JD Sports Fashion
Assistant Manager
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Assistant Manager – JD Sports
About JD Group
Established in 1981 from a single store in the Northwest of England, JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors, and Gyms. Operating across multiple international markets, JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 company since 2019.
"Born in 1981. Built for now. At JD, we don’t just sell—we set trends, challenge boundaries, and build communities. Every role here shapes the future of our industry."
The Role: Why Join JD Sports?
We’re a fast-paced, fearless, and ambitious team. If you thrive in a collaborative, authentic environment—where great ideas are valued and problems are solved together—we want to bring your talent into our fold. You’ll:
- Drive performance alongside the Store Manager to achieve sales targets and operational excellence.
- Lead, inspire, and develop your team, ensuring JD standards are met daily.
- Shape a winning culture in a customer-focused, premium retail environment.
- Break boundaries, create impact, and help JD redefine the future of sports retail.
Role Overview
As Assistant Manager, you’ll be a key support to your Store Manager, playing an active role in shaping commercial success, team performance, and operational standards. If you’re ready to lead confidently, set high standards, and turn teamwork into outstanding results, this is your opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily Store Operations: Assist the Manager to meet sales targets and core KPIs across the store.
- Team Leadership: Lead colleagues on the shop floor, allocating tasks, supporting service delivery, and ensuring JD’s standards are upheld.
- Development & Feedback: Offer real-time coaching and reinforce Store Manager expectations—empowering your team to grow.
- Operational Excellence:
- Maintain high presentation and operational standards (availability, pricing accuracy, tidy displays, safety).
- Assist with financial duties including cash handling, till checks, delivery processing, stock audits, and daily opening/closing routines.
- Reporting & Problem-solving: Escalate issues appropriately and help address challenges in a data-driven way.
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Skills & Experience Required
You’ll bring:
- Retail management experience, preferably as an Assistant Store Manager, Team Leader, or Supervisor, demonstrating leadership potential.
- Strong guidance and motivational skills – able to lift team morale, set direction, and align staff with store goals.
- Commercial acumen: Confidence interpreting KPIs and sales data to shape daily strategies and performance.
- Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Professional in customer-facing and team-coaching interactions.
- Proven track record: History of hitting sales targets and improving operational efficiency in fast-paced retail environments.
Desirable Attributes
Our ideal candidate pushes themselves—and the store—farther: ✔ Passionate about retail, sport, fashion, and delivering the JD experience. ✔ Proactive, solution-focused leader—quick to act and turn challenges into growth. ✔ Resilient under pressure—composed, disciplined, and adaptable. ✔ Customer obsession: Relentless commitment to premium service. ✔ Clear ambition: Willing to learn and grow alongside JD’s strategic priorities.
At JD, We Invest In You
As part of a growing FTSE100 company, we build a culture that thrives on people, digital innovation, customer intimacy, and operational excellence. Our colleague benefits include:
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Employee Wellbeing & Discounts
🔹 Increased holiday allowance for dedicated service. 🔹 Discounts on purchases across JD brands (stores and online). 🔹 Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount Scheme. 🔹 Discounted Gym Memberships.
Career Growth & Development
🔹 Personal development opportunities—trainings and workshops. 🔹 Access to structured Apprenticeships & accredited qualifications. 🔹 Dynamic colleagues supporting ambition.
A People-First Culture
We strive for equality, inclusion, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re joining from a different background, discipline, or lived experience—you belong at JD, and your voice drives us forward.
Join Us Today
JD Sports isn’t just leading the game. We set the pace. Do you want to be part of history? Drive results? Chart a course through the future of sports retail—with passion, sodium, and a winning mindset?
You live, you grow, you rise at JD. Apply today.
About JD Group
Part of the global sporting littany, we’ve grown from a modest store to a leading omni-channel retailer in sports fashion, outdoors, and gyms, touching every corner of the world. From listings on the London Stock Exchange to becoming FTSE100, we continue to innovate, inspire, and invent the next chapter.
For those with driving energy, ambition, and a shared hunger for excellence—we’re growing. Together, we shape an inclusive, dynamic future in sports retail.
#JD Because tomorrow needs you.
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