Decathlon Sports was founded in 1976 in France. We aim to make the pleasure and benefit of sports accessible to everyone across the globe and we do that by providing world-class products both for enthusiastic beginners as well as passionate professionals at extremely affordable prices. In India, it is our aim to do our best to help Indians play more by paying less for their sports equipment. It is our commitment to attract and nurture talent to create growth opportunities in-sync with our progress in India. Decathlon Sports has been present in India for more than 14 years and our first retail store was set up in 2009 in Bangalore. We have more than 120 stores spread across India with further expansion plans.

Job Responsibilities: 

• As Production Leader, I guarantee the availability of products at the best ratio Quality/Leadtime/Price/Environmental.
• I support my team and its industrial partners in their project towards operational excellence.
• I improve the current process using different problem solving tools and methodologies. To aim for operational excellence and look for improvement opportunities, to reduce costs and ensure long-term competitiveness and attractiveness.

• Ensure the Quality of the Products in line and before shipment.
• Improve the Quality system of your suppliers.
• Prepare and plan the factories assessment.
• Ensure that Decathlon Compliance standards and the local regulation are respected, in terms of quality, safety, environment, toxicology, and social compliance.
• Improve and optimize the production processes.
• Follow up and support the factory to improve the production efficiency.
• To guarantee and improve sustainability in production.
• I homologate 100% of my product until Go Shipment.
• I monitor the quality performance in my perimeter.
• I detect unacceptable situations in my suppliers (E-points detection).
• I manage my supplier on quality through the appropriate routine.
• I evaluate the risks and stakes in my supplier and I implement appropriate actions.
• I support my supplier on fundamental control plans deployment.
• I drive my partner towards performance.
• I plan Quality assessments in my supplier panel and promote self-assessments.
• I detect quality risks on my perimeter.
• I Co-build my supplier control plan.
• I solve the problems detected in my perimeter through the DPS Methodology.
• I'm a quality assessor (I'm practicing this skill while doing Pre-Assessments at Supplier places.
• I implement a risk analysis on my perimeter and manage my suppliers according to risks and stakes.
• I challenge my value chain to ensure the quality of the products and the quality of the process.

Role: Quality Production Leader - Footwear

Industry Type: Sports/Production/Manufacturing

Experience: 2 - 5 Years

Department: Production - Quality

Employment Type: Full-Time/Permanent

Education: Diploma/Engineering/Degree (Preferably in Footwear Technology)

Work Locations:

1. Bangalore / Ambur

2. Delhi