Senior Sports Marketing Manager

Castore exists for one single reason to make athletes better. Our ethos is built upon the philosophy of BETTER NEVER STOPS an ideal deeply infused in our DNA and something we strive to live every single day. We utilise advanced engineering and unique technical fabrics to create the highest quality sportswear in the world for athletes who demand the very best. Designed with a passion for innovation with specialist features to help to optimise athletic performance in all conditions.

The founders vision is to build Castore into a brand respected across the globe for a deep and unrelenting commitment to engineering the highest quality sportswear in the world with no stone left unturned in its search for innovation and performance enhancement.

The sportswear market has been dominated by a small clique of mass-market brands and the vision is for Castore to be a premium alternative to these the natural brand of choice for discerning athletes who demand the very best.

The Role

Responsible for the overall relationship of allocated assets with a focus on driving revenue growth & maximising brand value for Castore. As the lead for your allocated assets youll own the relationships with our partners key stakeholders & be the internal driving force at Castore bringing all departments together to deliver success against our objectives.

As part of this role youll be working with the wider business to explore new business opportunities & retail growth for your assets take ownership for club critical paths & kit deliveries as well supporting our Brand team in maximising our contractual marketing rights to help build our brand profile and positioning within the market.

The Senior Sports Marketing Manager will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster relationships at all levels of the organisation along with excellent organisational attributes to ensure all relevant internal and external departments are held accountable.

Ultimately the Senior Sports Marketing Manager will support the Head of Partnerships Football and the wider team to deliver against our commercial & brand objectives. Were looking for a dynamic individual who will bring energy & ambition to the team.

Responsibilities

Responsibility and accountability for the relationship of your allocated partners.
Be the driving force behind driving revenue growth for your partners. Exploring all new business opportunities & supporting retail growth.
Liaise with Category Management to identify & develop new product opportunities to both enhance our product offering & achieve orderbook growth.
Act of as the account lead internally bringing all relevant departments together to achieve success against our partner objectives.
Take ownership of club critical paths managing the full process from product range build through to delivery/launch.
Day-to-day key relationship management of key stakeholders at Sports Marketing assets.
Own the relationship with Sports Marketing Operations to ensure efficient product flow from order placement to delivery date.
Work with internal Marketing Brand and Pro Sports functions to deliver sponsorship rights across all brand and commercial activations.
Working closely with internal Wholesale teams ensure provision of key information and associated materials to support licensed growth within wholesale accounts for respective/relevant Clubs/Fed/Teams.
Responsible managing all reporting processes with your partners ensuring were both providing informative & timely updates into our partners and achieving the relevant insights back from partners.

Skills & Experience

Experience in sports marketing or sports retail background. Having worked with high profile rights holders/partners would be a plus.
Excellent sports apparel knowledge & understanding of the team sports retail landscape.
An excellent understanding of sponsorship & how to leverage such agreements to raise the profile & positioning of our brand.
Excellent leadership communication & interpersonal skills with the ability to hold relationships with senior stakeholders.
Highly motivated results-oriented and adaptable to change. Were looking for someone who can thrive in a fast paced environment.

What We Offer

Competitive salary
Discretionary bonus scheme
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
Modern city centre offices in Manchester
An opportunity to work with global sporting partners
Office breakout space with pool tables dart board and TVs
A chance to build a career with a fast paced high growth brand
Employee assistance programme
Generous staff discount