Director of Stores - Canada

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization :

Director of Stores drives the profitable and sustainable market share growth for all Canada Retail stores through alignment to the overall Brand strategic business plan. Fosters genuine connections with stores teams, fleet leadership and consumers through inspirational relationship building to cultivate engagement and loyalty. Consults and makes recommendations to the Head of Retail in the development of local policies and objectives that cover Retail employees, financial performance, and market growth. Through people first leadership, the Director of Stores inspires and motivates others resulting in a high-performance culture.

Key Responsibilities / Authorities :

• Create strategy for sustainable market growth that will be achieve profitability, margin, sales & service, and operational objectives.
• Maintain a proactive approach to strategy execution, and consistently communicate vertically and cross-functionally to ensure alignment of internal priorities and that resources are allocated appropriately to achieve desired results.
• Prepare and monitor annual / monthly sales forecasts, budgets, quotas, and other projections as required. Analyze sales records and trends in relation to objectives and competitive activities.
• Assess data, feedback from the fleet of stores and consumer relationships to localize experiences staying within the guidelines of the retail strategy.
• Participate in the retail strategic planning process, annual business and budget planning, to formalize the planning process and produce corporate, departmental, and individual goals and objectives.
• Create and drive a high-performance culture by setting clear expectations and targets, analyzing stores performance, holding fleet leadership teams accountable and giving appropriate and timely feedback.
• Influence the tone for best-in-class consumer and associate experience, evaluate store performance and develop solutions to increase store productivity, workflow, and profitability through store visits.
• Manage store level execution through the District Managers to ensure maximization of sales and profit, outstanding customer service, compliance to policies and standards.
• Lead, motivate and inspire the District Management team to achieve their business goals through setting clear and measurable objectives, developing their functional and relationship skills, and owning career progression planning for the team.
• Enable and support a best-in-class environment within retail fleet which provides acceptance, education and awareness on all topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Work effectively with the Head of Retail to ensure continuous innovation and development in every aspect of the business as well as effective day-to-day communications.
• Build and foster relationships with key partners within global retail teams.
• Key Relationships :
• District Managers
• Regional Trainers
• Retail Fleet
• Merchandising / Planning & Allocation
• Store Development
• Retail Marketing
• Loss Prevention
• Human Resources

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications :

HEALTH & SAFETY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The following are the duties and responsibilities of all adidas Canada full-time, seasonal-temporary and contract workers :