Senior Brand Manager Consumer Products

Job Description

Senior Brand & Licensing Manager Consumer Products GSA (Maternity Cover)

Position Details:

Division: International Consumer Products

Location: Munich

Department: International Licensing

Reports to: SVP International Licensing

Contract: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

Responsibilities
• Responsible for meeting the budget and expanding the licensing business.

• Investigate and execute new business opportunities, according to the retail and product strategy.

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of licensees in close collaboration with the agent. Supporting and monitoring licensees to ensure that products are in line with product/retail strategies, brand direction and general network routes.

• Develop and create marketing and product concepts in collaboration with the licensees.

• Responsible for all retail and product promotional sales promotions as well as asset creation and delivery in cooperation with the internal stakeholders, external partners and agencies.

• Enable and manage a strong internal network to work effectively across functions and departments to leverage on joint assets and opportunities.

• Identify new program franchises including the managing of background rights check.

• Oversee and approve all creative assets, in collaboration with the int. creative team, including concepts, packaging, product and marketing material.

• Negotiate, coordinate amendments, renewals and new contracts in support of the int. legal department.

• Analyse royalty reports and regularly liaise with licensees and the int. contracts manager to review commercial targets and marketing spend.

• Act as the main point of contact for internal stakeholders, agents, licensees for general brand and programme information, legal and finance updates and requirements.

• Create compelling sales and pitch presentations.

• Create quarterly status reports for SVP International Consumer Products and other GSA internal stakeholders.

Requirements
• Broad experience in Licensing and Brand management as well as a solid knowledge in the retail industry

• A good instinct for new market developments and consumer trends

• Experience in liaising and leading multiple stakeholders, including agent, partners and agencies

• Excellent organization, communication and project management skills

• Independent, proactive, self-starter with ability to perform solution orientated work

• Good assertiveness skills, high flexibility and resilience

• Excellent negotiating and presentation kills

• Very good command of written and spoken German and English

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r12q4m-18-116-13-113-42 in your application.