Description
At Decathlon, sport is part of our DNA — it’s our shared passion and lives in everything we do.
We are constantly evolving, and you’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects.
Right now, we’re looking for **SECTION MANAGERS** to join us — individuals who dare, aren’t afraid to make mistakes, and support their teams in decision-making, guiding them to grow professionally and contribute to our corporate purpose: satisfying every one of our sports customers.
**How we’d love you to be:**
* Passionate about the people you build, train, and lead — creating the best possible team of athletes, helping them grow, and **working for and with talent**.
* As an athlete yourself, you identify with our **brand**, enabling you to deliver the **best offer**, the **best product**, and the **best experience** to our customers.
* Capable of **making decisions** within your scope of responsibility while respecting financial ratios and committing to clear, measurable goals — both in physical and digital commerce — to grow your sport.
* A person eager to **progress in your development**, with ambition to keep advancing along your **professional journey**.
* Motivated to participate in building and energizing your store’s **local project**, aligned with the company’s overall strategy.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* **Select, Motivate, and Develop Your Team**: Build and inspire a team of passionate athletes and product ambassadors. Coach them continuously, ensuring ongoing learning and individual development toward future roles, aligning compensation with Decathlon’s policy.
* **Provide Purpose and Support the Local Project**: Build, energize, and take ownership of your local sports commercial project — fully aligned with the store and country strategy. Define your product and pricing strategy, centered on Passion products and a top-tier, user-centric customer experience.
* **Ensure Results and Economic Ratios**: Commit to clear, measurable objectives; plan resources effectively; and make responsible decisions to ensure profitable growth of your assigned sports. Implement rapid action plans to correct deviations and improve performance.
* **Drive Omnichannel Sales and Customer Loyalty**: Act as the leading omnichannel seller and customer relationship reference. Build a network of identified users and guide your team to do the same, adapting presence according to their needs.
* **Contribute to Sustainable Growth**: Promote circular growth as a core business principle, integrating sustainability into daily operations to safeguard both planetary health and long-term business viability.
**What Decathlon Offers You:**
* **Stability and Career Prospects**: An indefinite full-time contract from day one, at a company that prioritizes talent retention and internal promotion as its primary growth path.
* **Dynamic Compensation**: A competitive base salary plus an annual variable bonus tied to goal achievement and efficiency in managing your profit-and-loss account.
* **Learning Environment & "Right to Make Mistakes"**: Access to continuous training programs within an environment that rewards decision-making and initiative — viewing mistakes as a necessary step in learning.
* **Benefits & Employee Share Ownership**: Opportunity to become a shareholder of the group, plus life insurance, preferential health insurance, and exclusive discounts on sports equipment.
* **Connection with Your Passion**: A workplace where sport is central — offering partnerships and flexibility so your personal sporting practice remains a daily priority.
* An athlete who practices sport regularly.
* Full-time availability.
* Weekend availability.
* University degree or higher vocational training.
* Geographic mobility (valued).