District Operations Manager

District Operations Manager

Connected International, Inc. (Connected Cannabis Co.) is a leading vertically integrated cannabis company based in Sacramento and operating in California, Arizona, and Florida. With over 11 years experience, Connected specializes in breeding, growing, manufacturing, and distributing top-shelf cannabis through its state-of-the-art facilities and proprietary genetics.

With over 250 employees across the United States, Connected maintains a strong presence in the industry across multiple markets. The company has recently expanded into Arizona and Florida with ambitious national expansion plans underway. Connected's mission has always been to breed, grow, and sell the best cannabis in the world, setting high standards for its products, people, and partners wherever we go.

About the Job

The role of the District Operations Manager is to oversee and support the daily operations of our cannabis retail locations. This role ensures compliance with state and local cannabis regulations, supports and monitors labor scheduling for optimal sales performance, creates action plans for inventory operations to increase accuracy, and performs internal audits of processes and systems for adherence of guidelines and SOPs. The ideal candidate will be a detail oriented and compliance focused leader who can quickly build trust within store management and teams and recommend and implement new and existing processes across all retail stores.

Note : This role is remote, with regular (weekly) travel to retail locations.

What You Will Do

Operational Oversight & SOP Adherence :

• Complete weekly visits to monitor and assess daily operations of each store location for SOP adherence.
• In partnership with the Compliance team, ensure stores are compliant with all cannabis regulations (e.g., METRC, DCC, CDTFA and local ordinances).
• Implement and train store teams to SOP standards to ensure consistent execution across locations.
• Optimize inventory management and product flow, minimizing shrinkage and ensuring consistent salesfloor replenishment and product availability.
• Perform a check in with onsite security to ensure adherence to established guidelines and SOPs. Partner closely with Compliance as needed to address and resolve any concerns.
• Establish, train, and monitor best practices in daily inventory management.
• Build strong working relationships to support the store leadership and inventory teams. Create, manage and follow up with action plans as required to address any store operation issues.
• Establish priorities, focus areas and provide direction to all retail teams relative to the store's areas of opportunities.
• Oversees product inventory for proper location management and organization for efficient product reordering.
• Notify store staff of new procedures, policies and regulatory updates / changes.

Team Leadership :

Operations and Financial Performance :

Compliance & Risk Management :

What We Are Looking For

Compensation Description (annually) :

The salary range for this position in the selected city is $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location.

Physical Requirements / Workplace Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Why Connected?

Connected is an exciting and innovative workplace with a highly engaged workforce brought together by a shared passion to be the best in the business. We are on a mission to breed, grow and sell the best cannabis in the world! This is a super unique opportunity to be part of the start-up stage of the booming cannabis industry. We are looking for exceptional people to join our team as we transition into the next phase of our business ventures and become a leader in the cannabis space.