Sales and Marketing Executive Sports Clothing
Salary: (inc. bonus) £28-£45,000, depending on experience
Hours: 40 per week
Location: Shafton/Home – Hybrid
Head Office is in Shafton Near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. However much of the work will be expected to be done away from the desk. The expectation is that a maximum of two days per week would be required at Head Office.
Reports To: Head of Merchandising - Director of Finance
THE ROLE:
To be an integral part of an energetic team that provides the base for rapid growth in a world class sports brand that currently provides a number of sporting organisations in the UK with sports clothing. The Company now wishes to significantly grow the business in the across many sports within the UK Sportswear and accessories industry.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop the customer base and liaise with various clubs and bodies using existing contacts and new openings developed by the new innovative direction of the company.
Involvement in developing marketing materials and products
Develop Social Media outlets
Liaise effectively with key members of delivery and dispatch staff
Be proactive in the range and offer to all potential customers.
Key Measures of Success:
Match closely, increase planning forecast sales across various sports
Develop an active customer record system
Liaise effectively with staff from the workwear, embellishment and law divisions.
THE PERSON:
Qualifications: No formal Qualifications are required. Applications are invited fromall interested candidates
Essential:
Computer and social media able
Excellent communication skills written and oral
Ability to communicate directly with customer senior staff.
Willing to undertake responsibility for all tasks
Positive and outgoing character.
Ambitious to achieve positive results
Willing to attend various sporting events nationwide
Desirable:
Real interest in sport .
Experience of acquiring customer accounts and comfortable in liaising regularly with them building up a strong customer/supplier relationship
Skills and Knowledge:
Able to prepare full contract proposals to Clubs and Organizations
Personal Qualities
Loyalty to the Company and Brand
Good sense of humor
Ability to communicate effectively
Desire to continually learn about the business
BENEFITS
Travel to Far East when required
Car mileage
