Vacancies at adidas Group

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION: 

• Assist management in day-to-day store maintenance while providing excellent service and observing and maintaining all store policies and procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• As needed, completes any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received.
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill-in basis.
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team.
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure.
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals.
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays.
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards (Including cleaning of the store)
• Safekeeping of Company assets
• Loss prevention, monitoring sales floor and reporting any suspicious activity and follow security procedures/ SLAP.
• Ensure they take part in in-store training or digital training provided by the company (Atticus/AREA) to ensure they have product knowledge and role best practice.
• Familiarize themselves with Power BI tools to have more understanding of store performance, best sellers / blackhole product.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• An absolute passion for retail & customer service
• Ability to use your initiative
• Clear and upbeat communication skills
• Flexibility- you can help during the week, during evenings and weekends too
• Previous fashion retail experience will be highly regarded but is not essential
• Adaptability, being able to handle various tasks and adapt to changing circumstances/situations

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL HAVE:

• The passion to work within a team to deliver great results.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, high volume retail environment.
• Enthusiasm.
• A love for fashion and great confidence to style your customer with any look they want to create!

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Matric certificate 
• 0 - 1 years of retail experience

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JOB PURPOSE

• Assist management in day-to-day store maintenance while providing excellent service and observing and maintaining all store policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• As needed, complete any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received. 
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill in basis.
• Ensure that Company assets and stock is always secured in order to alleviate shrinkage.
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team.
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure.
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals.
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays.
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards
• Safekeeping of Company assets

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Listening
• Excellent customer service
• Meeting sales goals
• Selling to customer needs
• People skills
• High energy level

Education And Experience Requirements

• Matric certificate
• 0 – 1 years of retail experience

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PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION

• The Retail Administrator supports Retail Excellence and Operations by managing vendors, coordinating procurement, handling reporting, and providing key administrative support across South African retail stores.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Vendor & Service Provider Management

• Source and compare vendors, manage quotations, place orders, and coordinate deliveries.
• Oversee supplies (shopping bags, stationery, security items, labels, cleaning/security services).
• Maintain vendor lists and ensure stores receive only necessary stock.
• Notify vendors of store openings/closures.

Purchase Order (PO) Management

• Create POs for Retail Excellence, Operations, and Store Development.
• Monitor spend vs. PO values monthly.
• Align with Finance and service providers on payment processes.

Incentives & Payroll Support

• Collate and submit incentive files to REMCO/payroll.

Reporting

• Prepare and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly sales reports.
• Produce store visit packs, sales breakdowns, PJN reports, leave balance updates, and employee discount distributions.
• Ensure accurate reconciliation across LSC, SAP S4 Hana, DRS/BI.

Digital Tools & Device Administration

• Maintain and update administrative digital records and store devices (Linear Pro, SAM, Addpay, iPhone, POS/MPOS, VoIP, Image/Sound devices, cloud systems).

Events & Travel Coordination

• Coordinate quotes, bookings, logistics, and budgets for major company events (Road Shows, Cape Town Marathon, Otter Trail, UTCT, Black Friday, etc.).
• Arrange travel (flights, accommodation, transport, meals).

Uniform Management

• Administer uniform call‑offs and size curve compilation.

Communications Administration

• Maintain year calendars, design notice board backings, update Masterfile’s, organograms, and Yammer posts.

Senior Operations Support

• Support leadership with travel, claims, reporting, and diary management.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global and Market: Excellence EM
• Drive Vendor/Service provider working relationship.
• Part of the overall cluster DTC
• Cluster: DTC Retail Director, Retail Director Retail and Consumer Excellence, Senior Retail Operations Manager, Brand, HR, Payroll, Logistics & Finance, Retail District Managers, Retail Stores, Retail Excellence

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Passion and knowledge of sports
• Strong interpersonal skills (e.g. communication, negotiation)
• Ability to work within a team environment and under pressure
• Proven methodological skills (e.g. planning, analytical skills)
• Advanced MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot and retail systems)
• Smartsheet, BI, and Grow platform proficiency.
• Strong attention to detail, structured and process‑driven.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Structured, process-orientated and at the same time approachable with strong and confident interpersonal skills.
• Experience with POs, vendors, reporting, and events/travel coordination

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Business Administration or Retail Diploma
• Functional: minimum 3-4 years’ experience in administration
• Cross-functional experience ideally with administration / sales / finance
• Industry: sporting goods / retail / consumer goods
• Retail operations exposure highly preferred

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PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION:    

• Assist management in day-to-day store maintenance while providing excellent service and observing and maintaining all store policies and procedures. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer. 
• As needed, completes any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc. 
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received. 
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill in basis. 
• Ensure that Company assets and stock is always secured in order to alleviate shrinkage. 
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team. 
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure. 
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals. 
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays. 
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards 
• Safekeeping of Company assets 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Excellent customer service 
• Meeting sales goals 
• Selling to customer needs 
• People skills 
• High energy levels 

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Matric certificate  
• 2 - 4 years of retail experience 

go to method of application »

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION: 

• Assist management in day-to-day store maintenance while providing excellent service and observing and maintaining all store policies and procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• As needed, completes any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received.
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill-in basis.
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team.
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure.
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals.
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays.
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards (Including cleaning of the store)
• Safekeeping of Company assets
• Loss prevention, monitoring sales floor and reporting any suspicious activity and follow security procedures/ SLAP.
• Ensure they take part in in-store training or digital training provided by the company (Atticus/AREA) to ensure they have product knowledge and role best practice.
• Familiarize themselves with Power BI tools to have more understanding of store performance, best sellers / blackhole product.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• An absolute passion for retail & customer service
• Ability to use your initiative
• Clear and upbeat communication skills
• Flexibility- you can help during the week, during evenings and weekends too
• Previous fashion retail experience will be highly regarded but is not essential
• Adaptability, being able to handle various tasks and adapt to changing circumstances/situations

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL HAVE:

• The passion to work within a team to deliver great results.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, high volume retail environment.
• Enthusiasm.
• A love for fashion and great confidence to style your customer with any look they want to create!

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Matric certificate 
• 0 - 1 years of retail experience