Disney Plus Jobs – Home & Infant

Job Description:

Plan and execute long term and fiscal year strategies. Be responsible for the commercial management of a series of our existing accounts in Nursery and home décor.. Evaluate licensee base and drive a rationalisation plan to ensure effective and focused business management and strategic planning to support growth across categories. Identify, pitch and secure new licensees that enhance the category growth in a substantial manner. Relationships are key to the success of this role, both internally and externally. You will be required to actively manage and cultivate the engagement, partnership and joint business planning with each account, new and existing, in order to negotiate regional contracts and ultimately drive and deliver strategic growth in licensing sales on behalf of the EMEA business. Apply creativity, commerciality and expertise in relevant category product development and utilise knowledge of digital, social and bricks and mortar marketing alongside key trends and consumer insight to develop and drive succinct strategies cross company and departmentally.

Job Responsibilities:

• Actively manage and cultivate the relationship engagement, partnership and joint business planning with each EMEA account, new and existing
• Execute contract negotiations for certain accounts and appropriately inform all key stakeholders (global, EMEA and local)
• Work closely with the creative teams, and where required Global Interactive Experiences, on product development and the marketing teams to support the sale of the product as required by licensee/retailer
• Manage and work with licensees and retailers; including the German market
• Execute new business development pitches and develop research projects with a focus on identifying scalable opportunities
• Coordinate and actively contribute in market meetings
• Collaborate and develop strong relationships with Disney market teams providing information and regular strategy and franchise updates as well as understanding and satisfying local market needs and differences. Utilise these relationships to share best practise
• In conjunction with Senior Licensing Sales Manager/Licensing Sales Director, implement the long-term strategy for specific department in collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Working closely with the Home and Infant teams managing the Nursery and Home Decor departments
• Using key trends as well as commercial and consumer insight, develop and drive succinct strategies cross company and departmentally whilst being agile to capitalise on the moment and identify new opportunities and target partners
• Manage the annual operating plan and quarterly forecasting process, developing supplier (licensee) objectives and strategies, working with markets, consumer demo groups, category teams, franchise, marketing, product development and finance to drive growth

Job Details:

Company: The Walt Disney Company

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: London, England

Application Deadline: N/A