Responsibilities

• Product Education: Conduct high-impact product knowledge clinics that clearly articulate the technical features and performance benefits of footwear and apparel collections to elevate retail staff expertise.
• Retail Activations: Support established retail partner activations through the seamless execution of product demos, community test-runs, and brand trial experiences.
• Territory Management: Plan and schedule territory store visits systematically to maintain consistent, reliable communication and support with retail store managers.
• Event Logistics: Coordinate local event logistics for regional product launch activities, ensuring alignment with predefined marketing calendars to drive retail excitement.
• Event Execution: Execute brand presence at local corporate health expos, fitness trade shows, and community events, managing setup, teardown, and direct consumer engagement.
• Grassroots Advocacy: Identify and cultivate relationships with local running clubs and fitness communities to amplify brand visibility and drive grassroots advocacy.
• Visual Merchandising: Implement and audit in-store visual merchandising standards during site visits, correcting product displays to ensure premium brand consistency.
• Inventory Liaison: Monitor territory stock levels during account visits and communicate immediate inventory gaps to local Sales Representatives to facilitate fill-in orders.
• Market Insights: Gather localized store-level feedback, competitor observations, and staff insights to share directly with immediate team members and your leader.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience within a role as a technical representative, a sales representative, retail sales, for an outdoor or run specialty retail brand
• Foundational understanding of—or a strong aptitude to quickly learn—the deeper technical aspects of human physiology and product engineering within the running space
• Comfort, ease, and engaging energy when presenting educational information to audiences ranging from retailers, customers, and industry professionals
• Ability to track personal travel schedules, manage account visit expenses, and utilize basic office productivity tools efficiently
• Willingness to navigate a travel-intensive schedule of up to 60% across the designated territory while living within commutable proximity to Charlotte, NC
• You possess a valid driver’s license and are willing to undergo a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check as part of the pre-employment process

Preferred

• 2+ years of experience or relevant background in technical representative, sales representative, retail sales, outdoor or run specialty retail brand
• Foundational understanding of—or a strong aptitude to quickly learn—the deeper technical aspects of human physiology and product engineering within the running space
• Comfort, ease, and engaging energy when presenting educational information to audiences ranging from retailers, customers, and industry professionals
• Ability to track personal travel schedules, manage account visit expenses, and utilize basic office productivity tools efficiently
• Willingness to navigate a travel-intensive schedule of up to 60% across the designated territory while living within commutable proximity to Charlotte, NC
• You possess a valid driver’s license and are willing to undergo a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check as part of the pre-employment process