Sports Direct Job Application Form

Sports Direct Application Form

Sports Direct is a successful sports retail company that has over 470 stores within its group, including the brands of Sports Direct, Sports World, Field & Trek, Hargreaves Sports, Gilesports and Donnay International. It sells a wide range of sports related clothing, footwear and equipment and is committed to giving a great customer experience.

The company states that it offers its staff a fast paced and dynamic work environment and likes to build a workforce from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Career opportunities

The company has a regular need for entry level store jobs for which no retail experience is required. Because the company has a presence in Europe, the website also has details of opportunities in countries such as France, Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Slovenia.

The company also states that it is committed to providing careers opportunities and it has a number of supervisory posts, including Floor Supervisors, Assistant Managers and Store Managers, available.

The company’s head office is in Shirebrook in Mansfield, where posts in central functions such as IT, human resources, finance and buying are available.

Salary information

Sports Direct The starting salary in Sports Direct’s stores is at the current National Minimum Wage level but rates of pay can increase to £6.80 per hour. Other benefits include a pension scheme, paid annual leave, flexible working and a 15% staff discount.

Floor Supervisors receive a salary of between £16,000 and £18,000 and a bonus of up to 30% of salary. For this type of post, you will need experience and the ability to ensure that sales targets for the store are exceeded.

How to apply

All of Sports Direct’s vacancies are listed online. If you visit www.sportsdirect.com and click on the Careers section, you will be taken to the company’s recruitment partner, People Bank. From there, you can search for jobs by type and location.

When you have selected a particular job, you will be asked to provide some personal information and details of your work experience. You can save your application form at any time and return to it at a later time to complete. When you have completed and submitted your online application, People Bank will send you an e-mail to confirm receipt. As part of the process, you will need to set up a People Bank profile.

Interview advice

The company is looking for people who are motivated and have a genuine desire to succeed. It also places great importance on being able to thrive in a customer service work environment. If you are invited to interview, you should talk about any experience you have of helping customers, how you tackle problem solving and how you would like to progress with the company.

Now the company is one of the biggest Sports Retail company in Europe.

Click here to go to sports direct careers page and learn more…