Sales & Trade Marketing Specialist EMEA

About COROS

We are a sports technology company dedicated to developing the best training solutions for athletes worldwide. Our mission is to leverage technology to solve the challenges athletes and sports enthusiasts face, helping them train smarter and perform at their best. Our aim is to deliver the best product while staying approachable, customer-focused, and ensuring that customer feedback directly shapes our innovation.

Our team spans across the globe. Our hardware and product engineering power comes from our headquarters in China, whereas our local teams in North America and Europe run marketing, sales, operations, and customer support to stay firmly connected in the local communities we serve. We are a team of doers, creative heads, sports lovers, and curious learners who thrive on ownership, trust, flexibility and team spirit.

About the Role

We are looking for a collaborative, high-performing Sales & Trade Marketing Specialist EMEA to support sales and marketing activity across a portfolio of markets within the EMEA region. Reporting to the Sales Manager EMEA, you will be the go-to person for distributors, retail partners, and localized marketing execution across our EMEA Markets, of which we don't yet have a direct presence.

While this role has clear milestones, we want a self-driven problem-solver who is excited to support new projects as our business evolves. Your main playground will be distributor relationships, localized marketing campaigns, retail activations and high-impact events.

Your playground

• Be the go-to person for distributors across your assigned EMEA markets. Monitor sell-through performance, manage reorder cycles, demand forecasting, and ensure product availability.

• Own distributor communication, serving as the primary point of contact to selected business partners. Communicate delivery timelines, product availability, and new product launches while maintaining strong business relationships.

• Plan and execute localized marketing campaigns, community events, and retail activations, tailored to each market's unique culture and consumer behavior.

• Represent COROS at trade shows, expos, and community events across your markets. Plan booth setup, product demonstrations, and partner engagement activities.

• Conduct ongoing research on competitor activity and consumer trends. Provide actionable insights to shape regional strategy and product allocation.

• Oversee retail display standards, POS material deployment, and merchandising consistency across partner stores in the region.

• Track KPIs, including activations, sell-through rates, campaign ROI, and distributor performance, to measure business health and identify growth opportunities.

What you bring to the starting line

Professional Background

• Experience: 3+ years of experience within the sporting goods industry across Sales, or Trade Marketing.

• Multi-Market Exposure: Proven experience managing or operating across different European markets and regions simultaneously

• Category Knowledge: Experience within the Running and Cycling categories is a significant advantage

• Key competencies: Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented with the ability to solve complex operational challenges independently and communicate clearly and consicely.

• Analytical skills: Strong analytical skills with a proven track record of translating sell-through and POS data into strategic action plans

Other Key Requirements

• Brand fit: Sports enthusiasm and genuine excitement to help us elevate sports performance for everyday and elite athletes through technology

• Language: Fluency in Business English (written and spoken). Additional European languages are a plus

• Flexibility: Willingness to travel for key trade events and market visits, including occasional weekend availability

• Location: Being based in Europe, preferably in the UK (Manchester area)

The Setup

• Reporting Line: Sales Manager EMEA

• Working Mode: Flexible, remote- or hybrid working arrangement if being based close to one of our hubs in Skipton (GB), Almere (NL), Linz (AT), or Almería (ES)

• Travel: Up to 30% travel required across assigned EMEA markets.

• Work-Life Rhythm: This role is tied to the pace of the sports calendar and trade show season. To make up for work during weekend events, COROS offers days off in lieu so you can recharge.

• Start Date: We are ready when you are

Package & Benefits

• Work in a dynamic and motivated team.

• Creative freedom and space for independent work.

• Flat hierarchy with short decision-making processes.

• 25 days of paid vacation plus standard local holidays.

• Compensation: The base salary range for this position starts at £30.000,- (€35.000,-) annually with the possibility to earn a performance-based bonus on top. This is the least we can do for you. The final offer depends on your experience, background, and location.