(Senior) Manager Sales - Global Basketball Teams / Focus China (m/f/d)

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YOUR CAREER WITHIN THE SPORT BUSINESS

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.
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(Senior) Manager Sales - Global Basketball Teams / Focus China (m/f/d)
You will be working primarily across SPORTFIVE’s major NBA team clients including the Boston Celtics & the Chicago Bulls focussing on the Chinese market.
While looking for new commercial NBA team partnerships you can use synergies for other team sport clients like Atlético de Madrid and Al Nassr FC.

YOUR PROFILE:

• University degree in marketing, international management, business or similar background
• 3-5 years of professional work experience in international sales within sports marketing
• Reliable experience with respect to the sponsorship salesprocess and track record in partnership sales
• Profound sales skills and ability to coordinate and work with an international sales team
• Conscious of market developments and quick hands-on ability to adapt
• Motivated to constantly identify new potential partners and strong deal closing ability
• Highly organized, detail oriented and comfortable working in a fast‐paced and deadline-driven environment while managing multiple priorities, able to build personal relationships on senior level
• Business fluent in english & mandarin with ability to communicate and negotiate fluently
• Excellent MS Office skills, Salesforce experiences is helpful
• U.S. sports sponsorship experience are a plus
  Don’t meet all the criteria? No worries! We focus on the individual. Our job descriptions are intended to give you an insight into the demands of the position in question. Your passion for working with us and your willingness to develop are just as important to us as your skills: there are some things we can teach you on the job.

• Global & international partnership sales for our major Tier 1 teams across different sports out of China
• Advisory and guidance for global brands on sports sponsorship landscape and development of the right solution based on their objectives
• Prospecting and outreach to brands on behalf of SPORTFIVE’s team clients
• Development of new creative sales approaches in close collaboration with creative strategy & sales insights team
• Expert & support function for all SPORTFIVE market units that support on the team sales projects