Sport Advisor

**LOVE SPORT? CUSTOMER FOCUSED? LOOKING FOR A RETAIL CAREER WITH A DIFFERENCE?**

**IF YES, THIS COULD BE THE PERFECT ROLE FOR YOU**

As a Sales Assistant, (or Sports Advisor, as we call it) your role is to ensure all customers leave our stores ‘satisfied or satisfied’. From a friendly and professional welcome through to a quick and easy payment process, your role is to always deliver a 5 star shopping experience. Decathlon heavily invests in the development of teammates so that those who want to build careers within the business are able to flourish within their roles. Whether you’re a student looking for a part-time role, or perhaps someone looking for a complete career change, Decathlon can cater for all.

**What will you benefit from?**
- **Career progression** - At Decathlon, you choose your own career path, whether you aspire to become our next customer service manager or our next CEO - your opportunities for progression are endless
- **Profit sharing scheme** - We’re one big international family who exclusively shares the profit we make with our employees.
- **We play sport together** and have regular team socials
- **Quarterly bonus scheme**:

- **Permanent contracts with fair pay**:

- We don’t believe in zero-hour contracts.
- **Cycle to work scheme**:

- 25% discount on a bike of your choice.
- **30% staff discount **on our Decathlon products.

**Discover more of our company benefits**
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**THE MISSION**

**As a Sales Assistant (or Sports Advisor, as we call it in Decathlon), your role is to ensure all customers leave our stores happy’. From a friendly and professional welcome to a quick and easy payment process, your role is to always deliver a champion shopping experience.**

**Decathlon invests in the development of teammates so that those who want to build careers within the business are able to flourish within their roles. In a nutshell, your responsibilities will include**:
**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 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 sports 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.**

**THE PROFILE**Someone who is looking to combine a passion for sport with work**A people-person who risks and goes the extra mile to achieve results**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)**Invested in the development of yourself and others**

**BENEFITS**

**Rewards and Recognition**Annual remuneration reviews**30% Teammate Discount**Shareholding Scheme**Access to Pension Scheme ( 3-8% Employer Contribution to Pension Scheme)**Teammate rental scheme**Cycle-to-Work Scheme**

**Social and Community**Ticket discount for social and community events such as concerts, theatre, sports events, etc (through SmartSpending Access and so it varies per season)**Access and opportunity to join internal and community social events every year for you and your family**

**Health and Wellbeing**Up to 10 paid sick leaves and 5 bereavement leaves**Maternity and shared parental leaves**Life Assurance**

**Work-life Balance**Up to 28 days holiday with the option to carry over a maximum of 5 days each year**Airfare and accommodation discounts for trips (through SmartSpending Access and so it varies per season)**

**Learning and Development**A vast program of intensive learning and development training via Decathlon Academy and other learning platforms**Opportunity to join apprenticeship programmes**

**HQ Benefits**Hybrid working mode**No uniform**Free hot drinks**Free access to the Decathlon Gym**

**ABOUT DECATHLON UK**

**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**
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**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.**

**Additional Information**:
As a Sales Assistant you will be required to work usual