Manager Sports Marketing - EM South

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation :

Development and strategic oversight of Emerging Markets South (EMS) local Specialist Sports (SPSP). This entails leveraging key athletes and brand partners to deliver strong local adidas brand visibility and activation presence.

Key Responsibilities :

• Work closely with the Senior Sports Manager to develop and deliver a strategic plan for the Specialist Sports category within EM South
• Work closely with the Senior Sports Manager in identifying and signing the best current and next generation athletes within the specialist sports category in EM South
• To service athletes, partners and federations including negotiating and maintenance of contracts
• Act as liaison between specialist sports athletes, brand partners and adidas internal departments, including brand activation, omni‑channel PR / newsroom and sales
• To develop and manage specialist sports contracted players and athletes seeding program (including stock management and future orders)
• Track contractual appearances and encourage optimal social media presence of adidas amongst brand partners
• Share knowledge and insights of the industry landscape to improve cross functional teams’ understanding of the broader specialist sports landscape in the EM South
• Recommend and participate in the planning for future adidas projects and partnerships within the specialist sports category
• Evaluate cross functional‑related synergies between contracted partners and adidas
• Work closely with the Senior Sports Manager and Brand Activation managers to develop and leverage athlete and player opportunities across their ‘owned’ social media platforms and key adidas brand channels
• Facilitate promotional appearances of adidas contracted specialist sports players / athletes and meet and brief adidas contracted assets for promotional appearances
• Comply with Contract Agreement Form (CAF) procedures and P&L construction for new partners or renewals according to sport marketing strategy
• Responsible for management of Specialist Sports Brand Partner budget and monitoring Sports Marketing financials relative to category (costs, return of investment, planning)

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