Director Operations & Seeding Jobs

DIRECTOR OPERATIONS & SEEDING
Area Global Brands
Department Culture Marketing
Direct Reporting Line VP Culture Marketing
Subsidiary/country USA
Location Los Angeles
Number of Personnel Managed 5-10
Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility Yes
PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION
The Director will lead the Operations and Seeding teams and act as the operational point of contact for the Vice President of Global Culture Marketing. The Director also collaborates with the Culture Marketing leadership and team as well as internal Brand functions such as Business Units, Head Offices, Product Marketing, and Communications to identify, organize, and execute the functional priorities, operations, and product seeding as well as lead/develop milestones, projects, and processes related to the Global Culture Marketing function.
Key Responsibilities
Seeding
Creates framework, process and prioritization for product seeding and placement of Culture Marketing brand partner network.
Collaborates with Brand Partnerships, Global Communications, and Global Business Units regarding seasonal plans.
Leads/manages process for product ordering, tracking and delivery.
Creation of handover process and recap documents.
Collaborates with teams in global markets/cities for handovers and execution.
Operations
Organization and project management of functional priorities.
Planning and organization of team milestones/meetings, townhalls and newsletters.
Organization/tracking of budgets, marketing spends, and contracts.
Invoicing and payments related to marketing spends.
Research and prepare presentations/documents for internal and external stakeholders.
Support VP in the seasonal/ yearly strategic planning process and creation of corresponding presentation/documents.
Support VP on people management topics in close cooperation with HR
Develop and manage internal team building, off-sites and team culture events
Team management/interaction
Manage Seeding team who leads Global Culture Marketing seeding work streams, processes, and execution
Manage Operations team who leads functional processes, milestones, and organization as well as creation of internal/external facing documents
Daily collaboration with senior leadership of Global Culture Marketing
Daily operational key contact and direct report of VP, Global Culture Marketing
Consistent collaboration with Head Office in Global Business Units, global functions, and markets
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Product Marketing
Brand Management
Communications
Key City Teams
Sports Marketing
Head Office
Concept to Consumer Cross functional
Finance
Legal
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Knowledge of the sports industry, with a deep passion for fashion and streetwear trends
Solver of complex problems/processes; ability to navigate global/matrix organization
Strong organizational, project and process management skills
Good interpersonal and influencing skills
Driven to succeed and deliver against expectations
Ability to manage, develop, and motivate internal and external teams
Strong conceptual understanding of brand / sub-brand / label building
In-depth understanding of quantitative and qualitative research
Ability to translate market research & consumer insights into concrete objectives
Strong communication and presentation skills
Lateral thinking and ability to challenge status quo
Embrace and lead change
Leading and coordinating of senior internal and external teams
Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications
University degree required or combination of education and equivalent experience7+ years of experience in a Operations, Administration, Marketing/Marketing Ops or related role covering processes/operations, project management, and/or organization/planning.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee may frequently engage in extensive physical demands. The employee will frequently be required to sit, stand, bend, and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally be required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.