Vice President, Regional Manager - Stores

About the Role

Kohl’s is currently hiring Vice President, Regional Managers to join our store teams in locations across the country. As Vice President, Regional Manager of Stores, you will provide leadership for a region including multiple Districts and 60-100 Stores, consistently monitoring results, driving execution of priorities, and setting clear goals. You will be responsible for creating and establishing the functional store strategy in alignment with Kohl’s goals to propel the business forward.


What You'll Do

Responsibilities include: 
 

• Reviewing and analyzing regional sales and operational reports
• Using data to drive sales, profitability and deliver on target goals
• Balancing multiple perspectives and exploring options and challenges to drive change and strategic decision making
• Consistently monitoring results, and meeting or exceeding sales, profit and productivity goals
• Thinking strategically, utilizing insights, and staying abreast of market trends to help inform future strategy
• Understanding and articulating the connection between function, the wider organization, and the individual; considering implications across business functions
• Focusing on possibilities of using external perspectives and networks to seek new opportunities for long term growth while encouraging others to do the same
• Understanding short and long term impacts of business decisions, and accurately forecasting potential outcomes through an advanced knowledge of business operations and financial management
• Building relationships with relevant networks in the industry outside of Kohl’s 
• Using coaching to facilitate and challenge others to move beyond obstacles into solutions
• Building trusting, mutually supportive relationships through genuine interactions, demonstrating a commitment to others
• Readily monitoring and coaching talent across the organization, and promoting coaching and mentoring relationships
• Setting the highest standard for talent development, holding all parties accountable for meeting crucial future talent needs across the business

Who You Are

You have 8-10 years progressive retail experience, a minimum 5-7 years store management experience (preferably in a high volume, big box environment), and 4-6 years experience managing multi-unit business leaders. A Bachelor's Degree in related discipline is preferred. 

Additionally, some capabilities that will contribute to your success in this role:

Results Driven

• You are focused on critical strategic priorities and setting clear goals. You consistently monitor results and ensure follow-through on commitments, driving execution and seizing opportunities to raise the bar.

Developing Talent and Effective Teams

• You have a demonstrated commitment and passion for developing talent and drive a culture of high-performance and continuous development. You create and support multi-year succession planning to meet the long-term needs of the overall business. 

Leading the Business with Vision and Strategy

• You have a strategic vision and can articulate the priorities of the organization in a clear and compelling way that engages others and ensures that leaders at all levels maintain focus.

Influencing and Building Networks

• Through strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills, you are able to foster effective relationships, collaborate seamlessly, and navigate diverse communication scenarios at various levels within the organization.

Business Acumen

• You have an expert knowledge of business operations and financial management and can effectively lead initiatives that drive business growth and success.

Adaptability and Agile Thinking

• You have an adept ability to hold multiple perspectives in mind and incorporate opposing perspectives to drive change and make strategic decisions.

Ability for daytime and overnight travel (approx 80% of the time) is required.