Licensing Manager

Job Description: As Licensing Manager, your responsibility will be to drive licensing revenue growth through a wide and varied range of fashion based product categories. · Manage and maintain license agreements & contract negotiations worldwide based licensees. · Must have knowledge of licensing companies operating worldwide with a very strong fashion background etc. · Develop and maintain existing partners to ensure continued business growth targets are achieved. · Agree annual business plans with licensees by category, to include plans for retail distribution, sales growth and brand support. · Facilitate license business meetings to showcase new product ideas, style guides and brand updates. · Investigate new opportunities to facilitate continued expansion of the brands through licensing. · Work with relevant team leaders within the Group, to facilitate effective and efficient communication, ensuring business requirements are fulfilled in a timely and cost‐effective manner. · Manage detailed records of individual licensee contracts, to include renewals, amendments, termination and financial reporting. · Maintain excellent relationships with all partners and communicate new product launches on a regular basis. Job Specifications: · 5+ years experience in licensing, retail, sales, or the consumer products industry · Degree in business or marketing related subject. · A highly self‐motivated individual, good at negotiating and have interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to local cultural aspects and the desire to develop these skills further. · Able to craft and deliver presentations at senior level and the ability to manage multiple projects. · Well organized with the ability to plan and deliver on tight deadlines with attention to detail · When required willing to travel regularly in order to engage directly with partners. · Experience in deal structuring and negotiating. Show more Show less