Job description
Decathlon Oxford is looking for its new Fishing / Nature Sport Leader !
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.
THE JOB
As a Sport Leader, your responsibility will be to make your sport accessible within your community by sharing the benefits of your sports. Once you have mastered the fundamental actions in the store, you will have the freedom to think outside the box, choose what products and services to offer, how to sell them, and build your business from the ground up. In a nutshell, your responsibilities will include:
- Collective actions– Together with your colleagues you will ensure that your department is always commerce-oriented and efficient.
- Digital – As retail continues to evolve, you will have the freedom to discover new ways to grow your sport through social media and other digital channels.
- Partnerships– Once your business is thriving in-store and online, you can reach out into your community and develop partnerships with your local sport clubs/schools/businesses. This is where you get to apply your networking skills in order to strengthen and make your sport accessible within your community.
- Customer Service – Your customers will always be your number one priority, you will have the means to listen to their feedback in order to make improvements to your business. At Decathlon we ensure that all our customers remain loyal through our Satisfied or Satisfied policy.
- Brand awareness - You will build the best product offering for your customer. You’ll choose all of your ranges within your sport, adapting your business to the current market. You will organise events in your local area to increase brand awareness and customer participation in sport.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As a Sport Leader, you will be required to work usual retail hours including evenings and weekends.
THE PROFILE
- Someone looking to take a step forward towards their retail career
- Commerce-oriented
- Open-minded with a natural sense of service to help others
- Self-motivated with an obvious passion for sport
- Team player who thrives in fast paced and changing environments
- Digitally competent with an entrepreneurial mind-set
- Invested in the development of yourself and others
BENEFITS
Rewards and Recognition
- Annual remuneration reviews
- 30% Teammate Discount
- Shareholding Scheme
- Access to Pension Scheme ( 3-8% Employer Contribution to Pension Scheme)
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
Work-life Balance
- Up to 28 days holiday with the option to carry over a maximum of 5 days each year
Learning and Development
- A vast program of intensive learning and development training via Decathlon Academy and other learning platforms
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.
Decathlon UK is a part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world’s leading sporting goods retailers. In the United Kingdom, we have forty-nine stores located all across the country, and an e-commerce site that caters to nationwide delivery.
Decathlon UK
https://jobs.decathlon.co.uk/
London, United Kingdom
Barbara Martin Coppola
Unknown / Non-Applicable
501 to 1000 Employees
Company - Private
Sporting Goods Stores
1976