What are the responsibilities and job description for the Midwest District Manager position at Ampersand Brands?
About Us
Ampersand Brands is a growing portfolio of beloved confectionery brands, including Hammond’s Candies, the iconic hand-crafted candy maker, and Lolli & Pops, a premium retail and gifting brand with a national presence. The company is backed by strong growth ambitions, combining innovation, brand storytelling, and operational excellence to expand its reach and solidify its position as a leading player in the U.S. confections industry.
Mission and Core Values
Champion our Mission and Core Values, ensuring that all store leaders and teams demonstrate a passion to create a WOW! experience for our staff and guests
Leadership
62,000 - 65,000 USD per year(Remote)
Ampersand Brands is a growing portfolio of beloved confectionery brands, including Hammond’s Candies, the iconic hand-crafted candy maker, and Lolli & Pops, a premium retail and gifting brand with a national presence. The company is backed by strong growth ambitions, combining innovation, brand storytelling, and operational excellence to expand its reach and solidify its position as a leading player in the U.S. confections industry.
Mission and Core Values
Champion our Mission and Core Values, ensuring that all store leaders and teams demonstrate a passion to create a WOW! experience for our staff and guests
Leadership
- Provide daily sales leadership to annually achieve district-wide financial, operational, strategic and people-related targets
- Challenge and coach on store operations, sales volume, COGS and labor to maximize profits
- Recruit, continuously develop and maintain a winning team
- Consistently achieve plan in the District
- Champion team recognition and motivation throughout the District
- Directly supervise 10-12 store managers
- Determine the cause for store-specific challenges and find solutions. Share best practices across their District and the company
- Conduct phone and video check-ins with all store managers to better understand and problem- solve around daily store-level performance
- Conduct biweekly store visits and store management discussions, including some unannounced, to improve productivity, personnel management and development and facilitate communication between stores and headquarters
- Analyze financial data to recognize trends, build on strengths, support weak areas and note any unusual occurrences.
- Train store managers to recognize and influence their business by understanding financial reports, and acting on the knowledge. Ensure that all productivity numbers, sales, and budgets are consistently met.
- Participate in strategic planning and merchandising planning discussions
- Execution Drive uncompromising execution at the store level, including financial results, superior customer
- service, appropriate merchandising and stocking, cleanliness, OSHA compliance and positive team working environment
- Maintain consistency across store locations utilizing company approved SOPs
- Coordinate sales promotion activities and pricing of merchandise
- Administer company policies to individual stores
- Other duties, as assigned
62,000 - 65,000 USD per year(Remote)