Souled Store - Manager - Licensing & Partnerships

Manager - Licenses & Partnerships

The Souled Store

Mumbai

The Souled Store is a homegrown youth casual-wear brand started in 2013. It is also India's largest online merchandising platform with licenses like Disney, Warner Bros., WWE, IPL, Viacom18 to name a few. Apart from selling products with themed designs such as superheroes, movies, TV shows, and cartoons, the brand also is at the forefront of latest youth style and fashion trends. Although primarily an online brand, The Souled Store currently has four offline stores in Mumbai and one in Pune with plans for expansion pan India.

The Souled Store was born out of the idea of loving what you do. Our philosophy is that life is short- don't spend it doing something you don't like. There are too many Monday mornings, and you can't go dreading every single one of them. Over the years, we have built a strong team of like-minded pop culture enthusiasts that are committed to cater to fellow fans with all their heart and 'soul'

If you identify with our vibe and are interested in being a part of an aggressively

growing brand while still having fun and loving what you do, we would be eager to have you on board.

Team & Position Summary

We are looking for an astute professional to join our Licenses & Partnerships team.

The incumbent needs to be adept with the concept of brand licensing & partnerships/alliances. Someone who demonstrates great interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively across teams, while operating successfully in a lean, fast-paced organization, by acquiring and servicing new licenses and collaborations.

What 'The Souled Store' Can Offer You

- Build and develop new licenses and collaborations, and scale them efficiently.

- Opportunity to be part of a fun, fast-growing startup with constant challenges and be a part of our dynamic growth story.

- A fantastic work culture and a diverse team of talented individuals

Responsibilities

- As a Manager- Licenses & Partnerships, you would be responsible for acquiring and servicing new licenses under verticals like pop culture, entertainment, movies, sports, and gaming.

- Creating new merchandise collaborations with brands, artists, and celebrities.

- Negotiating deal terms including royalty rates, media assets, marketing deliverables, product categories, guidelines, and estimated sales.

- Planning, overseeing, executing, and working with cross functional teams during the entire process from designing, approvals, sampling, production, launch, and marketing.

- Maintaining good relationships with existing clients and ensuring customer delight by executing the shared vision of the client and the company.

- Having the knowledge of all products and services of the website, recommend new products and enhancements by coordinating with various cross functional teams to analyze product requirements.

- Increasing the brand equity through strategic licenses and media worthy collaborations.

Requirements

- 3+ years of overall experience in a licensing/partnerships/alliances/BD role & good with managing stakeholders, preferably for an Apparel/Fashion brand in the E-commerce space.

- Adept at creating pitch decks, presentations, negotiation & closing deals, with excellent written & verbal communication.

- Understands and thrives on a start-up and high growth culture and takes initiatives to achieve targets.

- Basic to moderate command over MS Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Values & Mindset

- A-roll-up-your-sleeves and get-it-done- leadership style, action-oriented with a go-getter-attitude.

- Someone who is a pop culture enthusiast, has an interest in fandom and ever-evolving fashion trends, and understands people's buying patterns and trends.

- Pro-active problem solver who can find solutions in a dynamic work environment.

- Passion to partner with an evolving brand and be personally vested in its growth.