Uniforms Manager

Application Deadline: 6 November 2024

Department: Administration

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Toronto

Description

At FIFA26, our vision is to unite the world through the greatest sporting event of all time. The FIFA World Cup 26 will mark the first time that the tournament will feature 48 teams and be hosted by three countries: Canada, Mexico and the USA. This new format will redefine excellence, generating unique opportunities for greater participation and engagement among fans and players across North America and all over the world. Now is your time to become a game changer and join the workforce that will plan and deliver this extraordinary and unforgettable experience.

THE POSITION

Reporting organisationally to the Senior Human Resources Manager, the Manager, Uniforms will be a key member of the FIFA26 Workforce Uniforms team. The Manager, Uniforms will work in close collaboration with the FIFA Uniforms/Workforce teams and other key individuals responsible for delivering the uniform workstream for FIFA World Cup 26 and any other relevant events in lead up to the tournament.

The main responsibilities of the Manager, Uniforms for the FIFA World Cup 26 include:

• Positively and collaboratively support the FWC2026 Uniforms program with all initiatives leading up to and including tournament-time delivery.
• Maintain shared responsibility for business assets and uniforms, ensuring fair and equitable entitlements of goods to relevant parties.
• Lead on strategy for planning of uniform distribution operations for Host City delivery model.
• Become an expert with new systems, technological applications which will serve the distribution process of uniforms across the tournament.
• Critical to deliver both the strategy and implementation uniform program in lockstep with Senior Manager to various stakeholders, ensuring consistent approach across 16 Host Cities, 3 countries.
• Maintain awareness and established control mechanisms of inventory throughout product lifecycle, to be rolled out to each distribution centre.
• Develop and support dissolution process for key assets and facilities.
• Work in collaboration with the Senior Manager to define the uniform training program and related materials; deliver trainings across multiple Host Cities collaboratively.
• Uphold established workforce and uniform guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrate exemplary communication skills within the FWC2026 functional areas, supporting uniform team members with information dissemination.
• Execute tasks with a focus on Customer Excellence to clients, internal and external, across the business.
• Travel will be required to support tournament and pre-tournament deliverables.
• Shift work will be required during delivery of the tournament.
  
  

FIFA World Cup 26 Skills Framework

ACCOUNTABILITY: Demonstrate commitment to responsibilities and objectively analyze one’s behaviour, while assuming consequences of one’s own actions and/or decisions and learning from one’s mistakes.

DECISION MAKING: Ability to identify and swiftly make decisions in critical situations, take initiative and calculated risks, explore alternative solutions, and respond promptly to unforeseen circumstances.

INCLUSIVITY: Achieve shared organizational objectives by sharing information with colleagues across all levels and divisions, tangibly influencing others, and maintaining a network of support contacts.

INITIATIVE: Capacity to break new ground, look for unconventional solutions, and produce fresh ideas.

INNOVATION: Capacity to break new ground, look for unconventional solutions, and produce fresh ideas.

LEADERSHIP: Ability to lead one’s contacts/colleagues/partners, encourage teamwork, and delegate authority / decision-making power, as needed, to produce the expected results and make efficient use of the team’s skills and talents.

VISION: Ability to perceive the organization's global environmental impact, anticipate decision consequences, grasp organizational missions, and formulate strategic plans.

Education & Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree, specialization in business, supply chain management or related field.
  
  

Work Experience

• 5+ years experience in an event environment within uniform distribution and/or logistics.
• Comfortable leading a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with often competing priorities.
• Proven ability to successfully balance priorities and multiple demands on time and quality against tight deadlines and calmly solve problems.
• Exemplifies quality working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Confident trainer; excellent communicator.
• Exceptional provider of support to multi-layer teams.
• Strong organizational and team leadership abilities.
• Adept with leading development of new procedures and systems.
• Effective communication with diverse workforce.
  
  

Languages

• Fluent in English. French proficiency is an asset.
  
  

Technology

• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio & Project) and planning software and online collaboration tools
  
  

FIFA26 is a proud equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and prohibits discrimination of any kind on the basis race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About FWC2026

The FIFA World Cup 26 will mark the first time that the tournament features 48 teams and will be hosted by three countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

This new format redefines excellence, generating unique opportunities for greater participation and engagement from fans and players in North America and all over the world. Now is your time to be a game changer and join the workforce that is planning and delivering this unique and unforgettable experience.