Retail District Manager in Vancouver

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 opportunity 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Consumer Experience & Brand Execution: Champion the adidas brand by delivering an authentic, engaging and differentiated consumer experience across every store. Ensure store teams demonstrate strong product knowledge, effective selling behaviours and a genuine passion for sport, culture and the adidas brand.
• Strategic Planning & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Retail Operations, Planning, Allocation, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Retail Training, Real Estate and Loss Prevention to deliver district and national business objectives. Develop a strong understanding of the district's individual store opportunities, competitive landscape, consumer demographics and market potential.
• Business Planning & Continuous Improvement: Establish clear district priorities and measurable goals aligned with adidas Canada's broader business strategy. Utilize a structured execution approach, including Wildly Important Goals (WIGs), lead measures and regular accountability check-ins, to maintain focus on the activities that drive results.

Qualifications & Experience

• 7-10+ years of progressive retail leadership experience, including multi-unit management and responsibility for a portfolio of stores.
• Proven track record of delivering sales growth, improving store productivity and achieving financial targets in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, coach and retain high-performing teams, with a strong history of building future leaders and succession pipelines.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to interpret business data, identify trends and translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Experience managing store operations, inventory, labour planning, visual merchandising and loss prevention.
• Proven ability to lead through change, manage competing priorities and execute strategic initiatives across multiple locations.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Flexibility to travel regularly within the assigned district.