Reporting organisationally to the Senior Manager Uniforms, 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 POSITION
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 and FIFA Zurich Uniforms / Workforce teams, supporting 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.
YOUR PROFILE
• Undergraduate degree, specialization in business, supply chain management or related field
• 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
• Fluent in English. Spanish and/or French proficiency is a plus
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio & Project) and planning software and online collaboration tools
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.
