Associate NAM Hardlines (PH)

About the Role

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 and t-shirts to console games, books, and more. This role reports to the Manager, NAM Hardlines and sits onsite in Glendale, CA or Orlando, FL.

This role is a 6-month project hire (PH) or Internal Assignment (IA) position with no guarantee of permanent employment (length of role may change based on business needs).

The Associate provides support in managing a category of products and a portfolio of licensees in order to meet or exceed predetermined revenue targets and growth objectives.

What You'll Do

Category Management

• Manages day-to-day relationships with core toy licensees, providing information, facilitating assets, resolving issues, on-boarding new licensees, and reviewing/approving submissions and promotion/advertising initiatives
• Performs licensee management, product marketing approvals, and licensee communications
• Assists in defining and activating category and property strategy
• Supports identifying, pitching, and selecting licensees
• Develops and presents trends and competitive research within the category
• Maintains current knowledge of industry trends, competitors, opportunities, and threats
• Identifies research and analysis needs: sales forecasting, trend research, retail shopping analysis
• Helps identify new business opportunities with current licensees

Finance and Business Planning

• Supports the contract and amendment process, financial analyses, forecasting, strategy presentations, and product line analysis

Product Development

• Works with Product Development to approve and maintain line lists and ensure timely OPA (Online Product Approval) comments
• Ensures licensee product lines reflect Disney quality and brand/property objectives

Brand and Content Management

• Contributes to a matrixed team including Franchise Licensing, Product Development, Finance, Integrated Retail, HR, Contract Administration & Franchise Marketing
• Develops cross-divisional relationships to help maximize licensing opportunities

Marketing and Retail/Sales

• Ensures timely approvals of licensee's marketing elements in Disney Media Manager
• Supports initiatives from the Franchise Marketing and Integrated Retail teams

Requirements

• Positive relationship-building skills, flexible and adaptable; able to collaborate, influence, and persuade at all levels
• Capable of working independently and leading multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Self-starter, motivated and proactive
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint/Keynote, Word, Outlook

Preferred: Licensing and/or Consumer Products marketing experience

Education: Bachelor's degree preferred + 2 years related experience, or MBA

Pay & Benefits

The hiring range for this position is $72,000–$96,500/year in Glendale, CA and $66,900–$92,000/year in Orlando, FL.