DISTRICT MANAGER, VIC JOB DETAILS | ADIDAS

Join the adidas team as a District Manager, where you'll drive your district’s profitability by coaching Store Managers to achieve sales and service excellence while ensuring compliance with brand standards.
Take full ownership of the district, fostering a high-performance culture through structured store visits, training, and strategic leadership.
PURPOSE & IMPACT ON ORGANIZATION.
Drive your district’s profitability by.
 Meeting or exceeding district sales and profit targets  Coaching Store Managers to drive commercial success and excel in customer service  Ensuring proper execution of established policies, procedures, initiatives and directives   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES.
 Take full ownership of the district and its commercial success  Analyze relevant data to probe and challenge the status quo with both Retail Back Office partners and Store Managers  Coach Store Managers to increase their stores’ sales, productivity and profitability  Ensure the legal and financial integrity of the district’s store portfolio  Drive a service and selling culture in the district  Spend focused time on the sales floor during store visits to determine service improvement opportunities and to coach the Store Managers  Be a Brand Ambassador, consistently exhibiting the Brand Attitude and Values  Ensure proper in-store Brand execution, according to established standards and directives, in all stores within the district  Facilitate the effective and timely delivery and execution of Foundational and Seasonal Brand and product training materials in the stores  Plan and prioritize structured store visits to maximize the district’s performance  Dedicate a minimum of 3½ days per week to completing store visits and ensure all stores in the district are visited at least once per month (exceptions must be approved by the Market Retail Director)  Ensure compliance with established policies, procedures, initiatives and directives  Assess and make recommendations to improve the commercial viability and availability of products for the district’s stores  Manage loss prevention as well as health and safety risks  Lead the recruitment, on-boarding, training and development efforts in the district  Own succession planning for the district  Ensure compliance to established HR policies and procedures  Create a high performance culture by setting clear expectations, analyzing performance and giving appropriate and prompt feedback, including actively managing poor performance  Coach, motivate and inspire Store Managers to accomplish store goals and maximize their individual performance, both face-to-face and remotely  Share best practices to drive overall Market and Global retail performance  Complete all applicable training programs and effectively apply the learning on the job  Seek coaching and learning opportunities to continually improve your performance   KEY RELATIONSHIPS.
 Customers  Peers and Supervisor  Vendors and Support Functions (i.
., Visual Merchandising, Facility Services, etc.)  Local Administration (i.
., mall management)   KNOWLEDGE, CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE.
 District Manager Competencies     MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.
 Minimum 18 months work experience in a sports/fashion customer- and commercial- focused retail environment with a minimum of 12 months of Multi-Store Management responsibility  Advanced numeracy, literacy and verbal communication skills  Geographical mobility  Basic English skills (for non-English speaking markets)