Associate, Licensing - Hardlines Toys

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.

Be Part of the Story as the Associate, Licensing for Hardlines Toys. This role provides support in managing toy categories such as Action Figures, Vehicles, Role Play, Preschool and a portfolio of licensees to meet or exceed predetermined revenue targets and growth objectives. This role will support the hardlines business with day-to day responsibilities as well as consistent report analysis, new business ideation and partner relationships.

This role will report to the Sr. Manager, North American Brand Commercialization Hardlines.

This is a Full Time role.

Responsibilities:

Category Management:

• Provide support on the North American core toys business for Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Disney brands

• Research and respond to licensee requests

• Provide support in the contract and amendment process

• Help identify business opportunities and provide research and analysis on industries, markets, and trends

• Ensure timely approvals of licensee’s marketing elements in online approval system.

• Provide any licensee /product information in support of regional needs, marketing and brand presentations, and sales meetings

Support Line Planning and Product Development:

• Liaise with Product Development team to ensure that products reflect Disney quality and franchise objectives: lead meetings; coordinate programs across all categories; review line plans; notify product development team in the case of brand or category strategy changes; coordinate public relations and advertising approvals

• Support regional share outs and gather feedback regional feedback on line plans as needed

• Prepare product and franchise presentations for internal and external use

• Maintain and update product sell-in data

Support Regional Marketing Planning and Sell In:

• Enable sales and retail teams to best prepare sell in strategies of Disney lines to retail partners

• Aid in development of franchise themes supporting our different brands

• Support the sell in and POS reporting system for tracking of retail and brand performance

Finance and Business Planning:

• Manage correspondence, timelines and collection of forecast information, and create forecast summaries for analysis by the team

• Collect weekly sell-through information for distribution to internal stakeholders

REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years of experience in Brand Management, Consumer Goods, Licensing, or Marketing

• High level of interest in category/licensing preferred

• Strong organizational and project management skills

• Highly detail-oriented

• Self-starter, motivated and proactive

• Solid written and verbal communication skills

• Solid presentation skills

• Strong computer skills (Keynote, Excel, Power Point, Word)

• Data Entry in systems such as OPA, CLM

• Friendly, people oriented team player

• Able to handle multiple tasks and assignments

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Additional Information:

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-$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.