Store Manager Bilbao

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&#x1f51d; Reports to: Retail Area Manager Southern Europe&#x1f4d1; Permanent contract&#x1f4cd; Fashion Outlet Centre, Barakaldo (Bilbao), Spain&#x1f4c6; Start date: at the earliest convenienceABOUT THE POSITIONAre you a strong-willed, people-oriented leader with a passion for retail and the outdoors? Columbia Sportswear is looking for a Store Manager to take the lead of our Bilbao store – a promising retail location with a strong local team and exciting development potential.You’ll be more than a manager: you&#39;ll be the business driver, a people developer, and a brand ambassador. You will lead a team of 7 direct reports and play a key role in creating a focused, motivated environment – balancing operational excellence with high team engagement. In Bilbao, more than elsewhere, your leadership and ability to set clear expectations will make the difference.If you thrive in an autonomous role where structure, ownership, and people management go hand-in-hand, we’d love to hear from you!HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE<ul><li>Lead and inspire your team by setting a strong business-focused mindset and fostering accountability and autonomy.</li><li>Maintain a high-performance culture, where customer experience, teamwork, and productivity are consistently top priorities.</li><li>Act as the main point of contact for internal stakeholders and proactively collaborate across departments (Retail Ops, HR, Marketing...).</li><li>Develop and execute local business opportunities and partnerships to grow external traffic (e.g. B2B programs like IKEA employee discounts).</li><li>Manage store operations, staffing, and planning in line with local labour regulations and business needs.</li><li>Monitor and control employment-related costs, ensuring productivity and efficiency without compromising team wellbeing.</li></ul>WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL?<ul><li>Minimum 3 years of leadership experience in retail – either as a Store Manager or Assistant Store Manager in a high-volume environment.</li><li>Strong business acumen: you know how to balance people needs with operational goals and budget constraints.</li><li>Proven people leadership: ability to set boundaries, manage demanding teams, and motivate individuals with fairness and clarity.</li><li>Communication and stakeholder management: you are confident interacting across multiple functions and levels.</li><li>Local knowledge of Bilbao or experience in highly regulated and unionized environments is a strong plus.</li><li>Fluent Spanish and professional English are both required.</li></ul>WHY JOINING US?You will have the opportunity to work for a company that has a positive impact on the people we reach, the places we touch, and the products we make. Indeed, one of our core values is to do the right thing, not just for our company, but also for our consumers, customers, employees and their communities.On top of that, you will have the chance to:<ul><li>Build new skills, develop your potential, and grow within our company.</li><li>Join an inclusive employer where diversity and equity lead to creativity and empowerment.</li><li>Be part of a company that focus on your wellbeing to ensure that you can be your best self.</li><li>Travel around Europe for seminars or staff event and expend your professional network.</li><li>Benefit from special staff discount on our all products.</li></ul>PERKS &amp; BENEFITS&#x1f381; Significant discounts on Columbia and Sorel products&#x1f4da; Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning&#x1f469;‍&#x1f3eb; Unlock your potential: access to in-house training courses (feedback, leadership, Insights®...)&#x1f308;DEI initiatives to exchange and strengthen our involvement around these themesABOUT THE CULTURE<ul><li>At Columbia Sportswear, we value an inclusive and open culture that emphasizes the absence of barriers between team members. We are committed to fostering a sense of belonging by encouraging personal connections at all levels, which creates a cohesive and supportive work environment.</li><li>Team members serve as ambassadors for our brand, finding motivation in being part of an organization dedicated to activities they are passionate about. This dedication reflects our commitment to building a team that takes pride in our products and values.</li><li>We offer the opportunity to work for a US-based company within a multicultural environment, where your job has an impact across different countries.</li><li>Our &#34;Always Be Learning&#34; culture of continuous learning enables our employees to identify and develop skills that will enable them to continue to grow within the company.</li><li>&#34;Unlock Your Potential&#34; is the spirit that characterizes our vision of employees&#39; development: to offer them opportunities to grow, in their job, in their team or even to change jobs completely. We grow our people to grow our business.</li></ul>To learn more about us and our culture, visit our page on Welcome To The Jungle: <a href="https://bit.ly/49bl1i5" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/49bl1i5</a>ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS1️⃣ Ready to unlock your potential at Columbia Sportswear Company? Apply now to help us connect active people with their passion! The hiring team will review your application in the following weeks.2️⃣ If your application is selected: a 30-45mn introductory interview with our Talent Acquisition Team to talk about yourself, your motivations and the role3️⃣ Interview with the hiring manager in Bilbao4️⃣ Your unique strengths align perfectly with our team: we are thrilled to extend you an offer!#LI-LA1This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position&#39;s scope and function in the company.  | #LI-DNI

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Lead Operations Engineer to oversee and support our Data and Analytics (DNA) platform in a mission-critical, 24x7x365 environment. This role is responsible for delivering Level 2 (L2) and Level 3 (L3) support for the Data and Analytics team, ensuring stability, performance, and continuous improvement of our data platforms and processes.The position operates within a rotational shift model, covering 16 hours per day, 7 days a week, to ensure uninterrupted support during critical processing hours. As a senior member of the team, you will lead offshore operations, act as the primary escalation point, and drive operational excellence through automation, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.Essential Functions/Responsibilities:<ul><li>Operational Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of offshore engineers supporting DNA production, QA batch jobs, and applications. Ensure seamless operations across shifts and act as the primary escalation point for critical issues.</li><li>Production Support &amp; Incident Management: Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues related to data, systems, and applications. Drive root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions to prevent recurrence.</li><li>System Monitoring &amp; Performance Optimization: Monitor job schedules, application performance, and system health using enterprise tools. Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.</li><li>Environment Management: Administer and maintain EIM environments across Azure and BI platforms. Lead environment refreshes, cutovers, and release activities for major and minor deployments.</li><li>Documentation &amp; Knowledge Sharing: Develop and maintain comprehensive support documentation. Provide training and guidance to team members to foster knowledge growth and operational maturity.</li><li>Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance system reliability, automate manual processes, and improve support efficiency. Champion best practices in production support and DevOps.</li><li>Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, QA, and business stakeholders. Work with Microsoft support to resolve Azure-related issues.</li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.</li><li>5&#43; years of experience in application development, production support, and system administration.</li><li>Proven experience leading technical teams in a high-availability, enterprise-scale environment.</li><li>Strong understanding of incident, change, and problem management processes.</li><li>Expertise in SQL (including performance tuning), PowerShell scripting, and Python.</li><li>Hands-on experience with the Azure platform including Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse</li><li>Familiarity with SAP BW, HANA, Data Services, and enterprise BI tools (Cognos, Power BI, Azure Analysis Services).</li><li>Experience with job schedulers such as Autosys or Tidal.</li><li>Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD practices.</li><li>Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.</li></ul>#LI-SA1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position&#39;s scope and function in the company.  | #LI-DNI

<h3>ABOUT THE POSITION </h3>With over 430 retail stores worldwide, our associates are essential to our business. From ensuring product availability on the sales floor to creating eye-catching visual displays to addressing customer inquiries to running an efficient checkout process, our associates create memorable customer experiences while simultaneously assisting the Store Leadership team in supporting Columbia Sportswear Company’s mission of “Connecting Active People with Their Passions.”  As a Retail Associates, you will represent our Company, Brands, and products to our consumer. You will serve consumers and share product information to help consumers find products that match their needs. Retail Associates support the flow of products into the store and onto the sales floor to ensure product representation and accessibility to our consumers. You will contribute to store profitability through accurate and efficient process execution and assist the Store Leadership Team in supporting our company mission: &#34;Connecting Active People with Their Passions.&#34; <h3></h3><h3>HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE</h3><ul><li>​Maintain store and visual merchandising, cleanliness, and safety standards; retrieves merchandise from stock room and other inventory locations to restock the sales floor.</li><li>Performs cash register transactions (e.g., sales, returns, and exchanges) efficiently and accurately; connects consumer to the company loyalty programs.</li><li>Contributes to the profitability of the store by receiving and processing incoming and outgoing products accurately and efficiently.</li><li>Serves consumers by responding to consumer questions regarding product features, benefits, and availability; asks questions to understand consumer’s needs related to merchandise and assists with buying decisions. Supports Columbia Sportswear Company values to enhance the consumer experience and teamwork with their fellow employees.</li><li>Acquires necessary knowledge about products, policies, procedures, and programs to execute day­ to-day operations.</li></ul><h3>YOU HAVE </h3><ul><li>No specific education required (High School Diploma or GED preferred)</li><li>2 (or less) years of experience in a position or specialization.</li><li>Experience interacting with and serving consumers.</li><li>Skill operating Inventory and Point of Sales (POS) systems, and various other retail software tools.</li><li>16 years of age or older</li></ul><h3>JOB CONDITIONS</h3><ul><li>Frequently in a more active environment (i.e., requires the ability to constantly move about) that can be physical or strenuous (frequently adjusting/moving items weighing up to 40 lbs.), may frequently use specialized equipment, may have exposure to dust and noise.</li><li>Occasionally requires the ability to work in a place.</li><li>Ability to communicate clearly with others.</li><li>Availability to work a flexible retail schedule, which may change seasonally and in response to location-specific business trends or forecasts. All local, state, and federal laws are adhered to when evaluating your availability.</li></ul>This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position&#39;s scope and function in the company.  | #LI-DNI

OUTLET SALES ASSOCIATE – FULL TIME / PART TIMEOrt: WERTHEIMBerichtet an: Store ManagerEinstiegsdatum: SOFORTBEREIT NEUE WEGE ZU GEHEN? BESCHREITE SIE MIT UNS!Wir bei Columbia sind genauso begeistert von der Natur wie du! Gegründet und ansässig in der pazifischen Nordwestregion der Vereinigten Staaten vertreiben wir unsere Produkte weltweit.Als Pioniere der unermüdlichen Verbesserung entwickeln wir uns ständig weiter. Wie unser berühmter Gründer Gert Boyle einst sagte „It´s perfect, Now make it better!“ ist jedes Produkt das wir herstellen und jede Aufgabe die wir erledigen von diesem Leitsatz inspiriert.Wir glauben es obliegt uns die Natur zu schützen und unseren Planeten zu erhalten. Wir wollen Menschen motivieren und Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, die Natur in vollen Zügen zu erleben.Wir glauben an Dich!ÜBER DIE STELLEWir suchen einen talentierten Sales Associate für unser Columbia-Team in WERTHEIM, DEUTSCHLAND.Du wirst Teil eines vielfältigen und dynamischen europäischen Einzelhandelsteams das über 7 Länder verteilt ist.Als Sales Associate ist dein Input entscheidend um unseren Kunden das beste Einkaufserlebnis zu bieten. Als Botschafter der Marke besteht deine Mission darin, die Bedürfnisse der Kunden zu verstehen, sie zu Produkten zu beraten und Lösungen vorzuschlagen. Darüber hinaus hilfst du beim Visual Merchandising um die Verkaufserfolge zu steigern.WIE DU EINEN UNTERSCHIED MACHST!<ul><li>Biete allen Kunden einen exzellenten Service und berate sie zu unseren Produkten, um das Kundenerlebnis zu verbessern, indem du unsere Best Practices für den Kundenservice nutzt.</li></ul><ul><li>Sei ein stolzer Botschafter von Columbia, indem du alle Kunden über aktuelle Produktmerkmale und Vorteile informierst.</li></ul><ul><li>Fördere die Kundenbindung durch hochwertige Interaktionen mit dem Ziel, das Markenimage  zu steigern und Besucher zu begeisterte Kunden umzuwandeln.</li></ul><ul><li>Stelle sicher, dass alle unsere Produkte in Übereinstimmung mit den VM-Richtlinien des Unternehmens gut angezeigt werden.</li></ul><ul><li>Unterstütze uns bei der Lagerverwaltung und Produktlieferungen.</li></ul><ul><li>Pflege ein hervorragendes Erscheinungsbild des Ladens.</li></ul><ul><li>Zeige Lernwillen und nutze alle sich bietenden Möglichkeiten, um die eigene Entwicklung</li></ul>     voranzutreiben und die Leistung zu steigern.<ul><li>Pflege ein positives Arbeitsumfeld und kommuniziere mit allen Führungsebenen und Mitarbeitern.</li></ul><ul><li>Stelle sicher, dass die Richtlinien und Verfahren des Unternehmens befolgt werden, und schlage Verbesserungen vor.</li></ul>WAS MACHT DICH ERFOLGREICH?<ul><li>Du hast erste Erfahrungen in einer kundendienst- und/oder vertriebsorientierten Position. Erste Erfahrungen im Einzelhandel sind von Vorteil.</li><li>Du brennst für Kundenservice und liebst es mit Menschen zu interagieren.</li><li>Du beherrschst die offizielle Landessprache. Englischkenntnisse sind von Vorteil.</li><li>Du arbeitest gerne im Team und lebst den Teamgedanken.</li><li>Du bist vertraut mit Zahlen (Du kannst grundlegende mathematische Berechnungen durchführen)</li><li>Du bist bereit dich einem leistungsstarken Team anzuschließen das bereit ist, Herausforderungen anzunehmen.</li><li>Du bist ein Outdoor-Enthusiast und liebst es, deine Leidenschaft zu teilen!</li><li>Du bist bereit für flexible Arbeitszeiten, einschließlich Samstag, Sonntag und Feiertage.</li></ul>WARUM BEI UNS EINSTEIGEN?Zusammen mit uns wirst du Menschen erreichen, neue Orte erkunden und die Leidenschaft für unsere Produkte teilen. Eines unserer Hauptwerte ist das richtige zu tun. Nicht nur für unser Unternehmen sondern auch für unsere Kunden, unsere Angestellten und deren Gemeinschaft.Darüber hinaus hast du weitere Möglichkeiten:<ul><li>Baue neue Fähigkeiten auf, entwickele dein Potenzial und wachse in unserem Unternehmen.</li><li>Werde Teil eines integrativen Arbeitgebers, bei dem Vielfalt und Gleichberechtigung zu Kreativität und Selbstbestimmung führt.</li><li>Sei Teil eines Unternehmens das sich auf dein Wohlbefinden konzentriert um sicherzustellen, dass du dein bestes Selbst sein kannst.</li><li>Profitiere von einem speziellen Mitarbeiterrabatt auf alle unsere Produkte.</li></ul>Du willst ein Teil von uns werden? Lass uns gemeinsam das Outdoorerlebnis für alle ermöglichen!Um sich zu bewerben, senden Sie bitte Ihren Lebenslauf direkt an den Filialleiter unter der folgenden Adresse: #Fo.Eu-Wertheim.GE&#64;columbia.comDie Columbia Sportswear Company feiert Vielfalt, unterstützt Inklusion und fördert den individuellen Ausdruck an unserem Arbeitsplatz.Wir tolerieren keine Belästigung oder Diskriminierung unserer Bewerber oder Mitarbeiter. Wir sind ein Arbeitgeber für Chancengleicheit.This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position&#39;s scope and function in the company.  | #LI-DNI

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