Key strategist for global sports marketing. Will work with managers and global distribution businesses to ensure that both the strategy and tactics are consistent with the overall corporate objectives. Will also maintain an effective organizational structure to meet company needs and continually evaluate strategic sports marketing plans and organization to meet changing marketing conditions.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
· Negotiate and manage all international athlete, team, event and staff contracts.
· Identify and develop fresh young athletic talent.
· Integrate all global sports marketing activities to meet the needs of our product development and retail selling processes.
· Manage the activities of event presence, athlete, staff and vehicle schedules at global level.
· The flexibility to travel internationally across all continents, which will include working weekends as needed.
· Establish aggressive and imaginative sports marketing goals to increase market share and profitability of product line.
· Develop and execute sports marketing plans within established budget, both short and long range, to ensure the profitable growth and expansion of company products.
· Assure that sports market research is performed and analyzed and make recommendations to appropriate functions to achieve product and program modifications, or improvements so that market opportunities may be capitalized on and the effect of competitive activity can be minimized.
· Manage the administration of all sports marketing activities.
· Set and manage overall sports marketing budgets to meet company goals.
· Link sports marketing activities to overall global marketing campaigns product development strategies engineering plans and sales goals.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Attend staff / managers meetings. Serve on committees as assigned.
· Assist with the orientation of new employees / contractors and continuing education/training of staff as required.
· Supervise, evaluate and counsel the staff, athletes, and teams.
· Recommend changes in basic structure and complement of sports marketing group to ensure the effective fulfillment of objectives assigned to it and provide the flexibility to move swiftly in relation to marketing problems and opportunity. Periodically evaluate and report results.
· Any other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU NEED TO WIN:
· Bachelors degree in Marketing, Business or Sports Science.
· Excellent communication skills written and oral.
· Strong presentation skills.
· Multilingual not essential, but a bonus
· Experience as a triathlete with detailed knowledge of swim, bike and run disciplines across all components (short course, long course and XTerra).
· Experience with international level mountain biking across all disciplines (free-ride, cross-country and downhill).
· Strategic sports marketing and long range planning experience within the cycling / triathlon industry.
· Strong leadership ability, minimum five years experience in a managerial role.
· Five years experience managing large budgets.
· Five years of experience with the negotiation of International Athlete, Team and Event Contracts.

About Specialized:
Specialized is the global leader in the designing and manufacturing of high performing technologically advanced bicycles, components and cycling apparel for world champion riders and cycling enthusiasts. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Morgan Hill, California, Specialized is a global company with offices throughout the world.

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