District Manager - Western Canada
Top Benefits
About the role
Job description
As a District Manager – Trainer West, you will oversee the performance of Swatch retail stores across Western Canada, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. You will play a key role in driving sales, ensuring operational excellence, and developing high-performing teams through impactful training and leadership.
Reporting to the Head of Retail Operations, you will be responsible for achieving financial targets, enhancing customer experience, and delivering training programs that elevate team capabilities. You will embody Swatch’s Core Competencies: Customer Focus, Drive for Results, Creativity, Problem-Solving, Humility, Integrity, and Building Effective Teams and Relationships.
Starting base pay of $70,000.00 plus performance-based annual bonus.
Benefits:
- Health benefits, including dental and vision coverage
- RRSP contributions with company match
- Company discount
- Life insurance
- Paid vacations and sick days
Responsibilities include:
District Management
- Lead daily operations across multiple retail locations to meet sales and productivity goals
- Analyze performance metrics and implement strategies to drive growth
- Ensure visual merchandising and operational standards are consistently met
- Conduct regular store visits to coach, review performance, and support store managers
- Support store openings, relocations, and closures
- Monitor labor and operational expenses to optimize profitability
- Provide market insights on competitors, consumer behavior, and trends
Training & Development
- Design and deliver engaging training programs on sales, product knowledge, and customer service
- Onboard and mentor new hires to build high-performing teams
- Identify skill gaps and create tailored training solutions
- Evaluate training effectiveness and continuously improve programs
Leadership & Talent Development
- Build a strong talent pipeline by identifying and developing high-potential employees
- Foster a collaborative and positive work environment
- Partner with HR to support employee engagement and retention initiatives
- Promote a culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement
Working Conditions:
This role requires moderate physical effort, including significant walking and standing during store visits. Occasional lifting (up to 35 lbs) of boxes and fixtures may be required. Administrative duties are performed in-office 1 to 1.5 days per week, with the remainder of time spent in the field.
Employment Status:
Full-Time: 40 hours per week on average. Must maintain open availability to meet the needs of the business and may be required to work more than 40 hours per week, including certain holidays and blackout dates.
Profile
- Availability to travel frequently across Western Canada
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Self-starter who thrives independently and in team settings
- Effective leadership and coaching abilities
- Results-driven with high energy and enthusiasm
Professional requirements
- Minimum 3 years of multi-store retail leadership experience
- Proven experience in training and talent development
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills
- Intermediate computer skills (MS Office, POS systems)
- Deep understanding of the local retail landscape
About Swatch Group
The Swatch Group Ltd is an international group active in the manufacture and sale of finished watches, jewelry, watch movements and components. Swatch Group supplies nearly all components required for the watches sold by its 16 watch and jewelry brands as well as by its two retail brands, Tourbillon and Hour Passion. The Group’s production companies also supply movements and components to third-party watchmakers.
The Swatch Group Ltd is also a key player in the manufacture and sale of electronic systems used in watchmaking and other industries. With its watch brands, it is also a leader in the field of sports event timing as official timekeeper and data-handler of most of the Olympic Games of the last decades and major international sports events.
The Swatch Group Ltd has a unique emotional culture. Beauty and emotions in watches are as much part of it as high-tech, quality and added value on the customer’s wrist. Both, emotional poetry and innovation play an active part in the commitment to its customers. The Swatch Group Ltd was founded in 1983, by Nicolas G. Hayek. It grew out of the merger of two big Swiss watch groups, ASUAG and SSIH. The Group has since shown steady growth in key financials, leading to records. Today Swatch Group employs more than 33'500 persons in over 50 countries.
Discover the Swatch Group brands… Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch and Flik Flak.
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District Manager - Western Canada
Top Benefits
About the role
Job description
As a District Manager – Trainer West, you will oversee the performance of Swatch retail stores across Western Canada, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. You will play a key role in driving sales, ensuring operational excellence, and developing high-performing teams through impactful training and leadership.
Reporting to the Head of Retail Operations, you will be responsible for achieving financial targets, enhancing customer experience, and delivering training programs that elevate team capabilities. You will embody Swatch’s Core Competencies: Customer Focus, Drive for Results, Creativity, Problem-Solving, Humility, Integrity, and Building Effective Teams and Relationships.
Starting base pay of $70,000.00 plus performance-based annual bonus.
Benefits:
- Health benefits, including dental and vision coverage
- RRSP contributions with company match
- Company discount
- Life insurance
- Paid vacations and sick days
Responsibilities include:
District Management
- Lead daily operations across multiple retail locations to meet sales and productivity goals
- Analyze performance metrics and implement strategies to drive growth
- Ensure visual merchandising and operational standards are consistently met
- Conduct regular store visits to coach, review performance, and support store managers
- Support store openings, relocations, and closures
- Monitor labor and operational expenses to optimize profitability
- Provide market insights on competitors, consumer behavior, and trends
Training & Development
- Design and deliver engaging training programs on sales, product knowledge, and customer service
- Onboard and mentor new hires to build high-performing teams
- Identify skill gaps and create tailored training solutions
- Evaluate training effectiveness and continuously improve programs
Leadership & Talent Development
- Build a strong talent pipeline by identifying and developing high-potential employees
- Foster a collaborative and positive work environment
- Partner with HR to support employee engagement and retention initiatives
- Promote a culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement
Working Conditions:
This role requires moderate physical effort, including significant walking and standing during store visits. Occasional lifting (up to 35 lbs) of boxes and fixtures may be required. Administrative duties are performed in-office 1 to 1.5 days per week, with the remainder of time spent in the field.
Employment Status:
Full-Time: 40 hours per week on average. Must maintain open availability to meet the needs of the business and may be required to work more than 40 hours per week, including certain holidays and blackout dates.
Profile
- Availability to travel frequently across Western Canada
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Self-starter who thrives independently and in team settings
- Effective leadership and coaching abilities
- Results-driven with high energy and enthusiasm
Professional requirements
- Minimum 3 years of multi-store retail leadership experience
- Proven experience in training and talent development
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills
- Intermediate computer skills (MS Office, POS systems)
- Deep understanding of the local retail landscape
About Swatch Group
The Swatch Group Ltd is an international group active in the manufacture and sale of finished watches, jewelry, watch movements and components. Swatch Group supplies nearly all components required for the watches sold by its 16 watch and jewelry brands as well as by its two retail brands, Tourbillon and Hour Passion. The Group’s production companies also supply movements and components to third-party watchmakers.
The Swatch Group Ltd is also a key player in the manufacture and sale of electronic systems used in watchmaking and other industries. With its watch brands, it is also a leader in the field of sports event timing as official timekeeper and data-handler of most of the Olympic Games of the last decades and major international sports events.
The Swatch Group Ltd has a unique emotional culture. Beauty and emotions in watches are as much part of it as high-tech, quality and added value on the customer’s wrist. Both, emotional poetry and innovation play an active part in the commitment to its customers. The Swatch Group Ltd was founded in 1983, by Nicolas G. Hayek. It grew out of the merger of two big Swiss watch groups, ASUAG and SSIH. The Group has since shown steady growth in key financials, leading to records. Today Swatch Group employs more than 33'500 persons in over 50 countries.
Discover the Swatch Group brands… Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch and Flik Flak.
For more jobs please visit our website.