Executive Store Director - House of Sport

DICK'S Sporting Goods•Hollywood, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Store Director leads DICK’S Sporting Goods’ new House of Sport store in Hollywood, Florida, at Oakwood Plaza. The role builds a high-performing, inclusive team; develops leaders and succession plans; communicates the store’s vision; and creates an environment where teammates feel supported, engaged, and empowered. The director collaborates with business partners and the Common Purpose and Service and Selling Directors to deploy the workforce effectively and remove obstacles to success. The position reviews store, athlete-satisfaction, and teammate-experience metrics and business trends to identify opportunities, coach teams, and address root causes. It promotes test-and-learn initiatives, conducts executive and vendor walks, and helps make the store a destination and meaningful community partner. The director develops local relationships and events, supports community-focused product and presentation choices, and uses insights from athletes and teammates to improve future activations. The director oversees visual presentation and merchandising standards, brings brand strategies and the House of Sport concept to life, plans ahead with the leadership team, and validates that staffing and the athlete experience are appropriate during peak periods. The role also leads leadership meetings, sets clear expectations, gives timely feedback, recognizes strong performance, and coaches teammates on technical proficiency in products and processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
7–10 years of experience in Store Operations, Community Marketing, or Project Management.
Microsoft Office proficiency.
Ability to build partnerships with the local community.
Self-motivation and ability to inspire others.
Passion for bringing confidence and excitement to athletes.
Project management knowledge.
Agility and willingness to test and learn through in-store experiments.
Strong attention to detail.
Problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
Strong organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a high-performing, inclusive store team and robust leadership succession plans.
Coach, develop, motivate, and support teammates and leaders through regular interaction, feedback, development opportunities, and stretch assignments.
Communicate the store’s vision and direction transparently, and collaborate with business partners and company directors to remove roadblocks and deploy the workforce effectively.
Review store performance, athlete-satisfaction, and teammate-experience metrics and business trends to identify opportunities and guide coaching and solutions.
Promote test-and-learn initiatives, share best practices, and support leaders in identifying challenges, root causes, and corrective actions.
Conduct executive walks with business partners and vendor tours to present the House of Sport concept and vision.
Build understanding of local consumer, industry, and competitor trends and strengthen community relationships through programs, events, and localized store offerings.
Define measures of success and prepare the store for events and community activations; use athlete and teammate insights to improve future activations.
Oversee visual presentation, displays, merchandising, and daily standards in partnership with the visual merchandising team.
Plan ahead with the leadership team, validate workforce deployment during peak periods, and ensure consistent execution of merchandising and visual standards.
Hold leadership meetings to communicate company vision, changes, and information needed by the leadership team.
Set clear expectations, hold self and others accountable, address poor performance with timely and respectful feedback, and recognize individual and team accomplishments.
Provide timely information across the organization and coach teammates to maintain adequate technical proficiency in products and processes.