Assistant Store Manager, adidas Brand Centre, Stratford, London

Hi, this is the first step in your adidas journey. For more than 70 years we've been creating the best sports gear and inspiring millions of people to change their lives through sport. Our core value is people. adidas is a team of optimists. We lead an active lifestyle, creating innovations to balance sports and nature, looking at the world without borders or prejudice, and inspiring change in our customers. Retail stores are the first point of contact with our consumers and the heart of adidas brand. Want to be a part of the ride? Join us now!

WE OFFER:

• Free uniform sets twice a year.
• Discount on adidas products online and in all own stores.

EMPLOYEES APPRECIATE IN US:

• Supportive team that accompanies you all the way in the company and inspires you to win new challenges.
• Career without borders: the opportunity to grow in retail, office, and distribution center.
• Development opportunities: free trainings in the product, service, processes, and personal effectiveness programs.
• Modern environment with the highest retail standards and best technologies.
• Embracing culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Innovations to establish a new era of sport in balance with nature.

WE APPRECIATE IN OUR EMPLOYEES:

• 18+ months work experience in a sports/fashion customer and commercial-focused retail environment with 12+ months of Assistant Store Management responsibility.
• Team leadership.
• Strong analysis and literacy skills.
• Advanced verbal communication skills.
• Good understanding of Visual Merchandising.
• Strong Training skills.
• Team Development.
• Maintain store processes and rules to ensure a seamless shopping experience by leading team and replenishment.
• Professional handling of difficult interpersonal situations within the store team.
• Understanding store´s needs and acting accordingly.
• KPIs background and understanding.
• Strong analysis skills to maximize store´s profitability.
• Goal and process orientated.
• Advanced in English.
• Good knowledge with MS Office.
• Monitors performance data as well as KPIs and initiates needed measures for improvement.

YOUR ACTIVITIES:

• Promote a high-performance and winning culture by working collaboratively with your team and help set clear expectations whilst leading by example and living our values.
• Encourage a culture of curiosity by promoting continuous learning and development opportunities and applying them to the shop floor.
• Support the Store Manager and take ownership of the store’s daily operation, including sales, customer service, inventory, management, recruitment, training, HR and compliance.
• Motivate, inspire and coach team members to deliver exceptional customer service and achieve store goals.
• Create and drive a safe and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

#ItStartsWithYou

At adidas we have a winning culture. But to win, physical power is not enough. Just like athletes our employees need mental strength in their game. We foster the athlete’s mindset through a set of behaviours that we want to enable and develop in our people and that are at the core of our unique company culture: this is how we win while playing fair.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need.

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

— Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You —

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.