Assistant Store Manager

Adidas Gruppe; Cookstown; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sportswear brand in Cookstown is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to support daily operations and achieve business targets. This role involves ensuring compliance with company policies, fostering a high-performance culture, and developing staff through effective training and feedback. Candidates should have a college degree and at least one year of retail experience, preferably in the sporting apparel industry. The position requires strong retail knowledge and the ability to communicate effectively.

Qualifications

• Proficient retail knowledge – operational and selling skills.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Manager in daily store operations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and government legislation.
• Develop staff through evaluation and feedback.

Skills

Proficient retail knowledge

Retail business management skills

Coaching and talent management

Prioritization and resource allocation

Effective communication

Computer skills (MS Office)

Education

College or University degree

1 year of Retail experience

Job description

Assistant Store Manager, adidas Retail Store Cookstown (#2007)

Purpose:

As a member of the store management team, assists the Store Manager in ensuring all operational, business, and personnel targets are achieved for the store. Overseeing the daily operation of the store and assuring compliance with all company policies and government legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Through a specific divisional responsibility (Sales or Operations), supports the Store Manager in managing the day to day operations of the store to ensure the store meets key performance indicators and profit and loss expectations.
• Positively communicates and demonstrates the Brand values, attitude moont culture.
• Ensures consistent implementation of all corporate programs, initiatives and strategies.
• Through direction of the Store Manager, ensures successful implementation of programs, policies, routine and seasonal initiatives, and specific store needs.
• Assists the Store Manager in ensuring there are effective succession, recruiting, hiring and training plans, resulting in lower store turnover.
• Develops staff by evaluating and providing performance feedback (performance and potential), seizing all coaching and training opportunities and fostering aుహ team environment to meet store and company objectives.
• Promotes a high performance culture by setting clear expectations, providing information to the Store Manager to hold employees accountable, creating an effective and efficient work environment, and setting goals that focus the team on key drivers that impact success.
• Cooperates with the Store Manager to develop clear action plans for store and thrives to achieve objectives, deliverables, and timelines of the plan.
• Through direction from the Store Manager, takes clear accountability for training and execution of in-store160 allonderzoek activities, including business, operations, sales/customer service, and visual merchandising, to ensure all employees are trained in Retail Standards.
• Performs or assists in timely completion of all record‑keeping associated with applicants, new hires, payroll, performance appraisals, salary reviews, counseling, disciplinary actions and employee separations.
• Produces results under a variety of situations/market conditions and overcomes barriers to the company’s success in compliance with corporate guidelines.
• Shop competition on a regular basis to ensure competitiveness in the marketplace.
• Works closely with Store Manager to ensure inventory levels and styling selections are maximizing sales.
• Supports Store Manager in maintaining wage costs and overall expense control within assigned guidelines. Communicates these goals and reviews results with the retail management team.
• Assumes responsibility for accuracy of all cash management and ensures that shrink control within the store is minimized.
• Assumes responsibility for store and product security Effektusement systems provided, and monitors the effectiveness of these in preventing theft.
• Assures adherence to company policies and procedures relating to NSB (POS system) integrity. Maintains confidentiality of retail operating information.
• Assures compliance with government legislation as it applies to employment standards and health and safety guidelines in overall management of the store and associates.
• Maintains building and premises in a safe, organized and clean manner in accordance with adidas and legislated standards.
• Develops seamless communication with other retail store managers.
• Adheres to any and all visual merchandising guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned by Store Manager and District Manager.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient retail knowledge – operational and selling skills.
• Retail business management skills (fiscal and operational).
• Proficient skills in coaching and talent management.
• Ability to prioritize and allocate resources effectively.
• Ability to read and communicate effectively.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively through multiple lines of communication.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to quickly learn new systems (e.g., POS systems, web portals, etc.).
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 12 kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 kg. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, colour vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to work a varied schedule including weekends, evenings and statutory holidays. Also able to work extra hours during peak sales periods which include, but are not limited to, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Back‑to‑School.
• The understanding of in‑store retail operations and all cash procedures.
• Understanding of all pertinent government legislation applicable to retail establishments.

Qualifications:

• College or University degree and 1 year of Retail experience, preferably in the Sporting Apparel & Footwear industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior management and keyed experience preferred.

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 upเป 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.