Associate NAM Consumables

The Walt Disney Company•Glendale, CA

4d•$65,300 - $87,500•Onsite

About The Position

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 will report directly to the Manager of NAM Consumables and will sit onsite in Glendale, CA. What You Will Do The Associate for North America (NAM) Consumables 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. Category Management: Support day-to-day relationship with licensees for a specific segment of the business, providing information, facilitating assets, resolving issues, on-boarding new licensees reviewing/approving/facilitating approvals of submissions and promotion/advertising initiatives Performs day-to-day responsibilities to include licensee management, product approvals and Licensee communications Assists in defining and activating category and property strategy Supports the process of identifying, pitching and selecting licensees Develops and present trends and competitive research within the category as assigned by manager Maintains current knowledge of industry trends, competitors, business opportunities, threats and dynamics Identify research and analysis needs to include: sales forecasting, trend research, retail shopping analysis Helps identify new business opportunities and explore how to maximize business with current licensees Finance and Business Planning: Supports Health & Beauty, Pets, Dry Goods team in everyday responsibilities such as contract and amendment process, financial analyses, forecasting, strategy presentations, product line analysis and other projects for the category Product Development: Works with the Product Development team to approve and maintain line lists and to ensure timely OPA (Online Product Approval) comments are provided to help minimize disruption of our product launches Ensures licensee product lines reflect Disney quality and brand/property objectives Brand and Content Management: Active contributor to a matrixed team including Franchise Licensing, Product Development, Finance, Integrated Retail, HR, Contract Administration & Franchise Marketing Develop cross divisional relationships with key stakeholders across The Walt Disney Company to help maximize licensing opportunities (e.g. Studio Promotions, Alliances, Corporate Brand Management etc.) Marketing and Retail/Sales: Ensures timely approvals of licensee's marketing elements in Disney Media Manager Supports internal initiatives generated by the Franchise Marketing and Integrated Retail teams What you will have/Qualifications 2+ years of related experience Positive relationship building skills, flexible and adaptable; able to collaborate, influence, and persuade at all levels of an organization, both internal and external Capable of working independently and leading a wide range of initiatives/opportunities simultaneously Self-starter, motivated, and proactive Professional written and verbal communication skills Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint / Keynote, Word, Outlook

Requirements

2+ years of related experience
Positive relationship building skills, flexible and adaptable; able to collaborate, influence, and persuade at all levels of an organization, both internal and external
Capable of working independently and leading a wide range of initiatives/opportunities simultaneously
Self-starter, motivated, and proactive
Professional written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint / Keynote, Word, Outlook

Nice To Haves

Licensing and/or Consumer Products marketing experience
Health and Beauty industry experience

Responsibilities

Support day-to-day relationship with licensees for a specific segment of the business, providing information, facilitating assets, resolving issues, on-boarding new licensees reviewing/approving/facilitating approvals of submissions and promotion/advertising initiatives
Performs day-to-day responsibilities to include licensee management, product approvals and Licensee communications
Assists in defining and activating category and property strategy
Supports the process of identifying, pitching and selecting licensees
Develops and present trends and competitive research within the category as assigned by manager
Maintains current knowledge of industry trends, competitors, business opportunities, threats and dynamics
Identify research and analysis needs to include: sales forecasting, trend research, retail shopping analysis
Helps identify new business opportunities and explore how to maximize business with current licensees
Supports Health & Beauty, Pets, Dry Goods team in everyday responsibilities such as contract and amendment process, financial analyses, forecasting, strategy presentations, product line analysis and other projects for the category
Works with the Product Development team to approve and maintain line lists and to ensure timely OPA (Online Product Approval) comments are provided to help minimize disruption of our product launches
Ensures licensee product lines reflect Disney quality and brand/property objectives
Active contributor to a matrixed team including Franchise Licensing, Product Development, Finance, Integrated Retail, HR, Contract Administration & Franchise Marketing
Develop cross divisional relationships with key stakeholders across The Walt Disney Company to help maximize licensing opportunities (e.g. Studio Promotions, Alliances, Corporate Brand Management etc.)
Ensures timely approvals of licensee's marketing elements in Disney Media Manager
Supports internal initiatives generated by the Franchise Marketing and Integrated Retail teams