Department Manager - Decathlon Moorabbin

Are you seeking a career where you can share your passion for sports, develop entrepreneurial business skills and own your growth & responsibilities?
 
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 dream 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 wellbeing. 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 wanting 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 with your career. 
As a Department Manager, you will be leading your own business from day one!
 
Job Responsibilities:

• Customer Service: Your customers will be at the forefront of your attention, together with your team you will provide amazing customer service to ensure your customers are ‘Delighted or delighted’.

• Profit and Loss management: Complete accountability for your departments PnL account, you act with an entrepreneurial spirit when taking business decisions and rostering teammates.
• Duty Management: Taking on 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.
• Community engagement: Building relationships with local sports users and clubs

• Visual Merchandising: You will build your department offer and present it through efficient yet effective visual merchandising.
• 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 allowing each team member to thrive,

 
 
Our ideal candidate

• Have successful managerial experience in retail (Commercial actions, Piloting, individual and collective management, recruitment)
• Passionate about one or of these sports: 

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.
• Successful leader - best duty manager in-store or successful topic owner on store level

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!
 
Candidates must be able to provide evidence and or supporting documents for working rights in Australia if progressed through the recruitment process. 
 
Please note: we are unable to provide support for sponsorship.
Additional information

• Amazing team benefits - 25% staff discounts, celebrations
• Fast-paced and dynamic environment - no two days are the same
• Career progression opportunities with the largest global sporting retailer