Part-time Fitness Sports Advisor
Wednesbury, GB, WS10 9QY
Important reminder: This job requires right to work in the UK.
International. Sport enthusiasts. Collaborative team members. Stronger together through our driving force to move people through the wonders of sport.
At Decathlon UK, we offer Careers That Let You Play. As part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world's largest sports retailers headquartered in France, we specialise in creating sport products and distributing them through online and physical stores across 56 countries with over 1,700 locations. With over 40+ stores in the UK, our mission is to be the spirited cheerleaders of sports and healthier living in the nation!
As a Sports Advisor/Sales Assistant, your role is to ensure all customers leave our stores with a smile. You're the MVP in giving top-notch customer service and boosting sales. Whether it's a warm welcome or a lightning-fast checkout, your goal is to ace every shopping experience!
Decathlon is all about nurturing its team members, giving them the chance to grow and shine within the company. In a nutshell, your job description will involve:
Passionate 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 into an omnichannel business so our sports advisors and sales assistants must be able to assist customers in all aspects of retail shopping, whether that’s in-store or online!
Merchandising - Whether full-time or part-time, every Sales Assistant is encouraged to take responsibility for autonomously managing 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.
Being a Team Player - Join a crew of Sports Advisors who sleep and breathe sports! Together, you'll be high-fiving victories and tackling challenges as a team. It's all about rocking the team spirit while also owning your game independently.
The profile we’re looking for:
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A sports enthusiast eager to mix play with work
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A people-person who risks and goes the extra mile to achieve results
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A retail career seeker with a knack for problem-solving and top-notch communication
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Must thrive in the hustle and bustle of weekends and holidays as part of a dynamic team
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Committed to personal growth and lifting others up
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
As a Sports Advisor, you will be required to work usual retail hours including evenings and weekends.
BENEFITS
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Get to enjoy the following benefits and perks:
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Yearly pay evaluations
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Healthy discounts on all Decathlon goodies
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Fun weekly Staff Sports/Activities
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Pedal your way to work with the Cycle-to-Work Scheme
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Dive into top-notch training at Decathlon Academy
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Dive into hundreds of discount vouchers (think groceries, travel, shopping, and more!) with our discount hub developed by SmartSpending!
… and many more
Your Responsibilities:
- 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!
- 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.
- 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?
- Someone looking to combine a passion for sport with work.
- A people person who is prepared to go the extra mile.
- Someone looking for a retail career with a difference
- Problem solver with excellent communication skills.
- Able to play as part of the team during the busiest times (weekends and holidays).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As a Sports Advisor or Sales Assistant, you will be required to work usual retail hours including evenings and weekends.
ABOUT DECATHLON
International. Lovers of sports. Team players. Stronger together through our love of sports. At Decathlon UK, we provide Careers That Let You Play. We are driven by our mission to help more people in the UK get physically active and healthy. We are a part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world’s leading sporting goods retailers. Headquartered in France, DECATHLON specializes in the creation of sports products and their distribution online and in stores at more than 1,700 locations in 61 countries. In the UK, it has over 50 stores nationwide and an e-commerce site that caters to nationwide delivery.
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 more. 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.
Decathlon is committed to inclusion and non-discrimination, and thus acts on a daily basis in favor of disability, a multi-generational workforce, social diversity, and equality between women and men. If, due to a disability, you require any special accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know. At Decathlon, first and foremost, we are recruiting personality and character.
