District Manager in Training

District Manager in Training (DMT)A Plus Automotive was founded in 2019 with a clear vision: to build a profitable business by creating a positive employee experience, so that every team member is passionate about delivering a customer experience that exceeds expectations. We are seeking a District Manager in Training (DMT) who is ready to grow into a multi-unit leadership role and help drive that vision forward.This is a hands-on leadership development role. Candidates will be required to learn our POS system, processes, and operations by running a store for 3–6 months. During this time, you will demonstrate your ability to lead a team, deliver results, and develop your replacement. Promotion to a District Manager role is earned by proving you can successfully operate a location, build a strong team, and consistently deliver performance.Key responsibilities include performing all General Manager duties while in training, ensuring all locations open on time and operate until scheduled closing, properly staffing for business needs, monitoring and managing daily KPIs, adjusting operations as needed to improve performance and control labor, sending a daily recap email summarizing challenges addressed, opportunities identified and action plans created, wins achieved, submitting a weekly goal improvement plan, acting as a leader and motivator, maintaining a high level of energy, positivity, and engagement, holding team members accountable, recognizing strong performance, addressing missed expectations through coaching and corrective action, handling escalated customer concerns, claims, and warranties over $100, completing and managing all Personal Action Forms (PAFs) for employee changes, recruiting, hiring, and continuously building a strong talent pipeline, managing customer feedback and online reviews, responding professionally and taking action when needed, verifying payroll accuracy weekly, managing inventory and approving orders within budget, maintaining strong communication by responding to emails with professionalism and detail, building bench strength through cross-training and succession planning, supporting and promoting company initiatives, contests, and incentives, and ensuring all administrative tasks are completed by Monday at 8 AM.Expectations include working 5 days/55 hours per week in-store, while remaining engaged and available as needed, leading by example and building a team that enjoys their work and takes pride in performance, increasing sales, controlling costs, and driving profitability, teaching, training, coaching, and motivating teams to achieve bonuses, delegating effectively and following up to ensure execution, delivering consistent performance management, and ensuring an outstanding customer and employee experience.Core strengths include strong leadership and conflict resolution skills, ability to listen, coach, and develop others, self-motivated with the ability to work independently, high level of accountability for people, performance, and results, and strong communication and computer skills (Excel, email, text, Zoom).Primary focus includes delivering an exceptional employee and customer experience, recruiting and staffing for growth while maintaining labor control, training and enforcing adherence to processes and procedures, preventing and resolving customer issues and damage claims, achieving KPI targets: sales, customer count, payroll cost, profitability, and maintaining a safe work environment for employees and customers.Secondary focus includes facility and equipment maintenance, store appearance and curb appeal, recruiting and hiring, fleet account growth and management, and completion of online training.What success looks like for the company includes increased profitability and growth, lower turnover and stronger leadership retention, increased customer count. For teammates, more promotion opportunities, performance-based raises and bonuses, job stability and career growth. For customers, consistent, high-quality service, trust that A Plus Automotive will always do the right thing.When expectations are not met for the company, it includes lost business and declining performance, increased turnover and poor morale. For teammates, fewer growth and earning opportunities, less enjoyable work environment. For customers, reduced trust and satisfaction, longer wait times and inconsistent service.This role is designed for individuals who want more than just a job—you want to make an impact, develop people, and grow a business. Advancement to District Manager requires successfully running a store during training, training and developing a capable replacement, demonstrating strong leadership and consistent results.Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the Grease Monkey® brand currently operates more than 300 centers internationally with operations in Mexico, China, Colombia and Saudi Arabia. Grease Monkey® is the nation's largest independent franchisor of automotive oil change centers and is looking to expand in 2021 by opening 30+ new locations. Grease Monkey® International, LLC is the nation's largest independent franchisor of automotive oil change centers serving more than 2 million customers each year.This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Grease Monkey Corporate.