Sales Representative Belgium & Luxembourg

Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

· Runner First

We act in the best interest of the runner.

· Word is Bond 

We do what we say we’ll do.

· Champion Heart

We give our all in everything we do. 

· There is no “I” in Run

We stay generous with our humanity.

· Keep Moving

We find ways to move every day because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there. 

Your Job: 

Supervise and manage all aspects of Brooks’ sales of footwear, apparel and accessories including sell-in and sell-through in Belgium and Luxembourg, as outlined by Brooks Sports. 

Your Responsibilities:

• Meet yearly revenue plans for footwear, apparel, and accessories for assigned territory.
• Enter all future booking orders through Brooks’ proprietary web-based tools, manage the at-once order flow and overall orderbook management during the season.
• Manage and schedule meetings to ensure best in class customer relationship
• Provide field feedback on competitor’s products, program, and services as well as marketplace activities.
• Work with retailers to forecast, develop and implement yearly plans around their footwear and apparel needs to grow Brooks’ market share.
• Attendance of tradeshows, retailer events, bi-annual sales meetings, etc and present where needed. 
• Work closely with technical representatives to manage and support the retailers. 

Your Qualifications:

• BA degree in Sales, Business Management, Marketing, or related field desirable.
• 3+ years’ footwear and apparel sales experience
• Specialty retail (running) experience of at least one year required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch, French and business English
• Excellent interpersonal skills that inspire and build trust resulting in effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Keen attention to detail in planning, organization, and execution of tasks, while still seeing the big picture and understanding the overall strategy
• Demonstration of innovation and initiative – always looking at improving our products and processes while also displaying a willingness to dive into the details and help out wherever necessary. 
• General computer proficiency in Microsoft Office products – Excel, Word, PowerPoint. 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to listen and understand customer needs.
• Ability to provide analysis and feedback on sell through and market dynamics.
• Unwavering demonstration of Brooks’ corporate values: Runner First, Word is Bond, Champion Heart, There’s no “I” in run, Keep Moving.
• 70% travel is required (mostly within BeLux)