Trade Marketing Specialist, Sportstyle

OVERVIEW 

As our Trade Marketing Specialist – Sportstyle you will support the execution of marketing initiatives that strengthen Salomon’s presence across wholesale partners to help drive Sportstyle category growth in North America. 

You’ll play a critical role in day-to-day operations such as account coordination, owning campaign deliverables, tracking project progress to ensure timely activation across our wholesale partners and key strategic accounts. 

You will work directly with the Trade Marketing Manager – Sportstyle to bring joint marketing plans to life, support seasonal sell-in process, help ensure brand alignment and retail representation across the marketplace. 

WHAT MAKES THIS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK & PLAY: 

• Hybrid work schedule 
• A generous PTO policy, plus 15 paid annual holidays and 3 floating holidays 
• Half-day Fridays for 5 months of the year  
• An exceptional employee discount on all our products and sister brands (Arc’teryx, Armada, Atomic, Wilson)  
• Healthy Lifestyle Benefit designed to support your well-being and active lifestyle 
• Opportunities to engage in the community and with industry partners  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily: 

Implementation of Trade Marketing Programming 

• Support daily execution of tasks related to joint marketing plans 
• Coordinate delivery of campaign assets, training materials, product samples, etc. 
• Collaborate with trade marketing manager to ensure consistent brand presence in stores and across digital, social, email placements 

Account Coordination 

• Help maintain seasonal calendar across all wholesale partners and key accounts 
• Ensure key stakeholders are equipped with up-to-date information 
• Support product seeding and sample management by coordinating with customer service team to manage shipping schedules, budget allocation, and partner follow up communication 

Brand – Field Marketing Coordination 

• Partner with field marketing reps to track clinics and retail training and ensure alignment with campaigns 
• Collaborate with Field Marketing team to customize content, messaging, and retail expression for respective geos 

In-store Experience 

• Assist in coordinating in-store marketing materials, visual merchandising elements and installations 
• Track in-store activations to ensure successful execution and alignment with strategic priorities 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Work closely with Sportstyle team – inclusive of field marketing, and merchandising – to ensure trade team objectives are implemented through the lens of our key accounts 
• Gather and share insights across key accounts and provide recommendations to help drive wholesale partnerships 
• Help consolidate partner feedback, performance results, marketplace observations to support manager in strategic decision making 

Reporting 

• Help maintain trackers and recaps across trade initiatives to measure against KPIs 
• Provide updates on project status through consistent communication with trade manager  

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, ABILITIES & COMPETENCIES 

• 2-4 years of experience in retail, brand, account marketing 
• Working knowledge of retail landscape and sneaker industry 
• Strong project management skills & attention to detail 
• Experience with product tech clinics and ability to speak educationally in front of a group 
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities, deadlines 
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills 
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk. The employee must occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch, twist and lift to 50 pounds, with or without accommodations.  

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. This Job also requires driving and possession of a state issued Drivers License and a clean record. 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.