced degree (MBA, Master's) preferred
        
      • 10+ years of retail chain sales experience required
        
      • 8+ years in a leadership role (direct or indirect)
        
      • High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications
        
      • Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
        
      • Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
        
      • Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts
        
      • Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients
        
      • Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
        
      • Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
        
      • Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
        
        GNC Holdings is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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