Sports Direct Store Manager – Adelaide

At Sports Direct, our team members are highly passionate about inspiring, motivating and empowering our customers to better their best. We believe that people ultimately want to lead a healthy and fit way of life and we want to empower them to do so by providing correctly fitted footwear, sports gear and personalised service. Joining Sports Direct is more than just a job; it is a family who cares, develops, grows, and rewards each and every one of us.

About The Role

Our FIRST SA store will be opening in Elizabeth, you’ll lead from the front – inspiring, coaching, and developing a passionate team alongside your in-store leadership team. You’ll own the numbers, elevate the customer experience and collaborate closely with your team to drive results and build something special.

Day by Day, you will:

• Bring a premium, service focused approach to drive sales, hit KPIs, and make your mark in a high-profile store launch.
• Lead and empower a dynamic team through coaching, training, and goal setting.
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly store, team and individual performance – celebrate wins and close the gaps.
• Nail wage control and rostering to keep the business sharp and efficient.
• Bring the energy to visual merchandising, stock management, and shrink prevention.
• Create a safe, inclusive, and high-performing environment for your team and customers.

What You Bring:

• 2+ years of Store Management experience in a fast-paced big box retail environment.
• Strong commercial acumen – you know your sales figures, wage % and stock metrics.
• Passion for people development and a proven record of team success.
• A high attention to detail – your floor is always on point.
• Operationally savvy with experience in rostering, visual merchandising, and loss prevention.
• A true ‘Make it Happen’ mindset – solutions-focused and performance-driven.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of history – lead the launch of Sports Direct in Australia.
• 40% team discount across all Accent Group brands – Hype DC, Skechers, Platypus, Vans + more.
• Tuesday–Saturday roster for better work/life balance.
• Access to discounted gym memberships and health insurance perks.
• Career progression through training & development programs.

At Accent Group Limited we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We believe in the diversity of our people across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental ability. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.

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