Adidas
Assistant Manager Sports Marketing - Basketball Grassroots
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Job Description
- Req#: 513757
- Support the execution of category initiatives by placing product buys and forecasting distribution of product based on internal event calendar.
- Lead product workstreams and seeding activations for all grassroots basketball events and calendars.
- Coordinate with Sr. Manager to help scout next generation athletes across NCAA, High School, and Grassroots while maintaining a database and relationships of potential future signings (Girl’s and Boy’s).
- Maintain healthy relationships with coaches, directors, partners and athletes ensuring a premium level of service.
- Coordinate administrative program operations such as order tracking, filing, budgeting, and related correspondence.
- Coordinate product distributions based on seasonal availability to create opportunities to influence purchasing decisions of the consumer.
- Other duties as assigned
- Heavy travel and overtime may be required during peak season, up to 40%.
- Extensive knowledge of assigned sport/category
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and decision-making skills
- Ability to work across teams and manage priorities to accomplish multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines
- Ability to present effectively to groups, including members of all organizational levels
- Strong Negotiation Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain a professional attitude in fast paced, changing environments.
- Ability to communicate with key stakeholders and cross functional teams within and outside the organization
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook)
- Four year college or university degree, emphasis in marketing or business preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years related experience and/or training in Basketball Sports Marketing or a related function within Basketball.
- Expert level knowledge of the Basketball landscape
- Knowledge around Basketball product
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for a degree.
Purpose
Assist in executing adidas grassroots basketball strategy, including scouting, signing, and maintaining relationships with contracted programs. Fulfil contractual obligations with adidas partners. Assist with NIL athletes and partnerships with leagues, universities, and programs to enhance our presence in the US category. Work cross functionally to implement growth plans for basketball in North America through strategic partners.
Key Accountabilities
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Qualifications
*Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.
*adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support , short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
*Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
*The anticipated low and high end of the base pay range for this position is ($75,000-$80,000). Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills and competencies, and proficiency for the role.
*We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Los Angeles, CA.
*Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
About the company
Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories.