Coordinator, Global Consumer Products (Seasonal)

Major League Baseball•New York, NY

About The Position

Major League Baseball is looking for a highly motivated candidate with a tireless work ethic to fulfill the role of Coordinator, Global Consumer Products. This position supports MLB’s US Domestic Hard Goods & Soft Goods businesses by assisting in the day-to-day management of accounts, as well as coordinating all Licensing-related activities with MLB special event stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Hands-on experience working in operations and logistics for various sporting events/special events.
Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and work with many different areas throughout the company.
Ability to work in a demanding and fast paced environment.
Excellent organizational and record keeping skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Willingness to work weekends and evenings during key special event time periods.

Responsibilities

Oversee and maintain select soft goods licensees (Specialty accounts, short form agreements)
Develop and manage brand collaboration processes across various internal and external stakeholders, including project tracking, artwork approvals, club approvals, and launch timelines.
Create and maintain a calendar and tracker for all licensing collaborations.
Partner with internal departments to coordinate product seeding efforts that help elevate and showcase brand initiatives.
Support the CP team on executing VIP gifting moments across the organization throughout the year including Jewel Events, Player Gifting Suites, executive gifting, Opening Day, and Postseason.
Support day-to-day management of direct US Domestic hard goods licensees in various categories relating to Food & Beverage and Club Concessions.
Explore new brand opportunities in the hard goods space.
Learn new aspects of the hard goods business by way of brand alignment with Sponsorship and Clubs.
Assist with the continued onboarding process for Fanatics as US Domestic master hard goods licensee.
Implement successful growth strategies across top 5 categories (drinkware, home, novelty, accessories, collectibles).
Increased communication with Fanatics and direct licensees to ensure all parties are aware of contract status, submissions, and new business development.
Manage regular season ticket requests from direct licensees and Fanatics’ sublicensees.
Review Quality Control artwork submissions in a timely manner and assist in the enforcement and protection of MLB trademarks and property rights.
Manage communication and decision-making process relating to product credit across all international licensees and internal stakeholders, in close coordination with CP territory leads and branch offices.
Create purchase orders and coordinate the ordering, tracking and delivery of MLB branch office product requests.
Work with fulfillment and logistics companies to compile all international shipment documentation to ensure successful shipping and delivery from MLB vendors to branch offices.
Facilitate tickets, gifting/hospitality, and hotel needs for international partners at regular season games and jewel events (including All-Star Game and World Series).