THE MISSION
As a Sales Assistant (or Sports Advisor, as we call it in Decathlon), your role is to ensure all customers leave our stores happy’. From a friendly and professional welcome to a quick and easy payment process, your role is to always deliver a champion shopping experience.
Decathlon invests in the development of teammates so that those who want to build careers within the business are able to flourish within their roles. In a nutshell, your responsibilities will include:
1. Customer Service - Through your passion for sport, you’ll share tips and experiences with users. Through our hands-on product training, you will be able to give the best technical advice for the sports you are responsible for. Decathlon has shifted over the last year into an omnichannel business so it’s essential that our sales assistants are able to assist customers in all aspects of retail shopping, whether that’s in store or online!
2. Merchandising - Whether full time or part time, every Sales Assistant is encouraged to take responsibility to autonomously manage stock levels and pricing and to provide a high level of merchandising so that each customer can easily find the right product for their sports practice.
3. Team Player - You will be part of a shop floor team of like-minded Sales Assistants, practicing sport and celebrating victories together, so it’s important that you are able to work well within a team environment as well as independently.
THE PROFILE
4. Someone who is looking to combine a passion for sport with work
5. A people-person who risks and goes the extra mile to achieve results
6. Someone looking for a retail career with a difference
7. Problem solver with excellent communication skills
8. Able to play as part of the team during the busiest times (weekends and holidays)
9. Invested in the development of yourself and others
BENEFITS
Rewards and Recognition
10. Annual remuneration reviews
11. 30% Teammate Discount
12. Shareholding Scheme
13. Access to Pension Scheme ( 3-8% Employer Contribution to Pension Scheme)
14. Teammate rental scheme
15. Cycle-to-Work Scheme
Social and Community
16. Ticket discount for social and community events such as concerts, theatre, sports events, etc (through SmartSpending Access and so it varies per season)
17. Access and opportunity to join internal and community social events every year for you and your family
Health and Wellbeing
18. Up to 10 paid sick leaves and 5 bereavement leaves
19. Maternity and shared parental leaves
20. Life Assurance
Work-life Balance
21. Up to 28 days holiday with the option to carry over a maximum of 5 days each year
22. Airfare and accommodation discounts for trips (through SmartSpending Access and so it varies per season)
Learning and Development
23. A vast program of intensive learning and development training via Decathlon Academy and other learning platforms
24. Opportunity to join apprenticeship programmes
HQ Benefits
25. Hybrid working mode
26. No uniform
27. Free hot drinks
28. Free access to the Decathlon Gym
ABOUT DECATHLON UK
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 .
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.
Your Responsibilities:
29. Customer Service - Through your own passion for sport, you’ll share your tips and experiences with users and through our hands-on product training you will be able to give the best technical advice for the sports you are responsible for. Decathlon has shifted over the last year into an omnichannel business so it’s essential that our sales assistants are able to assist customers in all aspects of retail shopping, whether that’s in store or online!
30. Merchandising - Whether full time or part time, every Sales Assistant is encouraged to take responsibility to autonomously manage stock levels and pricing and to provide a high level of merchandising so that each customer can easily find the right product for their sporting practice.
31. Team Player - You will be part of a shop floor team of like-minded Sales Assistants, practicing sport and celebrating victories together, so it’s important that you are able to work well within a team environment as well as independently.
Sound good so far? If so, here's the type of person we're looking for…
Who Are You?
32. Someone looking to combine a passion for sport with work.
33. A people person who is prepared to go the extra mile.
34. Someone looking for a retail career with a difference
35. Problem solver with excellent communication skills.
36. Able to play as part of the team during the busiest times (weekends and holidays).
Additional Information:
As a Sales Assistant you will be required to work usual retail hours including evenings and weekends. The role will be shop-floor based with full Covid-19 safety regulations and precautions in place. The safety of our teammates and customers is our main priority during these times.
IF YOU LOVE SPORT AND WANT TO START AN EXCITING CAREER WITHIN DECATHLON, APPLY TODAY!