The Role
Working as an Assistant Store Manager for JD Sports is a state of mind, an attitude and way of challenging the norm. We do not conform;
we create our own path and are elite within our field. Afterall, there is a reason why we are recognised internationally as the Undisputed King of Trainers’.
At JD Sports, we carefully curate our products to give our customers the most exclusive ranges from the most elite brands, and we apply the same strategy to our talent.
We are passionate, talented, dedicated, proud, and hungry for success and we want likeminded individuals to join the movement.
JD Sports is coming to Manukau in September 2022, and we want you to join our Management team.
As an Assistant Store Manager, you will work in partnership with your Store Manager to inspire your team to achieve greatness across all touch points of your store.
You will assist in overseeing the day-to-day running’s of your store to achieve, if not exceed financial KPI’s, and ensure visual excellence of product is merchandised as per directive of the business.
In the absence of the Store Manager, you are the first point of contact for all staff and customer concerns and are responsible for ensuring our customers are being delivered world class service to the standards of the business.
Commercialism and Business Development
Ensure sales targets and KPI’s are communicated to the team and are being monitored daily
Manage conversion, ATV and UPT to deliver growth to budget
Take immediate action to resolve underperformance on a daily basis
Assist the Store Manager with creating and reviewing store base rosters
Complete daily walkthroughs with your Store Manager and Visual Merchandiser to ensure visual priorities are presented to the JD standard and will attract, engage, and motivate customers to purchase
Resilience, Adaptability and Pace
Ability to adapt to continuously changing processes and procedures, due to JD Sports business rapid growth
Demonstrate exceptional Customer Service standards and effectively floor manage the team across all areas to deliver a service over task’ environment
Ability to manage multiple key priorities in your store from people management, sales targets, campaign launches, visual merchandising, stock management, P&L and in-store marketing
Delegate certain tasks to other Managers within your store and ensure the store set up always remains synonymous to company directive
Dynamic People Management
Set clear expectations both daily and weekly to motivate and inspire your team
Train the team on all internal and external loss prevention procedures, and lead by example through demonstration to ensure these processes are adhered to
Deliver regular updates to your Store Manager regarding operations and people performance, highlighting key improvements and achievements
Inspire, train and support your team to drive a world class experience for the JD customers
Self-Development and Determination
We understand that self-development and determination is subjective to the individual. So, ask yourself, do you value self-development and take every opportunity to learn and grow?
Whatever your answer is, if you think you have what it takes to join the Undisputed King of Trainers’ we want to hear it!
Apply today and kick start your JD Sports Journey.
