Promotions Program Manager, Badminton

Yonex USA specializes in producing technologically advanced sports equipment to enable players, both amateur and professional, to play tennis, badminton, golf, snowboard, and pickleball at a higher level. The Promotions Program Manager for Badminton oversees and manages all badminton sponsorship programs, promotional events and ensures that our programs and partnerships create growth opportunities and drive business results.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee badminton promotion and marketing activities. This includes planning, managing, and executing badminton sponsorship programs including players, coaches, stringing team, and badminton promotional events.
• Coordinate sponsorship programs for players, coaches and advisory staff for products, orders, and other inquiries
• Manage and coordinate Pan Am events, stringing services, and maintain international player contracts and packages.
• Plan, manage and attend demo days, tournaments, trade shows and other promotional activities.
• Organize, document, and track non-inventory products for badminton sponsorship programs players
• Manage key partnerships and related duties for Team USA, USA Badminton, high school badminton leagues, non-profit organizations, etc.
• Prepare uniforms for Team USA team and individual events.
• Keep current on products, market conditions, competitive activities, advertising, and promotional trends, periodic reporting to the Senior Marketing Manager and updating Customer Service with such information.
• Collaborate with the Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service Departments for promotional activities.
• Create product info sheets, tech reviews and promotional materials to Customer Service and Sales
• Create content and social campaigns for Yonex Badminton social channels

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in Business Administration, Marketing, Graphic Design, or related field is preferred
• 2-3 years of marketing or promotion experience
• Must possess specialized experience or knowledge of the badminton sports industry, badminton equipment, and methods for promoting and selling products or services.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office Suite is required
• Minimum typing speed of 40 wpm
• Basic understanding of sales principals and customer service practices
• Acute attention to detail
• Ability to organize and prioritize work schedule on short and long term as well as the ability to meet strict deadlines
• Possess strong oral and written communication, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to write formal business letters, contracts, and proposals

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Continually required to sit for prolonged periods of time
• Occasionally required to walk
• Occasionally required to stand
• Occasionally exposed to background noise from office equipment and other customer service calls
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Continually required to talk and hear
• Continually utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read technical information, and use a keyboard
• Occasionally required to lift, push, and/or carry items up to 20 pounds
• Mainly works indoors in a climate-controlled environment, but may occasionally work outside with exposure to various weather conditions

The physical requirements described in the job description are representative of the physical requirements that must be performed by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue hardship for the company and allow a successful job applicant or employee to perform the essential duties of the position will be made in accordance with federal and state law.

Equal Employment Opportunities Statement:

Yonex USA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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