Senior Sales Manager - Global Athlete & Team Marketing (m/f/d)

Discover exciting career opportunities within the sports business with us. Our activities cover every aspect of sports marketing: together, as a team, we span the entire value chain within the sports sector.

We offer you freedom and the chance to make an impact. At SPORTFIVE, you can look forward to exciting challenges day in, day out. Here, you can proactively shape your work and contribute your own ideas and viewpoints.

Diversity and inclusion are very dear to us at SPORTFIVE: we believe that differing perspectives and backgrounds are crucial to success. We are explicitly committed to gender equality and are striving to create a workplace where everyone feels empowered to act as their authentic self.

Want to help shape the future of the sports industry? Join us and contribute your skills and expertise as a…

Senior Sales Manager – Global Athlete & Team Marketing (m/f/d)

Your responsibilities

• Drive international partnership sales across various sports such as Basketball, American Football, Soccer.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective new clients through multiple channels including phone, email, LinkedIn, networking events, and meetings.
• Provide advisory and guidance for (global) brands on the sports sponsorship landscape and development of tailored solutions that align with their business objectives.
• Lead sales pitches with clients to understand objectives, build relationships, and secure revenue for the business (with occasional international travel).
• Provide regular updates in team sales meetings showcasing activity and pipeline development, business closed, and share insights for potential collaboration with other sales team members.
• Strengthen post-sales relationships to enhance renewal probability and identify cross-sales and upselling potential.
• Act as an ambassador for SPORTFIVE, maintaining high professional standards in all external engagements.

Your profile

• 3-5 years of sales experience, preferably from a sports team, league, or relevant property and/or agency experience.
• Proven track record in generating sponsorship revenues with several years of professional work experience (US sports sponsoring experience is a plus).
• A strategic and consultative sales approach, including the ability to create customized partnerships tailored to individual brands\‘ objectives.
• Outstanding sales communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Experience delivering high-quality pitches to senior decision-makers in English.
• Established network of brand contacts with the ability to expand relationships further.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple work streams in fast-paced & time-sensitive environments.
• Fluency in both German and English is required for this role.

What we offer you

• An innovative environment: An exciting role within the sports business, a dedicated team with short communications and decision-making channels.
• Fair development opportunities: space for personal and thematic development, supported by individual development planning with supplementary CPD and “Training on the job.”
• Family-friendly atmosphere: to promote work/life balance, including via flexible working hours, more sick leave for children than usual, mobile working, job-sharing, and a free family service.
• Additional corporate benefits: discounted partner offers, plus an array of additional benefits e.g., company pension scheme, Deutschland Ticket train pass, a bike for work, and an Urban Sports Club membership.

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