Licensing Manager, Hardlines

• Be the main commercial contact for your licensees within your defined categories hardlines Health & Beauty Aids (HBA) food & beverage
• Identify licensing opportunities and fill market gaps across the category considering segment market channel and franchise and in accordance with agreed licensor strategies.
• Partner with Licensing Director to manage contract negotiations for key licensees analyze and control business plans to ensure contract deliverables are met throughout the term.
• Ensure timely product approvals in line with industry needs. Maintain knowledge of key seasonality per category and buying cycles of retailers.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry trends competitors business opportunities threats and dynamics for category and key licensees.
• Partner with the Product Development team to drive quality in licensed product representation ensuring lines are commercially viable.
• Attendance at trade shows and industry networking functions where applicable.
• Fiscal responsibility to include annual budget planning and quarterly revenue forecasting
• Ensure strict adherence to CPLGs CRM system as the central information tool for licensor reviews and internal forecasting and business management.
• Work closely with the Legal team to ensure all team contracts are processed in the most efficient way possible.

Qualifications :

• Direct experience within Consumables Categories (Food Health and Beauty) highly preferred
• Demonstrable experience in the licensing industry marketing retail
• A creative thinker with the ability to be flexible and adjust to a changing business environment.
• Outstanding interpersonal and networking skills.
• An innovative and creative salesperson with proven experience in account management and new business development
• Comprehensive knowledge of licensees production and creative capabilities/limitations.
• Entrepreneurial spirit team-player and can communicate at all levels
• Proficiency in writing and Speak in Spanish a plus
• Proficient of MS Office including Teams One-Drive Excel and PowerPoint.

Additional Information :

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain is more than a job its the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive benefits and we invest in our people and their future.  

Our Commitment

Diversity Equity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees stakeholders and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued respected and brings their authentic self to work.  

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what weve listed here we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience transferable skills and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required. 

About WildBrain CPLG 

WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location-based entertainment programmes across the entertainment sport corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK Europe India the Middle East China Asia Pacific and the US WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships activations creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG we believe that collaboration is about clarity openness and trust and we are widely known for our no-nonsense straightforward approach. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd. a global leader in kids and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: . 

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we build and grow beloved family brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to franchises such as Strawberry Shortcake Teletubbies Yo Gabba Gabba! Inspector Gadget and Degrassi we are a global leader in franchise managementbringing stories to life through content production audience reach and consumer products. Our award-winning studio has partnered with top global platforms such as Apple TV Netflix and the BBC producing acclaimed series such as The Snoopy Show Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City Teletubbies (2015) Yo Gabba GabbaLand! and Finding Her Edge. The WildBrain Network offering more than 1000 channels across YouTube FAST and AVOD delivers premium-quality content to todays kids and families wherever theyre watchingconnecting advertisers to audiences at scale through brand-safe media solutions. WildBrain CPLG our global licensing and consumer products arm represents our own and partner brands across major territories worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at . 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time