Careers
Thank you for your interest in considering Finish Line® for career opportunities. We are always on the look out for people with the right mix of skills, experience, and personality. If you think you have what it takes to work at Finish Line®, please email a cover letter and your resume to: careers@finishlineusa.com
Current Open Positions:
Title: Sales & Marketing Account Manager
Position: Full-Time (minimum 40 hours per week)
Reporting To: Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Based: Finish Line HQ, Hauppauge, NY
Company Overview:
Finish Line® manufactures a wide range of specialty bicycle lubricants and related care products. Founded in 1988, the company continues to grow and enjoys a leading market position in over 70 countries.
Position Summary:
Finish Line® is seeking a Sales & Marketing Account Manager to join its team in our Hauppauge, NY headquarters. In this role you will be tasked with managing a portfolio of domestic and international distributors. You will use your communication skills to deliver product information to our distributor’s sales & marketing teams, who in turn will inform and motivate their media and key dealers. When working with a distributor’s sales and marketing teams, you will use your marketing skills to help develop and execute marketing & PR plans, which are often customized for a specific distributor or country. You will be expected to travel from time to time to visit distributors, key retailers, and attend important industry events.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build meaningful relationships with existing distributors and help them find ways to increase their sales of Finish Line® products.
- Help elevate brand awareness throughout the territories you manage.
- Clearly and efficiently communicate, orally and in writing, the strength of our brands, the effectiveness and uniqueness of our products.
- Respond to requests coming from distributors, sales reps, retailers, and occasionally, consumers.
- Use your creativity and feel for a given market or distributor to suggest marketing ideas that can be executed in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
- Use analytical skills to identify trends, strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
Ideal Requirements:
- Excellent presentation and people skills, and preferably in a prior job that required selling a product or service.
- Collegiate courses and/or work experience involving the practice of effective and cost-efficient marketing.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office programs: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, set goals and communicate updated status to team members.
- An interest in the sport of cycling is preferred, but not essential.
- Familiarity with specialty retailing and two-step distribution.
- Highly organized, with an attention to detail that allows for effective output without a high level of direct supervision.
- A preference to work in a fast-paced environment, where no 2 days are alike.
- Ability and willingness to do what it takes to complete projects in a timely manner.
Benefits:
- Starting base salary of $65,000-$75,000, plus variable income opportunities.
- Two weeks of vacation in year 1. Three weeks of vacation in years 2-8. Four weeks in years 9-19. Five weeks after 19 years of employment.
- One additional paid week off between Christmas and New Year’s
- 8 paid holidays plus 6 personal / sick days with pay per year.
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability plan.
- 401K plan, including a discretionary match by Finish Line.
- 50% reimbursement for entry fees into races.
- All business travel is paid for.
- Discounts with various cycling / outdoor related equipment brands.
- Professional development: Finish Line will reimburse 100% for expenses associated with successfully completing mutually agreed upon professional development initiatives.
Applications:
- Email your resume and cover letter to: careers@finishlineusa.com
