Deputy Store Manager – adidas Meadowdale

Location: Meadowdale, Germiston, Gauteng

Brand: adidas

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Posted: 09 October 2026

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

About the Company

adidas is a global icon in sports apparel, footwear, and lifestyle fashion. Pushing the boundaries of performance and culture, adidas retail stores provide high-energy environments where consumers connect directly with world-class products, innovation, and brand experiences.

At adidas, the workplace culture revolves around passion, diversity, athletic excellence, and continuous talent development. Retail store teams operate in high-volume environments supported by structured operational frameworks, global visual merchandising guidelines, and clear pathways for internal career progression. Joining adidas as a Deputy Store Manager in Meadowdale connects you with an industry-leading brand that values leadership, creativity, and performance.

Company Summary

• Industry: Retail Trade, Sports Apparel & Footwear
• Company Size: Global Multinational Retail Leader
• Work Culture: High-Performance, Employee-Centric, Agile, Brand-Driven
• Location: Meadowdale, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa

Available Opportunities

adidas is recruiting a Deputy Store Manager on a full-time, permanent basis for their Meadowdale store in Gauteng. Working directly alongside the Store Manager, you will assist in driving sales targets, managing store operations, leading industrial relations (IR) matters, and developing associate talent.

Core Responsibilities:

• Store Operations & Profitability: Assisting the Store Manager in managing daily operations, enforcing company SOPs, optimizing payroll expenses through sales ratio performance balances, and achieving store financial targets.
• Team Leadership & Development: Evaluating staff performance daily, identifying training needs, spotting internal talent, and building succession plans to align with adidas retail growth objectives.
• Industrial Relations & Personnel Administration: Handling IR matters, managing employee concerns consistently, overseeing recruitment documentation, maintaining personnel files, and ensuring payroll compliance.
• Visual Merchandising & Inventory Control: Enforcing adidas visual presentation guidelines, monitoring stock levels, reporting stock variances to management, and executing loss-prevention/security protocols.
• Customer Service Excellence: Resolving customer complaints promptly, maintaining high service standards, and supporting local marketing, advertising, and promotional initiatives.

Key Objectives

Your success as a Deputy Store Manager at adidas Meadowdale will be evaluated by store sales performance, shrinkage audit scores, associate productivity, and customer satisfaction metrics. Within your first 90 days, you will be expected to:

1. Optimize Store Payroll & Schedules: Implement staff rosters that minimize labor costs while maximizing productivity during peak retail trading hours.
2. Execute Staff Development Plans: Conduct daily performance evaluations and identify high-potential associates for succession planning.
3. Uphold Audit & VM Compliance: Achieve 100% adherence to adidas visual merchandising standards, inventory controls, and health and safety policies.
4. Maintain IR & Operational Standards: Manage employee relations matters promptly and keep all personnel records updated according to company guidelines.

What You Will Learn

Stepping into a leadership role within adidas Retail offers access to global retail management strategies and operational frameworks. In this role, you will build expertise in:

• adidas Retail Operations SOPs: Best practices for managing high-volume store systems, inventory audits, loss prevention, and security protocols.
• Labor Cost & Schedule Optimization: Utilizing sales ratio performance balances, productivity tracking tools, and roster planning systems.
• Industrial Relations & People Management: Conducting performance evaluations, handling formal IR processes, and executing retail talent succession plans.
• Commercial Retail Analytics: Interpreting sales figures, discounts, margins, shrinkage figures, and customer conversion rates to drive store profitability.

What You Gain

Joining adidas on a permanent basis brings strong corporate stability, career growth, and attractive employee rewards:

• Permanent Leadership Position: Full-time appointment within a prestigious global retail group.
• Competitive Remuneration & Benefits: Market-related salary package accompanied by performance incentives and generous staff discount structures.
• Global Career Pathways: Opportunities to advance into Store Manager, District Operations Manager, or Regional Retail Support roles within adidas.
• Dynamic Brand Workplace: A supportive, athletic, and fashion-forward retail environment backed by global training programs.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric Certificate (Essential).
• Minimum of 2 years of proven leadership experience in a supervisory or assistant management role.
• Minimum of 4+ years of hands-on retail industry experience (preferably within apparel, footwear, or sports retail).
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Point-of-Sale (POS) systems.
• Strong numerical ability to calculate percentages, discounts, commissions, and performance ratios.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the confidence to present to groups.
• Sound knowledge of retail supervision, store operations, IR processes, and safety protocols.

Interview Questions to Prepare For

Candidates applying on applyretail.co.za should prepare to answer the following interview questions during the selection process:

1. “How do you use sales ratio performance tools to schedule store associates efficiently while keeping payroll expenses low?”
   • Tip: Explain analyzing historical foot-traffic data and peak sales hours to schedule top-performing staff during high-volume shifts while keeping labor costs within budget targets.
2. “How do you approach a situation where a store associate is consistently underperforming against customer service benchmarks?”
   • Tip: Detail conducting a private 1-on-1 performance review, identifying root causes or training gaps, setting clear targets, and providing ongoing coaching.
3. “What steps do you take to enforce visual merchandising guidelines and shrinkage control across the store floor?”
   • Tip: Discuss executing regular floor walks, training associates on replenishment rules, maintaining secure stockrooms, and adhering strictly to loss-prevention SOPs.
4. “Why do you want to advance your retail leadership career as a Deputy Store Manager with adidas Meadowdale?”
   • Tip: Express your passion for sports culture, admiration for adidas product innovation, and commitment to driving store profitability through strong team leadership.

Career Advice for Applicants

To ensure your application stands out on applyretail.co.za:

• Highlight Leadership & Retail Metrics: Clearly detail your 2+ years of leadership experience and 4+ years of retail background, emphasizing sales achievements, team size, and store audit results.
• Emphasize POS & Excel Competency: Detail your experience with retail POS software, MS Excel, roster management, and inventory tracking tools.
• Confirm Meadowdale Commute: Ensure that commuting to Meadowdale, Germiston, for regular retail operating shifts, weekends, and peak trading hours is practical for you.
• Submit Complete Documentation: Upload your updated CV, certified Matric certificate, ID document, and contactable references when applying.

How to Apply

1. Click the “Apply Now” button below on applyretail.co.za.
2. Upload your CV, Matric certificate, ID document, and contactable references.
3. Complete the online adidas screening questionnaire for the Meadowdale Deputy Store Manager vacancy.

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