Senior Sales Representative, Football Team Partnerships

Nike

Italy
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Team partnerships business in italy
Manage partner and club relationships
Commercial team partnerships strategy
** Nike is seeking a Senior Sales Representative for Football Team Partnerships in Italy, responsible for managing partner relationships and executing the commercial strategy for the Team Partnership business. The ideal candidate should possess strong partner management skills, commercial acumen, and a passion for football, alongside a willingness to travel. **

Job Summary

  • This role leads the Nike Team Partnership business in Italy, responsible for managing partner and club relationships, shaping and executing the commercial Team Partnerships strategy, and collaborating with merchandising and planning teams.
  • The ideal candidate is a strategic and collaborative leader with strong partner management, project leadership, and commercial skills, who builds trusted relationships, influences outcomes across teams, and drives profitable growth.
  • You will help lead and execute the commercial strategy for Football Team Sales in Italy, driving seasonal and annual growth and partnering across functions and with external clubs to deliver financial results, marketplace readiness, and long-term brand strength.

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** Nike is seeking a Senior Sales Representative for Football Team Partnerships in Italy, responsible for managing partner relationships and executing the commercial strategy for the Team Partnership business. The ideal candidate should possess strong partner management skills, commercial acumen, and a passion for football, alongside a willingness to travel. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Team Partnerships business in Italy
  • manage partner and club relationships
  • commercial Team Partnerships strategy
  • marketplace readiness and sustainable growth
  • wholesale partner management
  • forecasting, planning, assortment ownership
  • influencing decision-making
  • financial and retail data
  • Passion for Football
  • optimising inventory
  • managing gross margins
  • building seasonal assortments and forecasts
  • sales planning
  • partner marketing
  • merchandising
  • operations
  • unlock growth opportunities for Nike Football
  • English and Italian proficiency

Nice-to-have

  • strategic and collaborative leader
  • builds trusted relationships
  • influences outcomes across teams
  • drives profitable growth
  • comfortable with change
  • communicates a clear vision
  • fosters inclusive, high-performing teamwork

Key Requirements

  • Extensive experience in wholesale partner management
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • Passion for Football
  • Demonstrated experience optimising inventory
  • Solid knowledge of sales planning
  • Ability to influence, lead strategy
  • Proficiency in English and Italian
  • Willingness to travel up to 20%

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