About Us
At Decathlon UK, we're passionate about creating careers that let you play. As part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world's largest sports retailers headquartered in France, we specialize in designing, manufacturing, and distributing sports products through online and physical stores across 56 countries with over 1,700 locations. With over 40+ stores in the UK, our mission is to be the spirited cheerleaders of sports and healthier living in the nation. We're proud sponsors of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, supplying the team and our customers with top-end bikes from Van Rysel for some of the world's biggest bike races.
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced Part-Time Cycles Workshop Technician to join our team in a remote capacity. As a key member of our workshop team, you'll play a vital role in providing exceptional customer service, diagnosing technical faults, and performing timely repairs or services to meet the expectations of our customers. Your passion for sports, creativity, and problem-solving skills will make you an asset to our team.
Key Responsibilities
- Diagnosis and Repair: Diagnose technical faults in customer products and agree on the best solution with customers.
- Servicing and Repair: Perform servicing and repair of customer products within your Decathlon Store.
- Customer Service: Ensure that your customers have the best customer service experience.
- Stock Management: Manage, order, and control stock levels to meet customer demand.
- Business Performance Analysis: Analyze business performance and provide insights to improve workshop efficiency.
The Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a sports enthusiast with a strong passion for bike repair and maintenance. The ideal candidate will possess:
- Cytech Certification: Bonus points for being Cytech certified or having previous workshop experience.
- Problem-Solving Skills: A master of creative solutions, spotting details others miss.
- Excellent Communication Skills: Smooth talker with top-notch people skills.
- Customer Service: Customer service champ who loves going above and beyond.
- Personal Growth: Eager beaver for personal growth and helping others learn.
- Tech-Savviness: Tech-savvy enough to navigate the digital world.
- Commercial Awareness: Understanding of commerciality and how to grow and develop a business.
- Sustainability: A passion for sustainability and reducing our negative impact on the planet.
Benefits and Perks
We offer a range of benefits and perks to our employees, including:
- Yearly Pay Evaluations: Regular pay evaluations with monthly check-ins.
- Teammate Bonus Scheme: A bonus scheme that rewards teamwork and collaboration.
- Pension Contribution: A pension contribution to support your long-term financial goals.
- Healthy Discounts: Healthy discounts on all Decathlon goodies and services.
- Staff Sports/Activities: Fun weekly staff sports and activities to promote teamwork and well-being.
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme: Pedal your way to work with the Cycle-to-Work Scheme.
- Decathlon Academy: Top-notch training at Decathlon Academy with a catalog of physical training courses available.
- Discount Hub: Dive into hundreds of discount vouchers with our discount hub developed by SmartSpending!
- Career Pathway: A career pathway that is designed by you.
- Diversity and Inclusion: As a global business with teammates from all walks of life, we welcome diversity with open arms.
Why Join Us?
At Decathlon UK, we're committed to creating a workplace that's inclusive, supportive, and fun. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're dedicated to helping them grow and develop their careers. If you're a motivated individual who's passionate about sports and bike repair, we encourage you to apply now!
Ready to Apply?
If you're a motivated individual ready to contribute to a thriving team, we encourage you to apply now! We're excited to review your application and look forward to hearing from you.
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