Business Development Product Manager - Sports
| Company | D3O Lab | Job Type | Full Time |
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| Location | Brighton, United Kingdom | Job Reference | JO10673 | |
| Salary | Competitive, dependant on experience | Closing Date | Open until filled | |
| Industry | Sporting Goods Brands |
Job Details
Background
Skills & Experience Required
Applications must be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
Background
D3O is a British based techology company producing high performance branded impact protection solutions and is looking for a Commercial Product Manager (Sports Apparel and/or Equipment) to join their sales team. Given the rapid growth of the company, you’ll very quickly become a real foundation in a successful and motivated team of individuals and will have the opportunity to play a significant role in determining the growth of the company.
Key Responsibilities
The right candidate will need to have a proven and solid background in material/technology sales into consumer brands to build strong relationships across the brand's existing international client base in the sports market as well as the drive and vision to engage and grow this sector with new target partners.
Joining a department of 9 within the Sales team, the selected candidate will be responsible for:
D3O is a British based techology company producing high performance branded impact protection solutions and is looking for a Commercial Product Manager (Sports Apparel and/or Equipment) to join their sales team. Given the rapid growth of the company, you’ll very quickly become a real foundation in a successful and motivated team of individuals and will have the opportunity to play a significant role in determining the growth of the company.
Key Responsibilities
The right candidate will need to have a proven and solid background in material/technology sales into consumer brands to build strong relationships across the brand's existing international client base in the sports market as well as the drive and vision to engage and grow this sector with new target partners.
Joining a department of 9 within the Sales team, the selected candidate will be responsible for:
- Accountable for the commercial arm of the Sports sector
- Identify, monitor and work collaboratively with the R&D team to contribute to new technical material developments and implementation of sales/brand strategy
- Identify, develop and maintain the Brand's Sports commercial channels and manage new accounts.
- Establish strong relations with brands, manufacturers and decision makers to grow our Footwear position & revenue
- Ability to reach out at all levels - from product development and sales & marketing to R&D
- Work closely with client base to deliver brand and marketing support
- Provide input into the Sports market strategy & contribute accurate facts to a business road map
- Ability to forecast existing, new and future accounts
- Ensure the appropriate market intelligence is gathered and disseminated
- Manage priorities within the account to ensure customer satisfaction is at the highest level
- Establish personal relationships with customers as required and at appropriate level
- Provide key market, time lines and financial data to back up account forecasting and strategy
Skills & Experience Required
- 5+ years BDM/Category Management experience from market leading technology and/or apparel sports brands.
- Creative sales approach and ability to map out new and growth opportunities
- Product Development experience on top of sales track record is a plus
- Proven track record in establishing strategic partnerships and/or long term commercial ventures
- Energetic and charismatic leader with the ability to communicate at all levels
- Prepared for European and International business travel
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people and to deal with a dynamic environment to drive positive cultural change.
- Ideally passionate and knowledgeable about sports, easily relating to target consumer market
- Location: Brighton, England
- Languages: French or German desirable
Applications must be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
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Contact person: Josie Lahey
Phone: 0207 092 6958
Email: jl@sportsrecruitment.com
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