Category Executive – Golf
Multi

About the job

Category Executive – Golf

Specialist Sports Group is a well-established and expanding sporting goods agency offering Sales, Marketing, Distribution, and Creative solutions to performance sports brands including world leading brands. Specialist Sports is based on the western edge of Southampton, England.

Specialist Sports provide services for brands in multiple product categories across the UK, Ireland, Europe and several other territories around the world. The category portfolio includes Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Netball, Tennis, Track & Field, Olympic Sports and Golf featuring a range of products used by many of the world’s best athletes and grassroots enthusiasts. Specialist Sports are brand custodians in many of these categories and hold Sports Marketing contracts with relevant Governing Bodies, leading clubs, and athletes.

With a commitment to growing our capabilities as an authentic route to market and solution provider for an expanding roster of brands, Specialist Sports is seeking an enthusiastic Category executive to deliver marketing leading commercial performance in our Golf category.

The Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for maximising Specialist Sports opportunities within wholesale trade accounts as well as ensuring high levels of service and satisfaction among our Golf industry partners. The role will demand:

• Supporting the business of key Golf customers, maximising commercial revenue from all channels
• Growing the Golf category through new and existing customers with a pro-active approach to developing existing and new business management of Golf clubs through Specialist Sports personalised club shop portal ensuring accurate set up and fulfilment in line with agreed service levels
• Collaboration with embellishment partners to ensure accurate fulfilment of club and portal orders
• Providing input to category management to accurately forecast and control Golf inventory
• Provide support in executing the marketing calendar, campaigns, and content
• Manage customer orderbook ensuring OTIF fulfilment
• Manage database of customers across different channels to achieve commercial goals
• Create appropriate sell in tools for Golf category sales team and customers and ensure Specialist Sports websites are maintained with correct product images, product information and any associated resources
• Work with Category Director and Golf brands on physical and digital assets needed to aid sell in and sell through

About You

• 2-3 years of commercial/marketing experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Proven track record of leading successful integrated marketing campaigns
• Creative thinker with results driven mindset
• Expertise in account coordination and marketing execution
• Experience in the golf industry is beneficial
• Ability to work autonomously
• Keen interest in sport