New Balance - Running Marketing Representative - Remote, Belgium

JOB MISSION: 

As a Running Marketing Representative your role will be to strengthen our partnership with must-win running accounts. You will form a team with other Running Marketing Representatives in the Benelux market, reporting directly to the Technical Marketing Manager and working closely with the Marketing and Sales teams to ensure detailed and tailor-made support for our partners. 

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

• Increase sales across the performance category by supporting the Sales and Marketing team in the management of strategic partners, positively presenting the product range to staff, managers, and athletes at all levels. 

• Field support efforts for New Balance particularly at specialists’ stores, but also at non-Specialty accounts located within the territory. 

• Educate and empower the retailer, consumer, and all key points of contact about New Balance technology and product leadership via product seminars/ provide training tools to aid sell through of the New Balance product range. 

• Work with the sales floor at accounts as assigned – be an expert at driving product sell-through. 

• Build a network of contacts to enable New Balance to consistently reach new consumers with information on the latest product range.  

• Identify and develop commercial sales opportunities for strategic partners through the activation of events and consumer activity within corporate industries. 

• Support marketing team to deliver highly impactful campaigns across events and media / PR activity/ support the marketing team with product launches, in-store merchandising and shop-in-shop support 

• Represent New Balance at national (and selected local) running events and expos — including set-up, breakdown, interaction with consumers and product trial. 

• Training of Brand Ambassadors and monitoring and evaluation of their activities. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS: 

BENEFITS: 

Benefits will differ based on the location of the associate 

• Discretionary Bonus Opportunity  

• Discount on the health insurance 

• 8% holiday allowance 

• Flexible Working Hours 

• Pension Scheme 

• 25 days Annual Leave per year  

• Up to €250 travel allowance each month 

• Hybrid working  

• On-site Gym 

• Employee Discount 

• Work from-home allowance 

• Home working equipment 

• Sports subscription services 

• Flexibility to Work from Anywhere for up to four weeks per year 

• Wellbeing and Mental Health Benefit (24/7 Employment Assistance Program & Support)