adidasNCAA Associate Marketing Manager - SLD
Aug. 2014 - Jul. 2017Canton, MA• Implement regional and national marketing programs that support brand, team, and retail account goals for the Sports Licensed Division of adidas
• Lead all retail marketing initiatives including digital graphics, in-store graphics, product fixtures, media buys, social content, merchandising support, and full adidas concept shop builds. Shop-in-shops range from 300 Sqft to 3,000 Sqft
• Collaborate with Concepts to Consumer in Germany to bring NCAA shops onto theglobal adidas fixture and merchandising system, refreshing 15+ stores per year
• Work with adidas Concept-To-Consumer to bring a visual merchandising/Field Agent team to key license doors aligning the adidas brand across multiple key accounts
• Provide overall planning and strategy for the adidas Campus Ambassador Program consisting of 15 campuses and 65+ ambassadors
• Activate multi-channel marketing strategies to drive sales at retail season long and during peak NCAA moments such as College Football Playoffs and March Madness • Work cross-functionally with the NCAA Business Unit in Portland to bring special event uniforms to life and implement brand communications at brick and mortar retail
• Manage an annual budget of $2m to help surpass category sales goal of $38m
• Act as an operational head for all NCAA marketing projects including invoicing, vendor management, fulfillment warehouse maintenance, and overseeing the Request for Proposal (RFP) process to brief in new agencies
• Utilize Javascript knowledge to collaborate with Demand Planning and Go-To-Market to concept and implement a Blank Inventory Tool to fill an existing sales tool gap
• Work with an agency partner and event fabricator to concept, design, and construct an annual booth at CAMEX (2014, 2015) and Tailgate (2016)
• Partner with internal design to bring a revamped Locker Room sales experience to the 2017 adidas fall sales meeting