Director, Licensing

Centric Brands • New York, NY

7d

About The Position

About Us Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together. Specific Responsibilities Would Include Centric Brands is seeking a Director Licensing who will be responsible for working on the licensed portfolio in its Accessories division. Incumbent will be the key liaison between our internal teams and Licensors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree; previous licensing experience of 5+ years preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Analytical; comfortable working with numbers; proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience in PLM & SAP a plus
• Fast-paced environment requires a dedicated self-starter with entrepreneurial spirit and excellent organizational skills
• Passion for building and maintaining relationships
• Ability to successfully multi-task and manage tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and implement business development opportunities across existing partners.
• Partner with licensors to develop and grow partnership with the goal of driving revenue increasing engagement across
• Work closely with licensors to develop and achieve financial plans and key performance indicators while driving growth strategies for the partnership.
• Build strategic and tactical changes that drive business strategy and promote efficiency.
• Demonstrated experience with direct licensee product development process.
• Day to day contact with licensor team
• Regularly update all development and shipping trackers
• Manager development calendar for all categories
• Schedule and attend all licensor and cross functional meetings.
• Coordinate social/product compliance.
• Handle all photography requests.
• Publish seasonal bookings recap to licensor operations.

Benefits

• industry-competitive salary
• comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k)
• Summer Fridays
• generous PTO
• merchandise discounts
• excellent career development opportunities
• a work environment that reflects our industry leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees