Assistant / Deputy ManagerCloses in 1 day

Department Manager

Decathlon

London - Chingford, E4 8JAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Pay

See original advert

Contract

Not specified

Hours

Weekends · Evenings

Closing date

24 October 2026

1 day left

Job description

What's involved?

Store life is full of energy where no two days are the same, you’ll be sure to face some challenges but with the support of your team we guarantee that you will surpass even your own expectations. Here are parts of the role where you can make the biggest difference in:

  • People practices, including; recruitment, training and development.
  • Leadership
  • Market research
  • Economic analysis and projection
  • Financial management
  • Commercial merchandising
  • Project management

Sound good so far? If so, here's the type of person we're looking for...

Who are you?

  • An energetic self-starter with strong leadership skills and a love for sport!
  • People centered, with a sense of service to help others.
  • A game changer who can rethink and reinvent retail.
  • A motivational person who nurtures the development of others.

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What's involved?

Store life is full of energy where no two days are the same, you’ll be sure

to face some challenges but with the support of your team we guarantee that

you will surpass even your own expectations. Here are parts of the role

where you can make the biggest difference in:

  • People practices, including; recruitment, training and development.
  • Leadership
  • Market research
  • Economic analysis and projection
  • Financial management
  • Commercial merchandising
  • Project management

Sound good so far? If so, here's the type of person we're looking for...

Who are you?

An energetic self-starter with strong leadership skills and a love for

sport!

  • People centered, with a sense of service to help others.
  • A game changer who can rethink and reinvent retail.
  • A motivational person who nurtures the development of others.

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As a Department Manager, you will be required to work usual retail hours including evenings and weekends.

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.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

Decathlon

First seen

14 October 2026

Last checked

24 October 2026

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About the employer

Decathlon

Retailer

This listing was structured from Decathlon. Vacancy details and the application process remain the responsibility of the original source.

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