VP, Regional Manager- Milwaukee/Minneapolis Region

Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role 

The Regional Manager provides leadership for multiple Districts and Stores.  They consistently monitor results and drive the execution of priorities, setting clear goals. The Regional Manager demonstrates a passion for developing talent and team accountability. They articulate the strategic vision and priorities of the organization clearly and compellingly and engage their teams. They demonstrate expert business operations and financial management knowledge and can effectively lead initiatives that drive business growth. The RM should balance multiple perspectives and explore options and challenges to drive change and strategic decision-making.

What You’ll Do

RESULTS DRIVEN 

• Consistently monitors results and meets/exceeds sales, profit, and productivity goals.

• Drives and sustains critical strategic priorities; provides clarity to teams

• Strong merchandising skills, including flows and adjacencies.  Able to teach and train teams to identify opportunities and improve merchandising skills. 

• Seeks out opportunities to drive results through new processes

• Fosters an environment where innovation is encouraged. Leverages the skills and knowledge of others to drive results; executing through others.

• Projects energy and resilience; shows exceptional leadership when faced with challenging circumstances

• They use advanced analytical skills and balance their experience and input from others to make decisions that propel the business forward. 

DEVELOPS TALENT AND EFFECTIVE TEAMS

• Readily monitors and coaches talent across the organization, shares experiences to develop others, and promotes coaching and mentoring relationships.  

• Works with the team to identify cross-functional development opportunities. 

• Builds a sense of shared ownership and responsibility for developing the talent pipeline.

• Sets clear goals and expectations around performance, providing timely feedback and stretch goals.

• Sets the highest standard for talent development, holding self and others accountable for meeting crucial future talent needs across the business. 

LEADS THE BUSINESS WITH VISION AND STRATEGY

• Creates and establishes the functional strategy in alignment with Kohl’s goals. 

• Consistently invests time to think strategically and uses insights to inform future strategy.; Stays abreast of market and future trends

• Creates momentum and removes barriers to achieving Kohl’s long-term strategy

• Understands and articulates the connection between function, wider organization, and the individual; considering implications across business functions. 

• It focuses on possibilities using external perspectives and networks to seek new opportunities for long-term growth while encouraging others to do the same.

• An organized leader who balances time appropriately to allow for strategic thought and teaching/training teams. 

INFLUENCE AND BUILDING NETWORKS

• Uses coaching to facilitate and challenge others and moves beyond obstacles to solutions

• Builds trusting, mutually supportive relationships through genuine interactions. Demonstrates a commitment to others. 

• Informally persuades by sharing rationale and seeking and incorporating others’ input.

• Builds relationships with relevant networks in the industry outside of Kohl’s. 

• Is an active listener who filters ideas from various sources to achieve outcomes. 

BUSINESS ACUMEN

• Thorough understanding of the organization’s financial reports.

• Considers both short and long-term impacts of business decisions. 

• Makes informed decisions that align with Kohl’s goals and objectives.

• Accurately forecasts potential outcomes of business decisions. 

• Continuously strives to improve business knowledge and understanding.

ADAPTABILITY AND AGILE THINKING

• Can transition quickly from the “big picture” to deep dive into details to find solutions and support others.

• Can quickly judge whether to pause or go ahead with a cour