24 Seven Talent
Trade Marketing Specialist
24 Seven Talent, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204
24 Seven is partnering with a global sportwear client based in Portland, Oregon to help them find a Trade Marketing Specialist for this hybrid position. This is a full-time, 12 month contract with high likelihood to extend or turn into a full-time opportunity. While on contract, you'd be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, sick time, and more.
Ideal Candidate: will have at least2 years experience in consumer products, creative agency, and/or project management as well as experience inbrand marketing and/or sales preferably in wholesale and/or the sporting goods industry.
Key Accountabilities:• In collaboration with the Business Unit and Sales team, create seasonal account plans, tool requirements, timelines and complete seasonal deliverable list for the account.• Execute marketing plans with the accounts to drive brand advocacy with target consumer and conversion on key products.• Represent and advocate for the account and competitors, within Brand teams and specifically Brief and collaborate with Category Comms Teams for all account needs and tools.• Own the budgets for account projects within the Brand team and drive the strong balance of creative disruptiveness along with disciplined spending efficiencies.• Own timelines and communication with account plans and tool-building. Be a pro-active, problem solver and communicator to mitigate delays, think creatively to solve issues, and hold stakeholders accountable to dates and deliverables.• Brief necessary Global function and/or drive creation of any additional Market retail marketing needs that aren't supported via Category Comms Plans.• Ensure the Global/Market Brand calendar is followed throughout, priority campaigns and stories are prioritized, and channel marketing budgets are allocated accordingly.• Provide regular feedback and best practice sharing with appropriate global counterparts.• Report internally on timeliness of deliverables and the performance of all wholesale trade marketing initiatives.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in Sales and/or Marketing• Minimum of 2 years experience in consumer products, creative agency, and/or project management.• Progressive experience in brand marketing and/or sales (preferably in wholesale and in the sporting goods industry)• Leading and managing a diverse team (incl. remote management)• Proven project management experience• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products• Experience in both market and above market organization preferred
Ideal Candidate: will have at least2 years experience in consumer products, creative agency, and/or project management as well as experience inbrand marketing and/or sales preferably in wholesale and/or the sporting goods industry.
Key Accountabilities:• In collaboration with the Business Unit and Sales team, create seasonal account plans, tool requirements, timelines and complete seasonal deliverable list for the account.• Execute marketing plans with the accounts to drive brand advocacy with target consumer and conversion on key products.• Represent and advocate for the account and competitors, within Brand teams and specifically Brief and collaborate with Category Comms Teams for all account needs and tools.• Own the budgets for account projects within the Brand team and drive the strong balance of creative disruptiveness along with disciplined spending efficiencies.• Own timelines and communication with account plans and tool-building. Be a pro-active, problem solver and communicator to mitigate delays, think creatively to solve issues, and hold stakeholders accountable to dates and deliverables.• Brief necessary Global function and/or drive creation of any additional Market retail marketing needs that aren't supported via Category Comms Plans.• Ensure the Global/Market Brand calendar is followed throughout, priority campaigns and stories are prioritized, and channel marketing budgets are allocated accordingly.• Provide regular feedback and best practice sharing with appropriate global counterparts.• Report internally on timeliness of deliverables and the performance of all wholesale trade marketing initiatives.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience, ideally in Sales and/or Marketing• Minimum of 2 years experience in consumer products, creative agency, and/or project management.• Progressive experience in brand marketing and/or sales (preferably in wholesale and in the sporting goods industry)• Leading and managing a diverse team (incl. remote management)• Proven project management experience• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products• Experience in both market and above market organization preferred