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About us at Swedemount💙

We are a values-driven company working with "ownership", "communication", "teamwork" and "winners" to promote a culture that simply means "We make things happen"! We value our employees highly and believe that every person contributes something important. During an interview, we are happy to tell you more about our work to become an even better employer.

We are on a growth journey - do you want to join us?!

If you are passionate about sales and motivated by leading and inspiring people, this might be the job for you! We offer a fun and exciting store manager position in a flat organization where all employees have an important role and get the chance to influence. You now have the chance to be part of launching our new store in Uppsala!

What does it mean to be a Store Manager at Sportshopen?

As a store manager, you are an operational leader, leading the daily operations and having the ultimate responsibility for your store and its staff. You motivate and lead your employees so that together you achieve set goals regarding sales and well-being.

The role also includes:

• Responsibility for developing working methods and processes for how the store should function efficiently and follow Sportshopen's concept.
• Responsibility for monitoring key figures in your own store to meet the company's requirements.
• Sales and profitability responsibility as well as resource planning in the form of scheduling and staffing.
• Recruiting and onboarding new store staff.
• Implementing and ensuring that routines are followed - we work to maintain a safe and secure working environment.
• Create conditions for you and your employees to develop.
• You are always a role model for your employees by working based on our values.

What is required to succeed in the role?

We believe you have experience working in a similar role and are accustomed to working with staffing, personnel planning, and follow-up. Of course, you have experience with and a passion for customer service and sales within retail, preferably in sports and clothing. You have at least a high school education, and further development in leadership and/or economics is a merit. We see that you have knowledge of sports and leisure products and are skilled at conveying your knowledge to both colleagues and customers. Naturally, you are passionate about sales and how you can influence your store's results!

Who are you?

We are looking for someone who likes change! You are an engaged and driven person who, through your positive attitude and clear communication, both to your colleagues and our customers, contributes to a good work climate. You enjoy coaching and inspiring your employees. You like working towards set goals, are business-oriented and structured - creating good results is a given for you. You are a humble and honest person with great integrity and believe in solutions before you see obstacles. Naturally, you have a genuine interest in sports and leisure products, and we would like you to have an active lifestyle.

Our terms

The position is a permanent full-time role starting with a six-month probation period in September. The role involves varying working hours, and weekend work occurs. We have a collective agreement.

Start date by agreement, preferably as soon as possible.

We conduct credit checks as well as extracts from the criminal record register for applicants.

Welcome with your application!

Please note that unfortunately we do not accept applications via email due to GDPR. We also decline contact from other recruitment channels.

Who are we?

Swedemount Sportswear & Fashion AB was founded in 1991 and today has 23 stores under the name Sportshopen as well as one store under the name Bazar. In Sörred outside of Gothenburg, we have our 20,000 sqm automated warehouse and office. In Grebbestad on the west coast, we also have our headquarters and our largest store, which is the largest sports store in the Nordics at 14,000 sqm.

Our stores are located throughout Sweden, from north to south, with an expanding e-commerce that also extends to the European market. Sportshopen is today one of the larger individual players in Sweden in terms of sales within sports and leisure. Our assortment consists mainly of clothes and shoes from leading brand suppliers, but we also develop and manufacture our own brands – clothes that can be used for activities in harsh climates, year-round.

We are over 350 lovely and engaged employees around Sweden working to constantly inspire and help people to an active life! We want to show through competent staff, well-stocked stores, and good prices that sports and outdoor life can be for everyone. We value teamwork and are driven by the passion to always be better than we were yesterday. Read more about us at Sportshopen.com.