Adidas SPECIALIST SPORTS MARKETING 

China, Shanghai, Yangpu District 

957441558

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide input to the development of local Sports Marketing Plan according to business objectives.
• Identify opportunities within the market that align to Brand objectives and liase with Brand Comms to bring to life.
• Build recommendations for, and maintain, a diverse partner portfolio supporting key categories and business objectives.
• Ensure all partners within the portfolio reflect our Brand positioning – on and off field.
• Manage contract negotiations in line with budget guidelines and market evaluations.
• Ensure all Sports Marketing contract negotiations and operations comply with the global Sports Marketing Policy.
• Manage the integration of local partners into key brand initiatives.
• Develop and execute leveraging plans for Sports Market partners to maximise their brand impact.
• Local Partner Budget Management.
• Supervise all local partner related activities in close relationship with the Brand team.
• Execute a cross category leveraging approach to the sports marketing portfolio.
• Provide industry leading service to our contracted partner portfolio on a day-to-day basis
• Maintain necessary contact with key industry personnel to achieve the objectives of the Brand.
• Ensure teams and individuals wear and represent the products according to our Brand Plan to communicate adidas as the leading performance brand.
• On ground support for ad hoc Sports Marketing activity in the market.

Key Relationships:

• Athletes, teams, Federations, Agents
• Global – Sports Marketing

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong negotiation skills
• Strategic Marketing experience with strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong understanding of the local sporting landscape
• Strong connections within the sports industry
• Relevant Sports Marketing experience
• Demonstrate the ability to react quickly and multitask to manage priorities.
• Proven methodological skills (e.g. Business planning, strategic development).
• High degree of commercial and business acumen knowledge related to sports marketing.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University Degree in Marketing
• Minimum of5-years experience in the sports marketing industry
• Established network of industry contacts with proven stakeholder management

A competitive base salary, bonus scheme and adidas employee benefits are also on offer to the successful candidate, these may include:

• Remote Work Options
• Employee Assistant Programs
• Parental Benefits
• Employee Discount on adidas Merchandise

How do I apply?

• Press the "Apply" button and follow the instructions
• Please note that due to the high volume of applications adidas receives, we will be unable to respond to all individual inquiries.