Retail Store Manager adidas - Grandview / 2032, Langley, BC, Canada

Purpose :

Provide sales, operations and personnel leadership for the store and ensure all business and personnel targets are met or exceeded. Responsible for operational and fiscal accountability for the store.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manages and allocates resources effectively and efficiently to ensure store meets key performance indicators and profit and loss expectations.
• Positively communicates and demonstrates the Brand values, attitude and culture.
• Ensures consistent implementation of all corporate programs, initiatives and strategies.
• Provides constructive feedback to District Manager on success and feasibility of current and new programs, other initiatives, and specific store needs.
• Creates 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 a team environment to meet store and company objectives.
• Promotes a high performance culture by setting clear expectations, holding employees accountable, creating an effective and efficient work environment, and setting goals that focus the team on key drivers that impact success.
• Cooperates with District Manager to develop clear action plans for store and thrives to achieve objectives, deliverables and timelines of plan.
• Takes clear accountability for training and execution in-store in all areas, including business, operations, sales / customer service, and visual merchandising to ensure all employees are trained in Retail Standards.
• Perform timely completion of all recordkeeping associated with applicants, new hires, payroll, performance appraisals, salary reviews, counselling, 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 insure competitiveness in the marketplace.
• Develop and maintain wage costs and overall expense control within assigned guidelines and communicate these goals and review results with retail management team.
• Assume responsibility for accuracy of all cash management and ensure that shrink control within store is minimized.
• Assume responsibility for store and product security using systems provided, and monitoring the effectiveness of these in preventing theft.
• Assure adherence to company policies and procedures relating to NSB (POS system) integrity.
• Maintain confidentiality of retail operating information.
• Assure compliance with legal and safety guidelines in overall management of store and associates.
• Maintain building and premises in a safe, organized and clean manner in accordance with adidas standards.
• Develop seamless communication with other retail store managers.
• Adhere to any and all visual merchandising guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned by District Manager.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

Qualifications :

College or University or 2 or more years of Retail management experience, preferably in the Sporting Apparel & Footwear industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. After meeting eligibility criteria, employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .3512 hours per day that increases with years of service and 7 paid holidays a year.

The anticipated low and high end of the base pay range for this position is $68,000 - $75,000. Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills and competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.