Designation: Assistant Manager / Manager - Licensing

Location: Mumbai, India.

5 Days working

Requirements:

- MBA in Marketing & Sales with 3-5 years of related experience

- Passion for retail and products

- Excellent communicator, both verbal & written

- Strategic and analytical thinker - the ability to think of the licensing business holistically and through the financial, marketing, creative, retail and fan lens

- Ability to market and sell brands

- Initiative and highly motivated - has an entrepreneurial spirit and proven track record of achieving/surpassing goals and revenue targets

- Highly organized with strong follow-through and time management skills

- Entrepreneurial, passionate, ambitious and hunger for growing the business

- Positive energy level and enthusiasm for character licensing

- Willingness to learn and improve; flexible to change, creative and problem solver

- Accustomed to working in teams as well as an individual contributor

- Ability to juggle multiple projects and prioritize

- Proficient computer skills, including Word, Excel and Power Point.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Manage our portfolio of diverse and various Japanese brands like Doraemon, Pokmon, One Piece, Sonic and Charlie Chaplin throughout India.

- Maintain existing licensee, licensor, and retail relationships

- Pitch, negotiate, and finalize licensing contracts with existing partners or new accounts to achieve annual financial goals. Agreement

- Support negotiation of new license agreements. (Including renewal, extension, and amendments)

- Recommend and implement consistent licensing, marketing, and retail strategies for multiple of our brands in different categories

- Own P&L and revenue targets for assigned brands

- Maintain and update revenue forecasts

- Direct licensees on royalty statements, budgeting, and projections

- Collaborate with licensees, licensors, and product development team to release products that are on-brand and meet consumer and retail demands

- Own licensee and retail relationships

- Assist in business presentations, including pitch materials, business performance updates and plans, and the organization of international licensing market fairs

- Research and understand the competitive landscape. Analyse and understand market trends, consumer trends, retailers, and industry needs.

- Ensures good communication between licensees and internal services to ensure payments, regular reporting, setting up contracts, etc.

- Regularly evaluates licensee performance to ensure maximization of license development and revenue.

- Participates in the construction of short/medium-term objectives by identifying new business opportunities.

- Provided data and analysis to create reports for internal and external use

- Perform other duties as assigned.

Namita Gupta
8828618619
Senior HR
Anther HR Solutions