Manager Sports Marketing
Full time
at Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic
in
Saudi Arabia
Posted on February 19, 2025
Job details
Manager Sports Marketing
Company: adidas AG Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Job Description: Position and leverage adidas with the best football symbols and programs in Saudi Arabia to grow the market share in the country. Support Sr. Manager to develop and drive Football strategy while being responsible for managing, servicing, leveraging, and strengthening relationships with SAFF & Football Players on a day-to-day basis. Coordinate VIK delivery, sponsors & logos on kits, on-time payments, ensure we use all our benefits of SAFF contract, travel with SAFF, network with sporting & marketing areas, etc. Work as the key interface between SAFF, Football athletes, and adidas internal networks, including product, brand comms, Newsroom, B2B, and more. Develop, manage, and execute activation plans for strategic SAFF & Football athletes' product launches and identified moments that will strengthen relationships and grow SAFF & Football Players business. Strengthen and maintain adidas reputation and build long-term partnerships with Football partners at all levels. Ensure decisions and actions support overall marketing goals and maximize the impact of our message to consumers. Ensure team members are maximizing revenue streams with SAFF & Football Players. Manage detailed budget of SAFF & Football athletes. Take part in promotional appearances of adidas contracted players/athletes, meet and brief adidas contracted assets for promotional appearances. Comply with CAF procedures and P&L construction for new assets or renewals according to sport marketing strategy. MWB compliance, Control & Savings. Responsible for Partner Activation - SAFF & Football Players Top Clubs & SAFF shoe count & current pack Attack Plan effectiveness (% vs Plan) Feds & Clubs (% of benefits from contract activated vs Contract) SAFF P&L and Growth of Performance Categories Market Share within Saudi Arabia. Partner satisfaction Demand Promo: responsible for all VIK process Compliance (CAFs, Budget deviation, expenses, others). Qualifications:- Extensive knowledge of football, running, training, and Saudi Arabia sporting landscape.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Ability to network, influence and utilize internal and external resources.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) with strong administration skills.
- Good oral, written, and presentation communication skills in both English and Arabic.
- University degree in business, ideally with sport industry, marketing, and sales focus.
- Ideally a sports-related master's degree.
- Minimum 6 years of Brand and Sports Marketing Experience with an agency, sport partner, or client-side consumer goods company.
- Fluent written and spoken Arabic & English skills.
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