Overview

Club Event Retail Manager Jobs in Hillsborough at Sports Endeavors

Sports Endeavors is looking for a driven, innovative, and creative individual to join our marketing and event retail team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for creating unique retail and marketing experiences for top level youth athletes across the United States across several sports. They will possess the ability to lead a team of likeminded individuals to build and operate these stores and a desire to work with the largest brands in the sporting goods industry to increase brand loyalty and execute seasonal marketing campaigns through a targeted apparel line and setup at high level events. These events occur across the United States so the ideal candidate should be both comfortable and enjoy traveling with a team of other employees and seasonal workers.

The Club Retail Event Manager role will reside in the Team Marketing department, while working closely with the Sports Promotion Group (SPG) team to execute events.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

  • Experience and understanding in the essential functions of setting up unique marketing experiences and event retail stores.
  • Experience managing youth sports events to include tournaments, camps, travel or retail.
  • Excellent communication and strong leadership skills.
  • Passion for sportswear apparel and customer service.
  • Ability to multi-task and problem solve when deviations arise.
  • Ability to be flexible and open to change.
  • Driven to complete the job at a high level and create a one-of-a-kind experience.
  • Experience building and managing a budget.
  • Microsoft proficiency.
  • Analytical thinking skills.

Club Retail Event Manager can expect to perform the following functions as they pertain to the job:

  • Partner / Prospect Support
  • Plan, develop and execute the SPG Club Retail Support program.
  • Communicate with Soccer.com Team Sales representatives to understand potential opportunities and build plans to support club retail events.
  • Communicate with club partner directors and event organizers to research event opportunities and understand sales opportunities.
  • Establish event tiers and understand financial impacts to support each tier in varied locations across the United States.
  • Build database of prospect opportunities and target these clubs for event retail support in collaboration with Team Sales outreach.
  • Create set-up, apparel and staffing models tailored to each tier to drive event success while adhering to defined budgets.
  • Create inventory process to support club events. Re-allocate inventory as it returns to future events, understanding where to fill-in with new inventory.
  • Review facility permitting rules and regulations and communicate event calendars with the facility managers and event managers.
  • Keep and provide key metrics and detailed feedback for each event to share with event managers, internal teams, and Finance.
  • Work with brand partners to enhance retail programs, finding ways to add additional value or reduce inventory risk.
  • Evolve Soccer.com / Inaria brand as option for low margin events.
  • Support Club Partners at National Events
  • Work across National Event partners to provide added value for Soccer.com club partners and loyalty club members.
  • Utilize these events to engage prospect clubs and establish retail program as opportunity for additional club value.
  • Consumer Conversion
  • Create program to monetize and track additional value from event attendance. This program should consist of data capture, brand exposure, event marketing activations and club support.
  • Develop bounce back programs to drive incremental sales to Soccer.com or World Soccer Shop through event marketing campaigns, package inserts, retail signage, etc.
  • Business Development
  • Design and develop Soccer.com branded event assortment that can be used across National and Club events, providing added margin and brand exposure.
  • Work with SPG team on emerging opportunities within and adjacent to the club space.

Benefits & Perks

We offer Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Team Member Merchandise Discounts, Athletic Club Membership Discounts, and More!

About Sports Endeavors

A family-owned company since 1984, Sports Endeavors is made up of players, coaches and passionate fans. Together, we help people pursue their passion for sport by delivering unrivaled service and selection, expert advice and stories of inspiration. Our brands include: Soccer.com, World Soccer Shop and 431 Sports.

Headquartered in Hillsborough, NC, and with our Customer Fulfillment Center located in Mebane, NC, the “home field” for Sports Endeavors, LLC is North Carolina’s vibrant Triangle region that’s also home to Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. We are proud to foster a collaborative and creative workplace, with a culture based on integrity and respect.

Sports Endeavors shares our success, giving back at both the local and global levels. Sports Endeavors and its team members support Relay for Life, Race for the Cure, United Way and other non-profit organizations and events. Our Passback Program collects used but still usable gear from customers and then distributes it to teams who are not able to afford even the most basic sports equipment. To date, we have collected and redistributed over 1,000,000 pieces of equipment to organizations around the world.

Title: Club Event Retail Manager

Company: Sports Endeavors

Location: Hillsborough

 

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