Retail | Full-Time | Multi-Unit Leadership

Position Overview

The District Manager is a key leadership role within adidas Canada, responsible for driving retail performance, operational excellence, people development and profitable growth across a portfolio of stores. This role requires a commercially driven, analytical and people-focused leader who can translate business strategy into actionable plans, deliver consistent results and build high-performing teams.

As adidas continues to invest in its Canadian retail footprint and expand its store network, the District Manager will play a critical role in increasing store productivity, improving the consumer experience, developing future leaders and ensuring operational consistency across all locations.

The successful candidate will have a strong growth mentality, a passion for sport and retail, and the ability to lead through influence, accountability and collaboration. They will balance short-term sales objectives with long-term talent development, ensuring that every store operates efficiently, every team member is empowered to perform and every prospect for growth is maximized.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Performance & Business Growth

- Own and drive the financial and operational performance of all stores within the assigned district, delivering sales, profitability and key performance targets.
- Translate business objectives into clear, measurable priorities and actionable store-level strategies.
- Drive key retail KPIs, including sales productivity, conversion, average transaction value (ATV), units per transaction (UPT), traffic capture and sell-through.
- Analyze business performance, identify opportunities and develop strategies to close performance gaps and maximize sales.




- Drive a strong commercial mindset across store leadership teams, ensuring decisions are informed by data, consumer behaviour and local market opportunities.
- Partner with Planning and Allocation to optimize inventory availability, improve size and product distribution, manage stock imbalances and maximize full-price sell-through.
- Identify opportunities to increase productivity through effective scheduling, labour optimization, merchandising and improved selling behaviours.
- Lead promotional and clearance strategies, including aged inventory reduction, to improve inventory health, maximize sales and create capacity for new product.
- Build and execute strategies that support new store openings, existing store growth and increased market share.

Leadership & Talent Development

- Build, develop and retain high-performing store leadership teams that consistently deliver business results and create an engaging consumer experience.
- Establish a strong leadership culture rooted in accountability, trust, collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement.
- Coach and develop Store Managers through regular store visits, performance reviews, structured feedback and individual development plans.
- Identify high-potential talent and build succession plans for key leadership positions across the district.




- Create a strong internal talent pipeline by providing meaningful career development opportunities, stretch assignments and exposure to broader business responsibilities.
- Set clear expectations and empower Store Managers to take ownership of their business, make informed decisions and lead their teams with confidence.
- Address performance gaps through timely coaching, clear accountability and measurable improvement plans.
- Drive employee engagement, morale and retention by fostering a positive environment where team members feel valued, supported and motivated to grow.
- Lead recruitment and talent planning to ensure stores are consistently staffed with capable, diverse and future-focused talent.

Operational Excellence & Execution

- Drive consistent execution of adidas retail standards, ensuring all stores deliver an elevated and seamless consumer experience.
- Establish a strong foundation of operational discipline, with a focus on store readiness, inventory accuracy, visual merchandising, loss prevention and workforce productivity.
- Conduct regular store visits and business reviews to assess execution, identify opportunities and establish clear action plans.
- Ensure stores maintain clean, organized and efficient back-of-house environments, with a focus on inventory accessibility, replenishment and stockroom organization.
- Improve inventory management practices, including receiving, replenishment, cycle counts, stock transfers and aged inventory control.
- Partner with Loss Prevention to minimize shrink, identify operational risks and strengthen asset protection practices.
- Ensure effective execution of visual merchandising guidelines, product

📌 Adidas Retail District Manager (Vancouver)
🏢 Adidas
📍 Vancouver