Responsibilities

The District Manager is responsible for driving top line sales and growth and evangelizing the Microsoft ecosystem for our #1 worldwide retail partner.   Partner with account leadership to execute strategies for Microsoft products and services.   Be accountable for building partner relationship and execution of business strategy and improving customer satisfaction measurements.   Provide strategic leadership to Microsoft Specialists and partner employees enabling the market and territory to achieve its overall objectives   Establish program awareness, team motivation and accountability that result in performance excellence.   Responsible for sharing business insights including observations and recommendations to key partners to influence sales programs.   Support and contribute to the development of training to ensure readiness of the field team.    

Qualifications

 Experiences Required:  
 

• 5 years of retail leadership experience
   
• People management experience that includes an emphasis on employee development and mentoring
   
• Experience developing, tracking and monitoring performance metrics on a daily/weekly basis
   
• Able to work a flexible schedule with extended hours in peak / holiday seasons
   
• 90% Market Travel
   

 
 Experience Preferred:  
 

• Bachelors’ Degree in Business, Marketing or related field
   
• Experience running a geographically dispersed workforce
   

 
 Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to askstaff@microsoft.com.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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