Deputy Store Manager - Atterbury

Ensures that overall sales and profitability goals for the store are met

Providing training to all associates

Assisting the store manager in the development of staff in compliance with adidas retail growth objectives and support the store's succession plan

Overseeing the daily operation of the store and assuring compliance with adidas retail policy and procedure.

• Supports the store manager by implementing and maintaining a staff structure that minimizes payroll expenses and increases productivity, (monthly planner) using sales ratio performance balance.
• Assists the store manager by evaluating employees' performance on a day-to-day basis.
• Assist the store manager to spot talents, potentials and training needs.
• Manage IR matters, ensuring timely and consistent handling of employee concerns and compliance with policies.
• Perform or assist in the completion of all documentation associated with applicants, new hires, payroll.
• Effectively utilize customer service, training, educational tools, and communication to develop staff in relation to adidas retail goals.
• Maintains personnel files to company standards.
• Assure adherence to all company systems and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality of adidas retail operating information.
• Assure compliance with legal statutes and safety guidelines in overall management of store and associates.
• Obtains the necessary skills, experience, and training from daily interaction with store management and outside training to develop necessary skills to assure promotability to next level.
• Assure adherence to adidas retail visual presentation guidelines.
• Implements the security procedures set forth by adidas head office including, but not limited to shrinkage control, and safety inspections.
• As needed, assists in the development of merchandising, advertising and promotional programs to help meet the sales and marketing goals of the store.
• Resolving customer complaints.
• Assists in maintaining inventory levels by communicating with the store manager overages and shortages of product.
• Assists the store manager to implement and maintain management systems for planning, organization, and controlling and auditing store operations.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, and percentages. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to use MS word, excel, outlook, and point of sale systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and oral.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively present to moderate size groups.
• Ability to attend work in a regular and predictable manner.
• Knowledge of how to supervise others.

Consumers, Peers, Key Retail Support Functions i.e. Marketing Activations, VM, Operations, Vendors, and Support Functions.

• Matric Certificate
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a leadership role
• 4+ years of retail experience

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 BEHAVIORS 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.