D. J. Bauer

Experience

1. District Manager

   Kohl's

   Sep 2006 — Present · US

   Manage all business operations for the district consisting of 20+ stores in 4 states responsible for $250M+ in annual sales revenue; serve as a companywide Bench Regional Manager during Regional Manager vacations or absences. • Direct personnel management functions for 65 store executives and employees in the district; supported the Corporate Human Resources team on managing district HR operations and implementing district HR initiatives. • Led the Mountain West market from the bottom 10% performing district ranking at beginning of tenure to the top 20% of the company within 3 years of leadership. • Generated YOY sales growth averaging 6% with incremental profit growth in every store location annually prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Led digital sales strategy resulting in a company top 10% performance ranking in each year of tenure; optimized brick & mortar sales by identifying new/missing business categories, and improving customer environment and operations. • Serve as a member of the Store Sales Growth team and Western US People Engagement Team to create and lead initiatives involving sales and employee retention strategy impacting all stores. • Serve as a nationwide District Manager Trainer, effectively trained, coached, and mentored 10+ newly promoted District Managers across the company. • Achieved top District Operational Scorecard results; resulting in a C-Suite recognition tour 2 of 4 years present in market. • Engineered and implemented the “SM as CEO” empowerment strategy for Kohl’s, resulting in company-wide strategy adoption; ultimately now a pillar of the culture and future progression of the company. • Selected as 1 of 6 chosen District Managers in the entire organization to attend the SVP Bi-Annual Strategic Meeting and serve as a Corporate Consultant to add business insights and guidance to C-Suite for corporate decisions before rollout