Part-Time Sports Advisor
About this role
What’s involved?
Like any business, there will be some challenges that you’ll face and it won’t always be a breeze; however, with the support of your team we guarantee that you'll surpass even your own expectations. Here are parts of the role that you’ll be responsible for:
- Problem solving
- Customer Service
- Proactive decision making
- Communication
- Product and sport knowledge
Sound good so far? If so, here are the types of people that we’re looking for…
Who are you?
- An active sporty person.
- People orientated with a high sense of service.
- Problem solver and creative thinker.
- Fluent in English with excellent written communication.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As a Department Manager, you will be required to work usual retail hours including evenings and weekends.
ABOUT DECATHLON
International. Lovers of sports. Team players. Stronger together through our love of sports. At Decathlon UK, we provide Careers That Let You Play. We are driven by our mission to help more people in the UK get physically active and healthy. We are a part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world’s leading sporting goods retailers. Headquartered in France, DECATHLON specializes in the creation of sports products and their distribution online and in stores at more than 1,700 locations in 61 countries. In the UK, it has over 50 stores nationwide and an e-commerce site that caters to nationwide delivery.
We’re an international sports retailer with 2080 stores in 56 countries, and if you look a little closer, you’ll see we’re so much more. Decathlon is dedicated to helping, inspiring and guiding you through your sports experiences. We believe that discovering new sports and being active – well, it’s an important part of life – and living well shouldn’t just be for a privileged few.
Company at a glance
We are Decathlon.
We are sport.
And we believe that sport brings out the best in people, especially those in teams.
Our teammates are as passionate about people as they are about sport.
Our values guide our daily actions: Vitality, Generosity, Responsibility, and Authenticity.
We are driven by our purpose: We move people through the wonders of sport. This purpose is shared across the 70+ countries where we are present, in the 80+ sports we support, and through the products we design, engineer, produce, and distribute ourselves.
Because no matter your age, background, or ability, sport should be a space where everyone grows, connects, and can be themselves.
We love what we do and we dare to take risks. We have the right to fall and the opportunity to learn from it. This is lived every day by our 100,000+ teammates, who are trusted with a clear mission from day one. They take on responsibility early, supported by honest feedback and strong human connections.
We are constantly working to build a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and included. A workplace where people are free to show up as their true selves and know they belong.
We take pride in creating products that are accessible while taking responsibility for our environmental impact and long-term commitment to the planet.
Whether you visit one of our 1,800+ stores or connect with us online, we live by the same customer philosophy: satisfied or satisfied.
The words of our founder Michel Leclercq still guide us today: "Everyday is a new starting line"
We win as a team.
We grow as a team.
And we celebrate the wins, and the learnings, together.
Are you ready to play?
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