SPORTS PROMOTION REPRESENTATIVE - Competitive Swimwear Market

TYR’s Sports Promotion Representative is the perfect opportunity for you to stay at the pool.  Your swim background makes you the ideal candidate to support and promote the TYR brand at major competitions and events. At these events you will ensure brand visibility, and support our professional athletes and sponsored teams including swimming, diving and water polo.

As TYR’s Sports Promotion Representative you will work independently to form new partnerships by selling the benefits of the Company’s programs and brand to prospective teams. You will work closely with our company’s sales and promotions teams with outreach initiatives and continuous dialogue to our sponsored teams and athletes, ensuring they are properly serviced.

This position is based out of our Long Island office in Farmingdale, NY. Candidates MUST live in or be able to commute to the Long Island, NY area on a daily basis (when not traveling). However, this position will cover the Northeast territory of the US, and ideal candidates will have familiar knowledge or ties to the area.

Qualified applicants:  Please apply with your resume, a cover letter, which will exhibit your excellent communication skills, along with your desired pay rate.  Please reference Job ID SPRsc. Relocation expenses will not be covered.

Job Description and Functions:

• Work independently to develop relationships, acquire new customers and assist in departmental outreach initiatives.
• Be a visible presence of the TYR brand at major competitions, clinics and notable events, to communicate brand buzz and service team and athlete needs.
• Interface between sponsored teams, accounts and their regional sales representatives to ensure contract fulfillment.
• Manage and track product requests and promotional orders from athletes.
• Ensure all National Team custom products for TYR athletes adhere to National Federation and/or FINA guidelines.
• Maintain annual event calendar for major competitions, clinics and other events as they relate to sponsored team and athlete support; liaising with the marketing department regarding any marketing needs for events.
• Keep track of and monitor all sales program and promotional calendar deadlines and requested information through salesforce.com.

Requirements/ Qualifications:

You are right fit for this position if you have an outgoing personality, are not easily discouraged and show exceptional follow up skills.

• Experience with competitive swimming or background as a swim coach is required.
• Proficient in PC based programs including:  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce.com and Google Enterprise.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to multi-task in various environments.
• Lifting containers with product and apparel to be used for event presentations. Assisting in the set-up of a display booth for clinics or events.
• Ability to travel, sometimes with little notice and occasionally for long periods.
• Extremely organized with the ability work independently.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least three years professional experience -  promotional/sales, administrative assistance or swim coaching

CULTURE

At TYR, we’re more than a community, we’re a team–and our team loves a good perk. In addition to convenient LIRR shuttle service to and from the Farmingdale train station, TYR Sport offers competitive compensation, medical and dental benefits and a matching 401k plan.

Our collaborative work atmosphere provides an innovative environment for professional growth and is teeming with the best combination of both athletic and creative talent. Companywide we promote a neat, yet relaxed dress code. Not only does every employee receive a yearly apparel voucher, but we also score discounts on all TYR products. What can we say… we love to sport our gear both in and out of the office!

As a brand we are dedicated to helping people lead healthy and active lives, and our employees are no exception. At TYR we each enjoy earned paid time off, as well as summer Fridays! In order to remain “Always in Front” we believe in the importance of proper work life balance.

VISION

Named for TYR, the Norse god of warriors, our company is committed to cultivating a culture of greatness, both in and out of the water. Through vision, pursuit and American ingenuity, we have become a brand synonymous with the athlete.

Like all athletes we work with an intense spirit of competition, but unlike the others, we refuse to stop there. From the planning stages to the production floor, everything we do revolves around synthesizing creativity, experience and sheer will power. For us, engineering the fastest, most advanced performance products is more than just a goal, it’s a requirement.

At TYR, we’re always in front.

ABOUT TYR

Founded in Huntington Beach, CA by swimwear designer Joseph DiLorenzo (current owner) and 1972 Olympic Bronze Medalist Steve Furniss, TYR Sport was established in 1985 to provide the competitive swim market with vibrant, performance-driven prints. Since its inception three decades ago, TYR has grown to exist as one of the world’s most recognizable swimming and triathlon brands.

With global distributors and an international following, TYR remains dedicated to building the industry’s most durable, uniquely designed swimsuits, cutting edge equipment and innovative caps and goggles. On a relentless path to push the limits of sportswear we not only reimagine technologies for enhanced competitive performance, but also embrace lifestyle markets to accommodate athletes and water enthusiasts at every level