Senior Specialist SPOMA Support Adidas UAE

Adidas is presently hiring qualified candidates for the job role of a Senior Specialist SPOMA Support in Dubai. Candidate will be responsible to deep product knowledge, problem-solving skills and excellent communication abilities to diagnose, troubleshoot and escalate issues while fostering positive relationships with customers.

Responsibilities of Senior Specialist SPOMA Support

• Support in identifying and recommending the best current and next generation players and athletes across football, running, training and emerging sports in line with the brand strategy.
• Support in identifying and recommending new trends and specialist sports within the market that fit within the global and local strategy whilst attracting the local consumer.
• To service all contracted partners,  including maintenance of contracts. This may not be limited only to the UAE and will require support in other markets such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt
• Act as support between players, athletes and adidas internal departments, including business units, Brand Activation, PR/newsroom and Trade Marketing.
• Support the control of existing athlete agreements (product and servicing).
• Support with the development and growth of adidas runners in the UAE
• Ensure timely and sufficient equipment of Sports Marketing partners with the material contractually agreed and ensure on- and off-field visibility.
• Ensure alignment of execution for consistent brand appearance.
• Work closely with the Brand Activation Managers to service and leverage athlete and player opportunities across their ‘owned’ social media platforms and key adidas brand channels.
• Take part in promotional appearances of adidas contracted players/athletes and meet and brief adidas contracted assets for promotional appearances.
• Comply with CAF procedures and P&L construction for new assets or renewals according to sport marketing strategy.
• KPI’s: Growth of Performance Categories Market Share within UAE and the wider GCC.
• EM Net Sales, Category growth, FPST and DTC/E-com traffic.
• MWB compliance.
• Key Relationships: Business Units, Global Sports Marketing, Activation, PR, Legal, Agencies, Partners and Athletes.

Requirements for Role of Senior Specialist SPOMA Support

• University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus.
• Minimum 3 years of Brand and Sports Marketing Experience with an agency or client- side consumer goods company.

Skills And Knowledge Desired

• Extensive knowledge of football, running, training and emerging sports within the UAE and GCC countries
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Ability to network, influence and utilize internal and external resources.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) with strong administration skills.
• Good oral, written and presentation communication skills in both English and Arabic is a must.
• Sports Marketing, Sponsorship experience, ideally in Sport.
• Fluent written and spoken Arabic & English skills.

Senior Specialist Merchandiser Adidas UAE