Licensing Manager 12 Month FTC - Stella McCartney : Job Details

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.OverviewThe Licensing Manager will report into the Global Licensing Director, and is responsible for managing the Beauty, Kids & Adidas Licence operations. The Licensing Manager role will oversee and drive these licenses by ensuring an effective balance of commerciality and respect of the Stella McCarney brands values is adhered to. This role will work collaboratively with the Licensing and Special Projects Communications Manager, Global Marketing and Design department internally. The Licensing manager will also collaborate closely with the Licences to ensure perfect external alignment and will be their main Stella McCartney contact.Your Mission:

• Responsible for developing the collection structure in partnership with both Stella McCartney Beauty, Stella McCartney Kids & adidas x Stella McCartney, and the design team.
• Follow through the development of the product categories from initial design meetings through to the final launch including all approvals.
• Regularly prepare relevant market and competitor research, analyses markets trends, advise on product opportunities
• Ensure royalties target achievement.
• Ensure respect of Licenses agreements by partners
• Define yearly royalties target and participate to the 3-year plan construction with Global Licensing Director
• Follow up with quarterly results vs budget and monitor growth per market/line, alert on risks and opportunities.
• Conduct thorough analyses of quarterly Licenses reporting, highlighting opportunities and points of improvements per product, distribution channel, markets and present to Global Licensing Director and top management
• Organize and Lead updates with partners on a weekly basis, ensure Stella McCartney interests during meetings
• Support the Licensing Director to keep and maintain relationships with each partner, by supporting to preparing decks for reviews and key meetings.
• Overview of all accounts approvals for Stella McCartney
• Maintain and reinforce the relationship with Stella McCartney buying and retail teams to drive licensing categories including incentive programmes and training documents.
• Work closely with the Gifting department to make sure licensing products are ordered within deadlines represented in seasonal gifting to editor/VIPs etc
• Building relationships with internal stakeholders as well as key external licensing teams.
• Support the Licensing and Special Projects Communications Manager in defining each Licences priorities, strategies and plans.
• Administration, filing, booking couriers and general office duties as required
• Closely following and keeping within Licensing budget; namely research, travel and Design Consultants days worked

Your Talent:

• Confident in presenting to senior management
• Commercial and financial acumen, key account management appreciated
• Proven track record for strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player
• Ability to build effective, professional relationships with individuals and teams both internally and externally
• Keen interest/experience in the luxury fashion industry
• Ability to work under pressure and be proactive
• Excellent organisational skills
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced, high energy environments
• Comfortable working additional hours to perform duties

Systems and Essentials

• Excellent level of Microsoft Office in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

RewardOur philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products
• Exclusive staff sales and sample sales - Including other LVMH brands
• Matched pension contribution up to 6%
• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance
• Annual Health Screening
• Annual Leave Shop where employees can buy or sell annual leave
• Flexible working/core hours
• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages
• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme
• Fitness membership (Classpass credits)
• Volunteer and Birthday leave
• Health cash plan
• Financial wellbeing program
• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services
• Employee referral bonus

Optional/ Paid BenefitsSeason ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.