The Job

As Account Manager Sponsors at stichd, you drive revenue to exceed both sales and margin targets as well as manage relationship with international customers that add value to our brands. You work with sponsors of F1 teams to support them in their needs for product in their hospitality, gift giving and loyalty programs.

Your Mission

•   Establishes and develops relationship with assets’ sponsors to identify their needs and maximize sales opportunities;
•   Converts forward order book for the customers working on forward order model;
•   For in season sales ensures proper stock levels are forecasted and sold/called off in season;
•   Understands customers’ operational processes and timeline requirements (like, but not limited to, co-branding needs) and ensures these are met;
•   Ensures all outstanding and related questions are answered by respective departments (finance, logistics, commercial, etc.) in order to reach commercial goals;
•   Performs detailed analysis of sales data to understand trends within the market;
•   Regularly identifies sponsors’ needs and executes order opportunities throughout the season;
•   Works closely with customers to ensure they are fully equipped with all the necessary information;
•   Monitors credit performance of customers to ensure credit sufficiency and to minimize the risk of non-payment and/or stock returns;
•   Conducts contract/commercial negotiations with customers when needed;
•   Follows and monitors local currency exchange rates in relation to USD/EUR and has a proper understanding of import/export procedures, incoterms and current affairs in all relevant markets;
•   Travels to meet with key customers in person on a regular basis;
•   Has an affinity with motorsport, in particular F1;
•   Other occurring relevant activities and/or projects.

Your Talent

•   Minimum bachelor (HBO) education in Sales or relevant working experience in a related field;
•   You have minimum 5 years of experience in similar position, working with sponsors and/or comparable relationships in a international setting. Preferably in a sports-lifestyle industry or international organization with global brands;
•   You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders;
•   Your English is on a proficiency level;
•   You recognize yourself in these skills and competences: Commercial, Analytical, Connector, Communicative.

We Offer

•   1-year contract with option for extension to permanent contract;
•   Choose between a lot of holidays; 40 per year ór choose for a 40-hour salary per month with still 28 holidays. You can switch every six months;
•   Annual bonus scheme;
•   New hires (introduction) days with all new colleagues from all our global offices;
•   Great offer of GoodHabitz e-learnings and a training offer for personal development;
•   Enough free fruit for you daily vitamins;
•   Provided lunch for only tax costs;
•   Choose between lease-bike, NS Business Card or travel by car for € 0,23 per km (>10km).
•   8% holiday allowance, a good pension scheme and collective health insurance;
•   Employee discount on the PUMA, Levi’s, Fuelforfans and BMW Lifestyle websites;
•   Hybrid working. On fulltime basis 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.
•   Flexible working hours, modern workspace and a good working atmosphere;
•   International working environment with colleagues of more than 50 different nationalities;
•   Wellbeing activities (f.e. yoga and bootcamp);
•   Community involvement (stichd impact tool);
•   stichd drinks 5/6x per year in the city center of Den Bosch;
•   Work hard, play hard. Our stichd-events are legendary.

About Us

As a family of experts - currently employing over 750 people - we focus on creating exceptional products within our categories. From branded socks and underwear to fashionable swimwear and iconic fanwear, we are proud to Consciously Craft Convenience for customers and consumers.

Partnering with global A-list brands our current brand portfolio includes PUMA, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, Head and Calvin Klein for our Essentials. For our Fanwear business: Ayrton Senna, BMW Motorsport, Formula 1, Formula E, Mercedes F1 Team, Williams Racing, Porsche Motorsport, Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team, Aston Martin F1 Team and Manchester City Football Club. And for our Lifestyle business: BMW Lifestyle.

Through weaving together Design, Sales, Logistics, Marketing and Digital, we create a seamless one-stop-shop environment. A member of the PUMA Group, stichd is a licensee with its head office located in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. In addition, stichd has a global presence with sales offices throughout Europe, China, in Southeast Asia and North America. The company’s warehousing and logistics are in Tilburg, Netherlands, Mexico City, Malaysia and the United States of America.

If you’re interested in this position and meet the requirements, click 'Apply' now!

Acquisition as a result of vacancies is not appreciated.

stichd provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at stichd and PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

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Account Manager Sponsors (Fanwear)