Teavana - district manager - Southern New York - Full-time

At Teavana we aspire to a life that’s more flavorful, more colorful and more delicious. We are students of the world of tea – respecting its ancient traditions and reimagining them for new tea enthusiasts.

Teavana became part of the Starbucks family in 2012. Tea has always been part of Starbucks heritage—the company was founded as Starbucks Coffee, Tea and Spices in 1971. Our goal to share the vibrance of super-premium tea with more people is well underway. The Teavana team is on a mission to do for tea what Starbucks has done for coffee.

As an Area Manager you enjoy developing a team of extraordinary General Managers while maintaining your area’s financial performance. You exercise discretion in store operations and spend most of your time staffing, coaching and leading your team to create positive customer experiences. 

Using your past retail and sales experience you will:

• Grow a portfolio of successful businesses: Oversee area-wide staffing and leadership development, building future General Manager strength on the team.  Lead by example, following our Enhanced Sales Process, support the execution and success of in- store promotions, and set your team up for success. Connect with your Regional Director on your area trends while managing inventory level concerns, the sales process, and helping General Managers problem solve. 
• Lead a team of leaders: Set clear expectations and conducts store visits to train and consult team. Demonstrate effective management principles, manage with integrity and manage through ambiguity. Recruit and develop a high-performance team of General Managers, by motivating, coaching and building their capability to develop sales action plans and accountability. Ensure proper training and timely performance evaluations, reinforce individual and team accomplishments and maintain a successful team of General Managers.

We’d love to hear from people with:

• Progressively responsible retail experience (5 years)      
• Experience leading and coaching  teams  (3 – 5 years)
• Retail management experience managing multiple stores
• Experience selling (commission based sales or small box specialty preferred)
• High School Diploma/GED. Note: a college degree in business or a closely related field, OR 4+ years of US Military service may substitute for a portion of the required experience
• Available to work flexible hours that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights and/or holidays, including a total of 40 or more hours per week
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel weekly

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