Description
At Disney, you will work on bringing entertainment, inspiration, and joy to people around the world.
As an Associate Manager, Brand Commercialization, your role will involve:
- Proposing and executing licensed product plans in collaboration with clients' product development teams
- Identifying high-growth accounts and new licensing opportunities, and developing strategies to capitalize on them
- Analyzing business performance, consumer markets, and trends to inform action plans
- Collaborating with marketing teams to develop promotional plans for licensed products
- Negotiating license agreements, renewals, and terms
- Managing sales budgets and performance for assigned accounts
- Working closely with cross-functional teams, including media, studios, stores, games, and publishing
Requirements:
- 5+ years of corporate sales experience in the consumer goods industry
- Experience in developing and executing promotional plans for products or services
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets under pressure
- Experience presenting business proposals to senior executives
- Market analysis and consumer insights analysis experience
- Project leadership experience, working with multiple departments
- Knowledge of distribution and retail industries is desirable
- Experience in developing consumer goods products is desirable
- International business experience is desirable
Skills:
- Results-oriented, strategic thinking, and strong sales drive
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build trust with clients and stakeholders
- Negotiation skills in complex situations
- Team player, multi-tasker, and self-starter
- In-depth knowledge of distribution and retail industries
- Native-level Japanese and business-level English