Department Leader in Training

DECATHLON Belgium NV; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-weekly bonus

Academy training

Product discounts

Flexible hours

Sports facilities access

Eco initiatives

Job summary

Decathlon Canada is seeking a store leader to guide a dynamic team in delivering exceptional customer service and achieving store goals. You will oversee daily operations, lead by example, and foster a culture of growth and collaboration across departments.

You will develop your team, drive partnerships within the sporting community, and ensure customers receive expert advice and high-value service while aligning with Decathlon's mission to make sports accessible for all.

Qualifications

• Marked interest in and enthusiasm for retail, customer service, and sports.
• Experienced personnel manager with an inclusive and participatory team approach.
• Interpersonal skills: actively listens to their team in order to mobilize, develop, and motivate them around common objectives.
• Thrives on challenges, enjoys making decisions independently, and is open-minded.
• Ability to recruit team members and offer coaching and mentorship.
• Ability to inspire others to join the Decathlon community by promoting quality sports equipment at fair prices and offering expert advice, strong product knowledge, and exceptional service

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop store team on projects and personal growth.
• Conduct monthly one-on-one meetings (EID) with team members.
• Develop partnerships that expand the sporting community.
• Welcome customers and inform them about products and services, suggest related items.
• Ensure department operations align with store strategy.
• Collaborate with teammates to meet objectives.
• Promote department and store to drive sales and market analysis.
• Receive and stock merchandise efficiently.

Job description

Who we are Decathlon arrived in Canada in 2018, with its first store opening in Brossard, Québec. Today, Decathlon Canada has over 1000 teammates, 20 stores, two distribution centers, and an e-commerce platform that services our mission: make the benefits of sports accessible to as many people as possible. Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people around you? Join our team! Our values

Responsibility. Vitality. Authenticity. Generosity.

Benefits

Why join our team? Do you like to be active, alone or with family and friends? That's all it takes to work for us! You don't have to be an Olympic athlete. And as Decathlon is growing, there are many career development possibilities along the way! At Decathlon, there is no limit to your professional or personal ambitions. Your benefits :

• Bi-weekly bonus: Each pay period is a game we win as a team, and we immediately share the benefits with all our teammates!
• An opportunity to grow within the company (we even have our own school - Academy - training for personal or professional development).
• A company that cares about the environment by offering eco-conscious products, and taking concrete actions to protect our planet.
• Discounts on products and the opportunity to test select products: we are convinced that you will become an ambassador of the company.
• Free access to our sports facilities.
• Privileged team moments, and authentic relationships with teammates: we play as a team at Decathlon!
• Time for yourself (holidays, personal days, and flexible hours).
• A complete insurance program starting at 30 hours a week of work (telemedicine, medical, dental, and disability insurance).
• Green travel bonuses, a private share ownership program, contribution to the RRSP and an Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading your team members by accompanying and supporting them in their professional store projects and personal development.
• Performing monthly individual meetings (EID) with members of their team.
• Developing partnerships that expand the sporting community.
• Welcoming customers and informing them about our products and services, suggesting related items that add value and meet each customer’s needs.
• Overseeing the smooth operation of your department by ensuring consistency with the store’s strategy.
• Working with teammates to meet established objectives.
• Seizing opportunities to promote the success of your department and entire store, including department sales and market analysis.
• Receiving and stocking merchandise efficiently to make products available to our customers as quickly as possible.
• Contributing to the company's on-going improvement.

Profile

• Marked interest in and enthusiasm for retail, customer service, and sports.
• Experienced personnel manager with an inclusive and participatory team approach.
• Interpersonal skills: actively listens to their team in order to mobilize, develop, and motivate them around common objectives.
• Thrives on challenges, enjoys making decisions independently, and is open-minded.
• Ability to recruit team members and offer coaching and mentorship.
• Ability to inspire others to join the Decathlon community by promoting quality sports equipment at fair prices and offering expert advice, strong product knowledge, and exceptional service

Decathlon is committed to inclusion and non-discrimination, and thus acts on a daily basis in favor of disability, a multi-generational workforce, social diversity, and equality between women and men. If, due to a disability, you require any special accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know. At Decathlon, first and foremost, we are recruiting personality and character.