Team Leader - Decathlon Kurna Park

Mission

The Tallinn store is looking for a future Department Leader who is ready to accept challenges and grow together with the team. 

The store is located in Kurna Park, next to the IKEA store, directly connected to the city center less than 20 minutes by bus and cycle path.

Decathlon Tallinn in a few figures, it is:

- 6000m2 of store (the biggest sport store in the Baltics)

- from 50 to 70 teammates, depending on seasonality

- more than 15 million euros of turnover in 2024

The Tallinn store opened in August 2023 and just celebrated its first year. From day one, we have placed a high focus on ensuring that every person who visits our store leaves with an unforgettable experience. Our motto is - SATISFIED OR SATISFIED!

What you’ll be doing:

• You will be responsible for a turnover of 2-7 million Euros, depending on the size of the department.
• You will lead a team of 5 to 18 teammates including work-study students and evolving profiles, with the support of a team of fixed-term contracts during your peak times.
• Leading your team by accompanying and supporting them in their professional store projects and personal development.
• Performing monthly individual meetings with members of your team.
• Welcoming customers and informing them about our products and services, suggesting related items that add value and meet each customer’s needs.
• Overseeing the smooth operation of your department by ensuring consistency with the store’s strategy.
• Look for opportunities to promote the success of your department and entire store, including department sales and market analysis.
• Receiving and stocking merchandise efficiently to make products available to our customers as quickly as possible.
• Contributing to the company's ongoing improvement.

To succeed in developing your business and your people, here are the qualities we are looking for in you:

• You are generous in the field: you are operational and you like to work with your team to improve your skills,
• You are a salesperson, you have a passion for the customer, you make sure that each of your decisions serves their enchantment,
• You are a manager, you know how to say everything (being demanding but kind), you are comfortable in human relations, you have managerial courage,
• You do what you say and you say what you do: respecting the commitments is important for you, your team and the store team can count on you,
• You have a taste for competition, you are ready to challenge and to be challenged
• You are flexible in working hours, including  weekends
• You have a good level of Estonian & English language

If you feel that this challenge is for you, we are more than happy to hear from you soon!