Shape Your Future in Sports Retail Management

The Future Shaper Program is a dedicated initiative to recruit and develop future leaders in sports retail. Built for young talents passionate about sports and business, this high-energy journey prepares next-generation leaders with an intrapreneurial spirit to master retail operations and drive team development.

Start Your Journey as a Department Leader

1. Recruitment Process:

• Round 1: Application & CV Screen (19/10 - 27/11) HERE
• Round 2: Video Pitch (2/10-2/12)
• Round 3: Sport Session & Job Discovery Day (4/12)
• Round 4: Final Interview (10/12) - Full day
• Onboarding date: 15/02/2027

2. Main Responsibilities:

*Develop, enrich, and take care of human capital:

• Embody, transmit, and live the Purpose, Values, and Human Fundamentals.
• Recruit, onboard, and ensure the training of complementary talents without compromising on our essential criteria.
• Contribute to an ambitious store project with my ecosystem to federate my teams.
• Guarantee a safe and healthy work environment and create the conditions that allow for taking care of me, colleagues, and customers.
• Lead and implement our management scheme to foster responsibility and autonomy in the service of both collective and individual value creation.
• Ensure compliance with legal and contractual obligations and the company's code of conduct.
• Decide with the store director on my team's compensation in alignment with internal policy.

*Build and manage my commercial policy on my priority sports as an intrapreneur:

• Analyze customer/user data to optimize their market knowledge and set a quantified ambition.
• Select the best product and service offer link to omnichannel and circularity strategies.
• Implement the digital in-store and out-store customer experience.
• Build my mass plan for my sports according to Decathlon's merchandising guidelines and seasonality.
• Mobilize my sport communities through my communications and events.
• Build my team to have the best sports people at the right place, at the right moment.

*Manage the “best in class” omnichannel customer experience:

• Embody and manage “the best in class” customer relationship through my posture.
• Implement the fundamentals of selling, layout, and truck to peg on the field.
• Manage the loyalty program in order to optimize the customer data.
• Implement action plans thanks to customer feedback. - Implement my department to help the customer find their product autonomously and quickly.
• Impulse an offensive commercial dynamism.

*Manage my in-store performance trajectory (People / Planet / Business):

• Build an ambitious annual business trajectory and define a team trajectory.
• Analyze my performance and manage the reliability of the forecasts.
• Formalize the gaps between “realized” performance and “forecast” performance.
• Schedule the good hours at the right time.
• Manage and formalize action plans on my People / Planet / Business levers and my P&L.
• Ensure the in-store stock accuracy and availability while optimizing stock lifetime.

*Guarantee daily safety and organization of the store (Duty management):

• Ensure the safety of people and the security of goods on a daily basis.
• Guarantee my knowledge of all technical systems and equipment within the store.
• Take in charge the daily business and service activity.

Are you ready to play, lead, and shape the future of sports retail with Decathlon?

3. YOUR PROFILE:

• Passion for Sports: You live and breathe sports, maintain a consistent habit of working out regularly, and bring that vibrant energy into your work.
• Intrapreneurial Spirit: You possess a can-do attitude, an open mindset, and a strong drive to take complete ownership of your business perimeter.
• Leadership Potential: You have strong communication and collaboration skills , analytical problem-solving traits , and the resilience to lead by example.
• Professional Foundation: You have a Bachelor’s degree, you are fresher or having under 5 years of full-time work experience.
• Mobility: You are flexible to relocate in Hanoi and surroundings.
• Be fluent in Vietnamese & English.
• Be flexible and ready to work during the weekends (5 days per week).

• Stepping into this program is entering a real-world retail experience with focus on:
• Real Ownership: Take the lead with high autonomy from day one.
• Accelerated Career Growth: Match your drive with an accelerated path. This program positions you to take full ownership and lead a thousand-square-meter retail store within 24 months.
• Mentorship & Immersive Field Experience: Grow rapidly through hands-on "learning-by-doing" on the shop floor.
• Bi-Annual Assessments: Stay on the fast track with clear growth reviews every 6 months during your first year, ensuring regular feedback to level up your career.

Other benefits:

• Enjoy a competitive salary with 100% base salary during the probation period.
• Receive a monthly performance bonus based on company growth (up to 20%).
• Be covered with healthcare insurance for both you and your family members.
• Take 20 days of paid leave annually, including 18 annual leave days and 2 additional days off for Christmas and Vesak Day.
• Receive a monthly sports allowance to support your active lifestyle.
• Join various team-building and collective activities throughout the year.