District Manager

The Home Depot

. Lead profitable operations of multiple stores within the North New Jersey district .

Posted 9/28/2026full-timeNew Jersey • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $194,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in retail operations, focusing on sales growth, customer service excellence, and effective team development. Proficient in analyzing financial reports and market trends to drive operational improvements and maximize profitability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Retail Strategy ExecutionLeadership DevelopmentSales Reporting InterpretationP&L ManagementOperational Improvement

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Hard Skills

Merchandising ExperienceOperational ExperienceInventory ManagementSales AnalysisShrink ManagementMarkdown ControlsSafety ComplianceEnvironmental Compliance

Soft Skills

CoachingCommunicationProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

Retail OperationsCustomer ServiceMarket TrendsTalent PipelineStore Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead profitable operations of multiple stores within the North New Jersey district
Execute the company's retail strategy across customer service, in-stock, and store appearance
Coach and develop store management to drive sales and profitability
Resolve people issues and escalated customer care issues
Use financial, sales, and store reports to identify operational opportunities
Monitor market trends and competition and execute improvement game plans
Communicate retail strategy between regional leadership and stores
Conduct regular store walks, town hall meetings, and staff meetings
Develop leaders and build a talent pipeline for store leadership positions
Evaluate inventory productivity, maximize turns, improve in-stock, and reduce slow-moving merchandise
Improve operations in Receiving, Front End, Tool Rental, and Interconnected Retail
Position reports to a Regional Vice President and has approximately 10 direct reports

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Minimum education: high school diploma and/or GED
Minimum 3 years of work experience
At least 3 years prior merchandising and/or operational experience
At least 3 years leadership experience, preferably retail
Ability to interpret sales reporting documents
Experience leveraging sales and profit opportunities through shrink management, safety and environmental compliance, P&L management, and markdown controls
Ability to work a flexible, minimum 55 hour weekly schedule
Typically requires overnight travel 20% to 50% of the time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible, minimum 55 hour weekly schedule