About the Role

As the Senior Director of Marketing for Spain & Italy (SharkNinja), you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the brand’s regional marketing strategy while contributing to the global vision. Acting as the voice of Southern Europe, you will ensure that regional consumer insights, cultural nuances, and market dynamics are embedded into global strategies.

You will lead the adaptation and execution of marketing initiatives across Spain and Italy, empowering local teams to deliver impactful, culturally relevant campaigns that drive brand growth and commercial success. This is a highly visible leadership role requiring a blend of strategic thinking, storytelling, local expertise, and strong commercial acumen.

What You’ll Do

Regional Leadership & Strategic Planning

• Represent the voice of Spanish and Italian consumers to global leadership, advocating for regional nuances in behavior, retail environments, and media landscapes
• Lead the localization and activation of global marketing strategies, ensuring alignment with brand standards and regional priorities
• Influence global stakeholders by identifying opportunities and requirements for success in Southern Europe, helping shape global marketing agendas

Go-to-Market Excellence

• Own end-to-end go-to-market (GTM) strategy and execution, including product positioning, launch planning, pricing strategy, and retail readiness
• Drive the localization of global campaigns to ensure cultural relevance, consistency, and measurable business impact
• Partner closely with Sales teams to accelerate category growth, strengthen retail execution, and optimize trade marketing initiatives across key accounts

Brand Stewardship, Consumer Insight & Performance

• Champion a consumer-first approach, leveraging regional insights to inform brand positioning, product development, and innovation pipelines
• Monitor and analyze regional performance metrics, optimizing marketing investments to maximize ROI and drive continuous improvement
• Ensure the Ninja portfolio remains competitively positioned for sustainable growth and cultural relevance across Spain and Italy

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing regional marketing team across Spain and Italy
• Foster strong collaboration across Product Marketing, Media, Social, PR, Creative, Sales, and distributor partners to deliver integrated marketing impact
• Develop team capabilities and nurture future leadership talent within the organization

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience in marketing, ideally within FMCG/CPG or consumer durables, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing multiple markets
• Deep understanding of Spanish and Italian consumer behavior, cultural dynamics, and retail/media landscapes
• Proven track record of successfully adapting and executing global marketing strategies within regional markets
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior executives
• Demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing teams
• Commercially driven mindset with strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Willingness to travel across Spain, Italy, and to global headquarters as required

Position based in our Madrid office (Hybrid - 3 days a week). 

As we continue to grow, we are excited to add a Key Account Manager to our team.  

OVERVIEW: 

As part of the phenomenal growth SharkNinja has achieved over the last few years in Spain, we are looking for a new Key Account Manager. This position will be key to driving the next phase of the business development in Spain and to reinforce our fantastic sales team.  

Here are some of the EXCITING things you’ll get to do: 

• Build a sales strategy that achieves & exceed sales and margin targets for your accounts 

• Be the category captain amongst our retailers 

• Ensure that Shark & Ninja are represented in a positive and professional manner at all times both on-line and off-line 

• Planning and executing activities for both on-line, in-store and off-page to drive strong sales out performance 

• Ensure accurate forecasting in line with individual and company goals 

• Work within agreed Promotional (SOA) to ensure sales & margin targets are met 

• Negotiate winning scenarios for both SharkNinja and the customer at all times 

• Interpret market and sell out data into business opportunities 

• Organization of trade shows and retail events 

• Reporting of competitive activities & pricing 

• Identify opportunities to deliver incremental business. 

• Participate in tradeshows, sales meetings and other Company events as required. 

ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS: 

• Fluent English and Spanish

• Minimum 7 years of successful sales experience. 

• Previous experience in the consumer goods industry 

• Appetence to our unique products 

• Results driven, Strong negotiator, Exceptional analytical skills 

• Oral and written communication with impact 

• Professional expertise 

• Excel, PowerPoint, Presentation skills & Microsoft skills 

• Interpersonal/collaborative skills 

#LI-Hybrid

 As we continue to grow, we are excited to add a Senior Key Account Manager to our Spanish team – position based in Madrid (Hybrid).  

OVERVIEW  

As part of the phenomenal growth SharkNinja has achieved over the last few years, we have created a new position of Senior  Key Account Manager Spain, based in Madrid. This role will be instrumental in driving the next phase of business development in Spain and strengthening our local team.  

Working closely with the Product, Marketing, Digital teams and the European Hub, this person will be accountable for driving customer growth and executing the SharkNinja Spain market strategy, with a strong focus on profitable sales growth across the portfolio.  

Reporting to the Sales Director Spain, the Key Account Manager will develop, implement and execute account-specific business plans, promotions and activations across multiple channels.  

What You'll Do:  

• Build and execute a sales strategy that achieves and exceeds sales and margin targets  

• Act as category captain for Floorcare, Kitchen and Beauty categories  

• Ensure Shark and Ninja brands are represented in a positive and professional manner  

• Plan and execute commercial activities across e-commerce, in-store and off-page channels to drive strong sell-out performance  

• Ensure accurate forecasting in line with individual and company objectives  

• Manage promotional investments (SOA) to deliver sales growth while protecting margins  

• Negotiate win-win commercial agreements with retail partners  

• Analyse market trends, sales performance and sell-out data to identify growth opportunities  

• Organise and participate in trade shows, retail events and product launches  

• Monitor and report on competitive activity and pricing  

• Identify and develop new retail opportunities to deliver incremental business growth  

• Collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure excellence in execution  

• Participate in sales meetings, tradeshows and other company events as required  

What You'll Bring:  

• Proven Key Account Management experience in Spain  

• Fluent in English (Spanish native or fluent required)  

• Strong interest in innovative consumer products  

• Results-driven with strong negotiation and analytical skills  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills  

• High level of professionalism and commercial acumen  

• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Office  

• Ability to analyse and interpret sales data to drive decision-making  

• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills  

• Entrepreneurial mindset with high levels of initiative  

• Proactive, enthusiastic and adaptable in a fast-paced environment  

• Previous experience in the consumer goods industry is advantageous  

• Minimum 8 years of successful sales experience  

• Experience building sales and marketing strategies at market level  

• Comfortable managing data, generating reports and working remotely or while travelling  

• Experience working directly with key retail partners (specialists and/or food chains preferred)  

• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to visit customers