District Manager - KS

District Manager – LaMar’s Donuts & Coffee

Location:

Kansas (Travel Required)

Employment Type:

Full‑Time | Exempt

Reports To:

Area Manager / President of Operations

LaMar’s Donuts & Coffee is a nationally recognized, premium donut and espresso brand redefining the category through products made fresh daily and hand‑crafted. Soon completely remodeled with elevated café design, and exceptional hospitality. As we accelerate corporate and franchise growth, we are seeking experienced District Managers to lead multiple locations with a balance of operational discipline, people development, and brand excellence.

The District Manager (DM) is responsible for the overall performance of multiple LaMar’s Donuts & Coffee locations within an assigned territory. This role ensures consistent execution of quality of product and brand standards, financial performance, team development, and guest experience and cleanliness standards across all stores.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on, field‑based leader that works side by side with their assigned locations, with a proven track record managing 3 units, driving KPIs, coaching General Managers, and helping develop their management team and scaling systems in a fast‑growth restaurant or café environment.

• Multi‑Unit Operations Leadership
  • Oversee 3 locations (corporate and/or franchise) within an assigned district
  • Ensure consistent execution of LaMar’s Core Values and Brand Standards, Quality of Product, Cleanliness and Service standards, recipes, service model, and café presentation
  • Conduct regular store visits, audits, and performance reviews
  • Act as the primary operational liaison between store leadership and corporate HQ
• People Leadership & Talent Development
  • Recruit, train, coach, and mentor General Managers, Assistant Managers, and Shift Managers
  • Build strong leadership benches and succession plans for management teams in all locations
  • Drive accountability through performance scorecards and structured coaching
  • Foster a culture of hospitality, craftsmanship, and ownership
• Financial & KPI Performance
  • Own district‑level P&L performance and results
  • Drive sales growth, labor optimization, COGS control, and EBITDA targets
  • Monitor and improve KPIs including:
    • Sales & traffic growth
    • Labor percentage
    • Food & paper cost
    • Guest satisfaction scores
    • Health & safety compliance
  • Partner with Finance and Operations to execute corrective action plans
• Operational Excellence & Brand Standards
  • Ensure compliance with Food safety & sanitation standards, local, state, and federal labor laws, franchise system requirements (where applicable)
  • Support new store openings, remodels, and market launches
  • Implement corporate initiatives, systems, and technology upgrades
• Franchise & Corporate Partnership (if applicable)
  • Serve as operational advisor to franchisees within your assigned district
  • Support and enforce franchise compliance, performance improvement, and growth readiness
  • Uphold LaMar’s premium, gourmet, artisan brand positioning and guest promise

• Required
  • 5+ years of multiunit restaurant or café leadership experience
  • Proven success managing 3 to 15+ locations
  • Strong P&L ownership and financial acumen
  • Experience in fast‑paced, fast‑casual, QSR, coffee, bakery, or fast‑luxe concepts
  • Ability to travel extensively within assigned district, area, region, and multistate locations
  • Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills
• Preferred
  • Experience with and in a franchise environment
  • Background with coffee, bakery, or scratch‑made food concepts
  • Experience supporting new store openings and rapid growth
  • Data‑driven mindset with comfort using dashboards, KPIs, and POS systems
  • 24 hour/7 day operations and open availability and able to work during the busiest days of Saturday and Sundays

• Brand‑first mindset with uncompromising quality standards
• High accountability and ownership mentality
• Calm, decisive leader in fast‑paced environments
• Strong people developer and culture builder
• Entrepreneurial and growth‑oriented

• Competitive base salary from $80,000 to $110,000 annual salary
• Performance‑based promotions
• Car…