EMEA Senior Associate Sponsorship

Company Description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, and Club Monaco, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands

Position Overview
Reporting to Director of Sponsorship (EMEA), the Senior Associate of Sponsorship will be responsible for managing Ralph Lauren's European Sport & Sponsorship marketing activation strategy. Sport is an indelible part of the Ralph Lauren lifestyle, and we are looking for a passionate individual to work with our European sponsorship partners to bring the brand to life for global audiences. An exciting opportunity to shape and maximize impact of high-profile brand sponsorships, delivering optimum ROI.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: End-to-end management of brand sponsorships, from partner contract negotiations to campaign delivery and analysis, the role will involve forensic project management across multiple touchpoints and teams. You will be responsible for the seamless delivery of all sponsorship elements. STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Working with the full spectrum of global Ralph Lauren teams and external partners, you will be an effective and clear communicator, building strong working relations with all key stakeholders to facilitate efficient ways of working. PLANNING AND EXECUTION: Meticulous planning and critical path management across multiple touch-points for campaign delivery (legal, design, merchandising, sales, marketing, PR, retail, wholesale, brand, media, creative) you will lead collaboration with cross-functional groups to develop strategies and bring them to life. PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION Work with partners and Ralph Lauren teams for campaign approval and deployment, ensuring cross-channel effectiveness and consistency. INNOVATION Identify big ideas to communicate the brand via partnership opportunities that will guarantee impactful reach. Propose new opportunities to refine or add to the sports sponsorship's portfolio at both an EU and global level. BUDGET AND TRACKING You will manage, track and assess budgets and costs of programs with key stakeholders. You will determine areas of opportunities and allocate resources accordingly, monitoring campaign performances to be able to adapt campaign strategies accordingly. You will capture best practices, lessons learned and opportunities to share with all relevant teams.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge
You are both a strategic and creative thinker, with the ability to push boundaries and question the norm, with enthusiastic entrepreneurial spirit A natural communicator with an inquisitive mindset to optimize all that you do A resilient and tenacious marketer with first-class attention to detail You have a good understanding of the Ralph Lauren customer and a passion for the sporting landscape You are both a leader and a team player. Leading every single day with our cross functional teams. You have a proven track record of success in the delivery of projects to a top-class level of execution. You're passionate about the end consumer and how they operate You are adept at building strong working relations, both externally and internally You have at least 4 years of experience in marketing, brand or sponsorship