Associate, North America Brand Commercialization, Softlines

About the Role & Team:

At Disney Consumer Products, we inspire imagination around the world and are committed to creating happiness for families and fans by bringing captivating, inspiring, and inclusive products into their daily lives.  From toys to t-shirts, console games, books, and more, our team brings our beloved brands and franchises into the lives of families through products and experiences that can be found worldwide, such as the Disney Store e-commerce platform, Disney Parks, local and international retailers, and Disney Store locations around the world!

This role provides support in managing a category of products and a portfolio of licensees in order to meet or exceed predetermined revenue targets and growth objectives. We support the softlines business with day-to day responsibilities as well as provide data analysis, new business ideation and partner relationships. This position will report to the Manager, North America Brand Commercialization, Softlines.

This is a Full Time role.

What You Will Do:

• Support the Softlines business with general day-to-day responsibilities

• Ensure licensee product lines reflect Disney quality and brand/property objectives

• Provide management support in the contract and amendment process, annual budget planning and quarterly revenue forecasting as needed

• Daily communication with licensees, responding to inquiries, researching matters and following up on requests

• Contract ambassador for at least one licensee contract (responsibilities include ownership of communication across franchise teams, fiscal planning, contract negotiations, etc.)

• Maintain information and images of retail placed SKUs on product placement grids

• Archive licensee buy boards and weekly POS reports

• Analyze, compile, and send out softlines weekly selling highlights

• Evaluate, compile, and send out Softlines upcoming launches to share with executive leadership

• Gather and maintain updated information for various documents such as licensee contact list, vendor matrix, and retail lists

• Request, organize, and submit licensee product to brand commercialization teams for social media platforms

• Submit, follow up, and compile feedback for advertising and marketing submissions

• Organize and maintain product samples in designated storage and fulfill requests as needed

• Assist to identify white space, conduct research and present analysis from trends, and retail

• Schedule and manage team calls with internal and external partners

• Support the project management of new initiatives and projects as they come

• Build strong team-oriented relationships with other Disney Consumer Products key business units

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• 2+ years of related experience in licensing, brand management, and/or product management

• High level of interest in consumer products such as softlines, as well as keen sense of fashion, trends, and social media

• Strong follow-up skills, well-organized, and capable of managing multiple tasks and assignments

• Detail-orientated, courteous, driven, proactive, reliable, accountable, and analytical

• Independent, driven, initiative-taking, reliable, adaptable, and analytical

• Adaptable to change and taking direction from others

• Capable of collaborating effectively within a team environment while also excelling in individual assignments

• Proficient in generating reports, and effectively presenting and distributing them to leadership and executive teams.

• Knowledgeable with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word, Keynote)

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree and/or 2+ years of relevant experience

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $64,300.00 to $86,200.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.