Department Manager - New Experience Store in Punggol
Decathlon Singapore, Singapore
Job Description
Decathlon is one of the biggest sporting goods designers, manufacturers, and retailers based in France, with an international network of 90,000 employees working in over 1400 stores in 42 countries. We are ready to open our sixth experience store in Singapore, in Punggol, and need you on our team!
Retail will change more in the next five years than it has in the past fifty. For this reason alone, retail is one of the most interesting and innovative industries to be a part of. In our mission to sustainably make the pleasure and benefits of sports accessible to the many, our goal is to be wherever we are needed, whenever we are needed, however we are needed.
Role
As a Department Manager, you will be responsible for customer service and sales, department profitability, and building and coaching teammates within your department. You will be making decisions for the business from day one by analyzing and planning your commercial activity, forming new ways to boost your sport’s range of products for your local customers, and engaging your sports users through the organization of events in and out of the store. Your determination coupled with our training will teach you the fundamentals of how to grow your market share for your favourite sport. You are encouraged to think outside the box and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit.
Responsibilities
Store life is full of energy where no two days are the same, you will be sure to face some challenges but with the support of your team, we guarantee that you will surpass even your own expectations. Here are parts of the role where you can make the biggest difference in:
- People practices, including; recruitment, training, and development
- Leadership
- Market research
- Economic analysis and projection
- Financial management
- Commercial merchandising
- Project management
Requirements
- Passionate about sports
- Excited by your potential to drive impactful change in people
- Positive, hands-on attitude with a desire to learn
- Embrace responsibility and vitality
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Previous experience in retail is a plus
- Great listener, communicator, and team player
- Strong leadership qualities
- Previous experience in management is a plus
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite is necessary
- Able to work usual retail hours; including evenings and weekends
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Practice your passion sport with your team
- Be a shareholder through exclusive annual options to invest in Decathlon
- Generous staff discount on our products
- Comprehensive medical and insurance benefits
- Internal and external training available
- A learning environment where you can dive deep and make an impact
We recruit sports lovers, we create projects together, and we bring the pleasure and benefits of sport all over the world - let’s build your career path together!