North American Alpine Racing Manager, Alpine & Protectives

Amer Sports is the global leader in sports equipment, with brands such as Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic, and Wilson.

Salomon SAS, “The Mountain Sports Company,” was founded in 1947 in the heart of the Alps, the birthplace of modern mountaineering. Driven by a passion for sport and innovative design, Salomon has created a wide range of groundbreaking concepts in bindings, footwear, skis, and apparel for alpine and Nordic skiing. The brand has also delivered innovative solutions in footwear, snowboard equipment, competition gear, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Guided by its strong performance orientation, Salomon continuously innovates and excels in mountain sports, transforming new ideas into products and pushing the limits of what is possible. Salomon’s commitment, culture, and heritage are all united by a simple idea: every employee has the ability to make Salomon the leading mountain brand. Salomon is also deeply committed to responsible outdoor practices through its environmental program. Diversity is one of Salomon’s five core values, and we are committed to creating an environment that is accessible to all.

Salomon’s headquarters are located in Annecy (74), France.

The North American Alpine Racing Manager leads Salomon's alpine race strategy across the United States and Canada, driving brand credibility, athlete partnerships, and grassroots development within the competitive ski racing community. This role directly impacts sales growth, market share, and profitability in the Alpine Race segment while ensuring race product excellence. The position serves as the primary liaison between athletes, coaches, clubs, race retailers, sales teams, and the Global Race Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily:

Core Responsibilities:

• Support the development and execute a comprehensive North American Alpine Race strategy aligned with category leadership.
• Support identification of new business opportunities within the race segment.
• Collaborate with Alpine Marketing team for GTM excellence of sell-in, sell-through, and promotional programs.
• Maintain strategic relationships with national governing bodies to ensure regulatory alignment and maximize brand visibility.
• Partner with sales reps and specialty race retailers across North America to provide best in class support and service to the ski racing community.
• Manage the allocated budget for North American race initiatives.

Race Promotion Responsibilities:

• Function as brand ambassador within the race community.
• Manage North American race athlete team (junior through elite).
• Oversee race product allocation and distribution to contracted athletes, clubs, and coaches.
• Coordinate race service: on-hill support, tuning, testing and boot fitting.
• Coordinate and execute all race testing from junior through elite levels.
• Coordinate sample and test inventory planning with Global Supply to support race events and testing timelines.
• Support specialty retail sell-through with Fit Nights and athlete visibility.
• On-site presence at key regional and national events.

Commercial & Sales Support:

• Provide race segment insights to support forecasting and inventory planning.
• Support regional sales reps with race clinics, product education, and key account strategy.
• Participate in seasonal sell-in meetings and key dealer presentations as the Alpine Race category expert.

Global/Local Interface:

• Serve as the liaison for product information and market intelligence between North America and Global Race Department.
• Provide market insights and feedback to global race department to inform product development and strategy.
• Collaborate with race promoters across Europe to drive a cohesive Salomon Race strategy.

Key Performance Indicators:

• North American athlete podium results and color counts.
• Growth in race revenue and sell-through performance at specialty retail.
• Brand presence at key race events.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of experience within alpine ski racing or the ski industry, preferably in race brand management, sales, or technical product roles.
• Alpine ski racing background preferred – deep understanding of North American alpine race structure, the sport of ski racing, clubs, coaches and athletes, and specialty race retailers.
• Strong network within race coaching and athlete community.
• Race ski tuning and mounting experience requires. Boot fitting experience a plus.
• Budget management experience.
• Experience working across U.S. and Canadian race structures a plus.
• Ability to travel extensively throughout the year, especially during race season.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, with an emphasis on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• French language proficiency a plus.

Permanent position, Full Time

Job based in Ogden, UT.

WHAT MAKES THIS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK & PLAY:

• Hybrid work schedule
• A generous PTO policy, plus 15 paid annual holidays and 3 floating holidays
• Half-day Fridays for 6 months of the year
• An exceptional employee discount on all our products and sister brands (Arc’teryx, Armada, Atomic, Wilson)
• “Powder Bell” powder days throughout the winter season
• Complimentary gym membership and resort season pass to local locations & mountains.
• Opportunities to engage in the community and with industry partners.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to travel, talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk. The employee must occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch, twist and lift to 30 pounds, with or without accommodations.  

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but can involve exposure to varying noise levels, ranging from moderate to loud, as well as flashes of light.