Senior District Manager

At J.Jill, we’re redefining what it means to dress and live with ease. As a women-led, Boston-based lifestyle brand with 200+ stores nationwide, we design thoughtful, inspired apparel and accessories that celebrate the totality of all women. We’re entering an exciting chapter of growth — expanding our footprint, reaching new customers, and deepening long-standing relationships. We're seeking bold thinkers and doers to join us. With competitive pay and benefits, a supportive culture, and the chance to make a real impact, this is more than a job, it’s an opportunity to bring our ethos keep it simple, make it matter to life in new and inspiring ways.

Leads a large district/territory to maximize each store’s potential, achieving sales productivity goals and profitability. Hires, coaches, and develops area and store management talent through inspiring and encouraging leadership. Ensures area and store management coaches, develops, and inspires associates as selling and style advisers. Ensures stores achieve excellent visual merchandising and operational standards. Acts as a liaison to the corporate office to develop and implement programs and initiatives for the stores. Coaches and mentors District Managers to support the Regional Directors as needed.

Sales Generation and Performance

• Drives multi-store sales performance and ensures stores within the district achieve sales and productivity goals.
• Maintains awareness of all store goals and results, and develops strategic, actionable plans with area and store management to improve store performance and maximize opportunities. Ensures area and store management are using current tools to consistently and effectively coach and communicate goals and priorities to all associates.
• Forecasts and analyzes business trends and make effective action plans to drive results and hold teams accountable, while managing expenses.
• Identifies and celebrates store, area and individual successes.
• Maintains communication with Regional Director regarding store performance and opportunities.
• Builds customer loyalty by leading area and store management to identify and leverage local customer outreach opportunities and company programs to acquire new customers and increase frequency of customer visits.
• Works with area and store management to resolve merchandise and customer service issues timely and effectively, ensuring positive customer experiences and continued customer loyalty.
• Accesses market, shares information and surfaces opportunities within markets.

Talent Development

• Identifies and continually recruits management talent to support J. Jill culture, goals and objectives, maintaining bench strength to ensure all positions are filled in a timely manner.
• Creates a high performing, talented team that is focused on achieving individual and company goals. Coaches and develops management and associate skills through positive and inspiring feedback and challenging assignments.
• Conducts ongoing training and development of area and store management on selling culture and techniques, policies and procedures, and operational and visual merchandising standards.
• Evaluates and coaches to performance by providing timely, actionable and specific feedback to ensure achievement of goals, consistency in brand standards and a positive customer experience.
• Resolves associate relations issues timely and professionally, in accordance with company policy.

Coach and Develop Store Managers

• Ensures all area and store management teams create a positive, energetic and inspiring store atmosphere of both teamwork and individual associate contribution.
• Develops management and associates to model J. Jill selling culture by reinforcing selling and learning tools, determining unique customer needs and delighting all customers with their experience at J. Jill. Directs and coaches area and store management to ensure a consistent environment of greeting every customer promptly and genuinely, re-engaging on the selling floor, and wardrobing customers by providing guiding, helpful service.
• Directs area and store management to ensure an effective leader is scheduled and functioning in the role of sales floor leader on the sales floor at all times.
• Challenges area and store teams to learn and grow and try new skills and selling approaches.
• Ensures all management and associates project J. Jill brand and a style adviser image.

Visual Merchandising

• Directs area and store management to effectively plan, schedule, and execute floor sets and ongoing re-merchandising of stores.
• Partners with Regional Visual Manager to develop visual merchandising skills of store teams.
• Holds management accountable for ensuring excellent visual standards are consistently maintained, including continual replenishment of the sales floor, and appropriate fixture and product placement.

Operational Excellence

• Coaches and directs area and store management to create optimal weekly work schedules to drive sales and support customer selling and service. Approves schedules weekly to ensure top talent is scheduled during peak traffic periods while meeting payroll expense goals.
• Ensures area and store management to consistently utilize current reporting and tools to plan effective strategies for sales floor coverage and management of tasks.
• Directs and coaches area and store management to achieve excellence in all operational standards and functions including: knowledge and implementation of all company policies and procedures, marketing, product replenishment, markdowns and promotions, store cleanliness and backroom organization.
• Leads and resolves loss prevention investigations with LPI representative and make decisions on appropriate actions in alignment with company guidelines. Consult with Store Operations and Human Resources as warranted. Protects company assets and reduce merchandise shrink by managing internal, external and administrative inventory processes according to company procedures.
• Ensures compliance to company policies and procedures and federal, state, and local employment laws to ensure a safe environment and protect company assets.

Benefits, Tailored for You:

• Competitive salary with retail incentive plan eligibility. Hiring immediately.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Generous associate discount.
• 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary match and tuition reimbursement.
• Full-time associates are eligible for medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and more.
• Employee Assistance Program and additional group discounts.

• Outstanding leadership qualities, training and team building skills.
• Proven excellent customer service skills with statistical track record of driving multi store sales.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills to identify opportunities and coach to success.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with business partners at all levels in the organization.
• Exceptional style, merchandising and wardrobe skills.

• Ability to forecast and analyze business trends and make effective action plans.
• Proven ability to network; acquiring and maintaining talent.
• Strong ability to assess market, and surface opportunities.
• Passionate about fashion and the J. Jill brand; consistent high level of engagement.
• Treats everyone on the team with dignity and respect and motivates through inspiring and encouraging leadership.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years of women’s specialty retail management experience.
• 5+ years in a district manager/multi-store position preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proven experience in Human Resources and Associate Relations.
• Established history in recruiting and retaining a talented management and sales team.
• Point of Sale and office software technical experience (Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position.

At J.Jill, we believe our associates should be seen, valued, and celebrated. We support the advancement of our associates by harnessing their unique contributions to grow and improve, and our success is guided by a culture that values keeping it simple and making it matter. J.Jill is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and professional workplace free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at J.Jill are based solely upon business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other legally protected status. J.Jill provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation to assist with completing the application process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io