Assistant Business Manager, East China
- Shanghai
- Permanent
- Full-time
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage regional licensees:
- Implement regional Category plan / strategy
- Develop & execute appropriate local market category plans
- Develop, implement and achieve yearly revenue budget for the category.
- Ensure licensees have full understanding Disney’s business standards, directions and strategies. Manage licensees to achieve yearly targeted budget.
Strategic Management
- Implement regional category plan / strategy.
- Develop local market category plan in line with regional strategy & plan.
- Undertake market analysis to follow or proactive meet trends & regulations, monitor sub-categories and retail performance, and determine & develop Disney’s segment share.
- Determine category key drivers (franchise, products, price, and retail channel) for business to expand brand presence consistently with retailer needs.
- Contribute to regional discussion of the category on behalf of the local market.
- Develop, implement and achieve yearly revenue budget
- Identify & contract new licensees instrumental in the development of the category
- Identify product, franchises, and channel gaps and ensure that the plans in place to fill the gaps.
- Manager Contract Renewals based on category plan.
- Assist the establishment of efficient distribution services.
- Provide account management to top licensees for long term business development.
- Coordinate with Compliance Group to ensure licensees comply with Disney’s labor standards.
- Ensure licensees’ thorough understanding and compliance of Disney’s contract, terms and conditions.
- Identify and develop manufacturing centers of excellence (global and regional).
- Regularly communicate with Key licensees and conduct performance reviews (quarterly).
- Work with key retail account to manage Disney’s product range and presence at retail.
- Work with buyers from key retail accounts to develop business opportunities, managing product sourcing, mix / range, pricing and new programs specific to each retailer’s shopping profile.
- Act as communication link between Disney and licensees and retail buyers.
- Conduct retail accounts performance review and marketing update (quarterly).
- Identify signage and merchandising needs.
- Direct product development with Product Developer consistently with category plan and ongoing product quality improvement program.
- Administer and coordinate licensee’s product approvals with Product Developer.
- Responsible for the category budget & bottom line responsibility.
- Provide category forecast on quarterly basis (revenue grading).
- Responsible for collection past due accounts receivable.
- Coordinate with Retail, Sales & Marketing team to support sales promotion, events and advertising in the local market.
- Work with Retail, Sales & Marketing Team to ensure better understanding of consumer profiles and market needs.
- Ensure appropriate licensees implement the Disney visual merchandising programs.
- Maintain competency in business systems
- Insight (Contract Admin. & Royalty reports)
- INvision (Forecasting/Budgeting)
- SAP (Travel expenses & Purchase Orders)