Operations Manager/ Department manager

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 Store Operations Manager, you'll be an experienced Department Manager looking for a new challenge. Your mission is to lead the store operations and ensure that it is compliant with health and safety best practises while ensuring your teammates are taken with you on this journey. Your organisational skills will be the key to the success of the store! In a nutshell, your responsibilities will include:

• Securing the safety and wellness of your assigned store on a daily basis
• Ensuring the health and safety of customers and teammates at all times
• Guaranteeing the safety of goods and overseeing stock management
• Ensuring that organised and efficient processes are implemented/overseen throughout the store
• Ensuring the upkeep of the facilities and maintenance in the building
• Management: recruitment, training and development of people
• Leadership
• Economic analysis and projection

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As an Operations Manager, you will be required to work usual retail hours including evenings and weekends.

THE PROFILE

• Energetic & enthusiastic: prepared to get stuck and follow through into any situation
• Highly organised and an efficient worker
• Proven success as a Department Manager
• Positive and effective communicator

BENEFITS

Rewards and Recognition

• Annual remuneration reviews
• 30% Teammate Discount
• Shareholding Scheme
• Access to Pension Scheme ( 3-8% Employer Contribution to Pension Scheme)
• Teammate rental scheme
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme

Social and Community

• Ticket discount for social and community events such as concerts, theatre, sports events, etc (through SmartSpending Access and so it varies per season)
• Access and opportunity to join internal and community social events every year for you and your family

Health and Wellbeing

• Up to 10 paid sick leaves and 5 bereavement leaves
• Maternity and shared parental leaves
• Life Assurance

Work-life Balance

• Up to 28 days holiday with the option to carry over a maximum of 5 days each year
• Airfare and accommodation discounts for trips (through SmartSpending Access and so it varies per season)

Learning and Development

• A vast program of intensive learning and development training via Decathlon Academy and other learning platforms
• Opportunity to join apprenticeship programmes

HQ Benefits

• Hybrid working mode
• No uniform
• Free hot drinks
• Free access to the Decathlon Gym

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.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Profit sharing
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Flexible Language Requirement:

• English not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Quarterly bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Guildford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you available to work on the weekends?

Experience:

• Team management: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location