Chief of Staff to the CEO

We’re looking for an impactful Chief of Staff to join Decathlon Netherlands. At Decathlon Netherlands, we seek entrepreneurial mindsets and teammates who love to innovate, think big, and deliver. This is a great opportunity for a sport-minded professional with a business heart, and someone who believes in the power of change.

Moving people through the wonders of sports, that is our purpose. We want to make people feel the excitement of sport, the power of community, and the sense of achievement when mastering something new. We offer the widest range of sports and outdoor products in the Netherlands for all levels of proficiency; whether you are buying your very first football shoes, or looking for the most technically advanced gear for your next camping trip.

While we have always excelled at designing products which offer excellent value for money, Decathlon is in a transition to focus less on products and more on the customer that buys them. We need to rely less on our 21 stores for our sales and more on online and omnichannel. To not only push the sale of new products but to offer circular services such as Repair, Buyback, and Rental. To win not just in large destination stores on the outskirts of the city, but to be present in city centers.

To drive this transition, we are looking for an interim Chief of Staff who wants to push progress on our strategy at a pivotal time for our organization. Working closely with our CEO and as a member of our executive team, you will help shape Decathlon NL’s trajectory by guiding strategic planning, key strategic projects, change management, and team development as you lead our Transformation Office. If you’re passionate about strategy, customer-centric change, and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration, we’d love to hear from you!

Your Responsibilities

• Work closely with the CEO and executive team to create and refine Decathlon Netherlands’ long-term strategy, including our Strategy 2030 roadmap.
• Manage high-priority strategic projects ensuring we have a compelling vision and deliver outcomes.
• Lead the development and first part of the execution of our 2026-2028 Strategic Routine, ensuring alignment and clarity across leadership.
• Contribute to E-commerce, Circular, and Omni-channel Steering Committees, providing insights and helping shape cross-functional alignment.

• Lead efforts to improve our monthly and quarterly steering processes together with our PMOs.

• Support change initiatives for customer-centric growth: we want to promote multidisciplinary collaboration across teams.
• Co-organize our "60 Leaders" events scheduled for April and June, aligning leadership with Decathlon’s transformation goals and inspiring a shared vision.

• Act as a coach to team members within the Transformation Office who report to you, helping them achieve their full potential. Team members include a senior PMO, junior PMO & Strategic Project Leader. You will also work closely with our internal communications lead.
• Team building: establish a sense of team - both in terms of team routines and fun.

What We Ask From You

• Available from the 2nd of January until the 31st of July.
• Experience: minimum of 8 years in strategy, business management, and change management roles, with a minimum 2 years of experience as a hierarchical manager.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or related field (MBA preferred).

• Versatile professional, agile and autonomous, capable of quickly understanding complex and diverse business challenges and formulating recommendations for the leader.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A strong ability to influence, advise and push back to drive the management agenda.
• You have proven experience with managing multidisciplinary collaboration and digital transformation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Dutch and English, French is a plus.

Application Process

• Apply by means of your CV and cover letter.
• Introduction by phone (room for your questions!).
• First interview.
• Second interview.
• Contract proposal.
• Welcome to Decathlon!

Interested in more information? Please contact dylan.reichart@decathlon.com