Department Manager

Sports, Development, Management, Retail, Leadership

**Do you like to take decisions? Have an entrepreneurial spirit?**

**Decathlon is looking for YOU**

**What is Decathlon?**
Decathlon is a family-owned global sporting goods company. We are sports lovers inspired by the belief that the best sports products should be accessible to everyone and who dreams of improving people's lives through sports. We are brand ambassadors. We are experts in our fields, and we draw on our knowledge and experience to create, design & manufacture our own products in our own studios and Labs. We care about our planet and its future. We believe in the strong benefits of sports, like unique moments with family and friends, the outdoors, and well-being. We are Decathlon and we are stronger together.

**About the Job**:
The key to our retail business is our employees. We are proud of our retail leaders and we equip all our team members with the correct support and career development opportunities. As a Department Manager, you are an ambitious learner and want to develop and grow your skills and take on more responsibility to learn how business is done. There is an extensive training program provided to help you thrive in your career.

As a department manager, you will be leading your own business from day one

**Responsibilities**:

- **Customer Service**: Through your own passion for sports you share your tips and experience with users and through our hands-on product training you are able to give the best technical advice for the sports in your dedicated department. Ensuring your customers are "delighted or delighted"
- **Profit and Loss management**: Complete accountability for your department's PnL account, you act with an entrepreneurial spirit when taking business decisions and rostering teammates.
- **Duty Management**: Taking on the responsibility to share in a rotating floor supervising role (captain shifts), Prioritising and managing the floor alongside your department.
- **Stock Management**: guarantee the availability of stock in your department, ensuring you have the right stock at the right time.
- **Recruiting new Talent**: You will help the company build a talent pipeline for future expansion, and you recruit team members who are better than you are.
- **Training & Development of Teammates**: training and developing energetic sports advisors through down-to-earth management

**Who are you?**
- **You are a passionate sports enthusiast**, Sport is part of your life.
- **Responsible and Autonomous** with your actions
- **Driven by challenges** and can come up with innovative solutions and ideas.
- **Passionate about creating positive change for our planet and people.**:

- **Team player** - Thrives in fast-changing environments & able to play as part of the team in the busiest times. (Weekends and Holidays)
- **Ambitious & Motivated to grow** in responsibilities and develop your career quickly.

**What we offer**:

- **Growth to further management opportunities** for ambitious profiles wanting to grow and take on more responsibilities in the future.
- **Investment in your personal development** through training, Support, coaching, and mentorship to gain practical work experience and develop new skills to expand your career possibilities.
- You will have opportunities to connect, **collaborate and build networks** throughout the company.
- **Fun and well-equipped work environment.**:

- You will have access to all **employee benefits** including all leaves, staff discounts & allowances.

We recruit sports lovers, we create projects together, and we bring the pleasure of sports all over the world - let's build your career path together