department manager Reading, England
Decathlon
Full Time
Reading, England
27000 - 25000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
International. Lovers of sports. Team players. Stronger together through our love of sports.
At Decathlon UK, we provide Careers That Let You Play. We are driven by our mission to help more people in the UK get physically active and healthy. We are a part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world’s leading sporting goods retailers. Headquartered in France, DECATHLON specializes in the creation of sports products and their distribution online and in stores at more than 1,700 locations in 61 countries. In the UK, it has over 50 stores nationwide and an e-commerce site that caters to nationwide delivery.
At Decathlon UK, we provide Careers That Let You Play. We are driven by our mission to help more people in the UK get physically active and healthy. We are a part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world’s leading sporting goods retailers. Headquartered in France, DECATHLON specializes in the creation of sports products and their distribution online and in stores at more than 1,700 locations in 61 countries. In the UK, it has over 50 stores nationwide and an e-commerce site that caters to nationwide delivery.
THE MISSION
As a Department Manager you'll be growing a dynamic business to empower and develop your team; all to ensure that your local customers can get everything they need in your department to practice their favourite sports. Most importantly, you have to ensure they have an amazing shopping experience in the process.
The store life is full of energy. You will face new adventures and challenges every day but with the support of your team, we guarantee that you will surpass even your own expectations. In a nutshell, your responsibilities will include:
- Management: recruitment, training and development of people
- Leadership
- Market research
- Economic analysis and projection
- Financial management
- Commercial merchandising
- Project management
THE PROFILE
- An energetic self-starter preferably with strong leadership skills and a love for sport
- People-centric and has a strong sense of service to help others
- A game changer who can innovate retail
- A motivational person who nurtures the development of others
- Invested in the development of yourself and others
What's involved?
Store life is full of energy where no two days are the same, you’ll be sure to face some challenges but with the support of your team we guarantee that you will surpass even your own expectations. Here are parts of the role where you can make the biggest difference in:
- People practices, including; recruitment, training and development.
- Leadership
- Market research
- Economic analysis and projection
- Financial management
- Commercial merchandising
- Project management
Sound good so far? If so, here's the type of person we're looking for...
Who are you?- An energetic self-starter with strong leadership skills and a love for sport!
- People centered, with a sense of service to help others.
- A game changer who can rethink and reinvent retail.
- A motivational person who nurtures the development of others.
BENEFITS
- Get to enjoy the following benefits and perks:
- Hybrid Working
- Annual remuneration reviews
- Healthy employee discount on all Decathlon products
- Weekly Staff Sports/Activities
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Intensive Learning and Development training via Decathlon Academy
… and many more
ABOUT DECATHLON UK
We’re an international sports retailer with 2080 stores in 56 countries, and if you look a little closer, you’ll see we’re so much more.Decathlon is dedicated to helping, inspiring, and guiding you through your sports experiences. We believe that discovering new sports and being active – well, it’s an important part of life – and living well shouldn’t just be for a privileged few.
We’re an international sports retailer with 2080 stores in 56 countries, and if you look a little closer, you’ll see we’re so much more.Decathlon is dedicated to helping, inspiring, and guiding you through your sports experiences. We believe that discovering new sports and being active – well, it’s an important part of life – and living well shouldn’t just be for a privileged few.
Decathlon
https://jobs.decathlon.co.uk/
London, United Kingdom
Barbara Martin Coppola
Unknown / Non-Applicable
501 to 1000 Employees
Company - Private
Sporting Goods Stores
1976
