Trade Compliance Manager jobs in Utah

Company Description

Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic and Wilson.

“The Mountain Sport Company”, Salomon was born in 1947 in the heart of the French Alps and the birthplace of modern alpinism. Salomon’s commitment to innovative design and passion for mountain sports created a vast range of revolutionary new concepts in bindings, boots, skis and apparel for both Alpine and Nordic skiing and brought innovative solutions to footwear, apparel and equipment for snowboarding, adventure racing, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Through performance driven design, Salomon delivers innovation and progression to mountain sports; converting new ideas into action and expanding the limits of possibility. Salomon’s heritage, culture, and commitment are tied together by one simple concept: the world’s leading mountain people creating the world’s leading mountain products. 

Salomon is headquartered in Annecy, France.

Job Description

As our Associate Manager Trade Marketing, your goal will be to make our Salomon brand and outdoor product stories come to life with key account partners, both in-store and online. This role ensures the execution of point-of-sale marketing programs and the maintenance of relationships with key accounts as assigned to drive growth within the Outdoor and General Sporting Goods channels.

The Associate Manager will support the production, execution, and tracking of trade marketing programs for our best partners in the Outdoor and General Sporting Goods channels and assist with other projects as requested.

As part of your role, you will ensure the:

• Collaboration with Marketing and Category Managers:

• Work closely with marketing and category managers each season to understand category objectives for all assigned accounts.

• Collaboration with Sales:

• Regularly cooperate with sales to identify seasonal business objectives and track progress.

• Execution of Joint Marketing Plans:

• Support the execution of joint marketing plans with key accounts by managing content deliveries, sample distribution, and other tasks aligned with the marketing plan.

• Presentations and Coordination:

• Work with the Senior Manager of Key Accounts and Trade Marketing to present brand strategy, category objectives, and channel results to both internal stakeholders and external account partners during seasonal checkpoints. Coordinate regular reporting and planning meetings with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Operational Management:

• Ensure the execution of all events and activations created in partnership with key accounts.
• Verify that Salomon’s presence on account websites is optimized.
• Manage content distribution programs in partnership with assigned accounts to ensure review generation on whs.com.
• Track all initiatives related to in-store professional training, incentives, content distribution, and bonus programs.
• Create and maintain go-to-market calendars, campaign rollouts, and recaps for all assigned accounts.
• Organize and execute assigned trade shows.
• Provide reports on campaign execution and sales metrics.
• Manage the trade marketing budget for all assigned accounts.
• Perform other job-related functions as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential skills and competencies:

You possess 3 to 5 years of experience in brand marketing or account marketing in performance or outdoor footwear, or in a related field.

You possess a B.S. or B.A. in Business, Marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.

Essential competencies:

• Drive for results: you often go above and beyond what is asked and regularly exceed your goals.
• Collaboration: you are a model of teamwork, often volunteers help or ideas to benefit colleagues and share best practices.
• Process orientation: you ensure standards are met and that everyone adheres to defined business processes.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk. The employee must occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch, twist and lift to 50 pounds, with or without accommodations.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. This Job also requires driving and possession of a state issued Drivers License and a clean record.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information

Permanent Contract, Full Time

Located in Ogden (UT)

Salary: