PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION: To drive brand and consumer experience by managing a high-volume, strategically positioned Brand Flagship store that represents the adidas brand and product in the most impactful way To work in close collaboration with both the Market and Global teams to shape the strategic direction of the Brand Flagship concept in the Market To lead the Store Management Team in providing an outstanding consumer experience while maintaining high operational and brand standards. To drive store profitability by meeting or exceeding store sales and profit targets To ensure compliance through proper execution of established policies, procedures, initiatives and directives To drive inventory shrinkage strategies and monitoring processes to minimize inventory shrinkage and ensure accurate stock management To build up productive team through training and development including succession planning for all existing positions To be an Ambassador of the Company values by living by them and demonstrating them on your daily interactions KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Deliver exceptional consumer experience tailored to the Brand Flagship through ensuring outstanding execution of global brand and retail operational standards Foster a positive culture in the store and enable the Store Management team to create an active, authentic and consumer-centric culture in the store Understand the concept and strategic importance of the Brand Flagship store and think broadly for the organization when setting the direction of the store and creating brand advocacy Develop and lead the execution of a visionary, well thought-out business plan for the Brand Flagship Provide input and feedback to different departments and global teams in order to achieve the Brand Flagship ambition Support and coach the leadership team and associates to drive sales and meet key performance indicators, while managing expenses to increase profitability and drive brand advocacy Partner with Store Management Teams to hire, develop and build a high performing team Hold P&L accountability for the Brand Flagship store Foster a collaborative working relationship with both the global and the Market organizations Collaborate with Line Manager to develop clear action plans for the Brand Flagship and thrive to achieve objectives, deliverables and timelines Communicate and provide visibility on product needs/other operational needs and opportunities to the Line Manager KEY RELATIONSHIPS: Consumers, Peers, Key Retail Support Functions i.e Marketing Activations, VM, Operations, Vendors and Supports Functions. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Strong ability to understand and use financial data to make decisions and influence outcomes Ability to use critical thinking and creative ways to solve problems Ability to make recommendations that effectively resolve problems by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, and procedures Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills Strong ability to collaborate and influence across different levels and departments Thrives under ambiguity; open to change and act as advocate for the ‘new’ Open to feedback; able to keep composure in stressful situations Passion for adidas brand and for sport Proficient with MS applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other computer software (Internet, POS Systems, etc) REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Matric Certificate Minimum 5 years of relevant market experience Leadership role in a branded organisation (creating a brand experience) Successful leadership of a team (50 people +) Geographical mobility Advanced numeracy, literacy and strong communication skills #J-18808-Ljbffr