Brand Management - Product Development Manager

• Play an essential role in the Brand Management division, managing the product development end-to-end process for selected brands across multiple categories (e.g. toys, F&B, apparel, health & beauty).
• Ensure product development processes are adhered to by licensee across each brand programme and product ranges and marketing align with relevant brand guidelines.
• Manage the product development critical path from initial concept through to mass production. Lead product development projects independently.
• Work closely and collaborate with client leads and commercial teams to drive and grow brand programs, ensuring licensee develop and launch successful products and marketing campaigns to retail. Provide update on PD projects on key client calls.
• Use commercial awareness and understanding of the bigger picture to ensure the role of the product development team makes a positive contribution to delivering overall brand strategy and budget.
• Build, nurture, and manage strong relationships with licensors/ client & licensees across specific brands to drive projects forward and get approvals across the line.
• Understand the ‘pressure point’ of product approvals and use effective influence and diplomatic skills to achieve results for the Licensors/Client & Licensees.
• Knowledge of product approval platforms and online systems desirable but not essential. (e.g. Brand Comply). Provide training and guidance to licensees on approval systems.
• Highly organised, multitasker ensuring all submissions are turned around within 48 hours, either via the approval systems or emails.
• Excellent communicator at all levels and highly adaptive to each Licensor’s culture and tone.
• Lead creative kick offs/ new licensee onboarding meetings and other creative calls where applicable.
• Manage brand style guide and asset distribution to licensees. Inspire and advise licensee to use creative assets effectively, delivering innovative brand-appropriate products to market.
• Own and take responsibility for product development trackers, status reports, and key process documents. Work collaboratively on specific brand QBRs, brand decks and presentations.
• Where relevant manage physical samples, including storing and sending out to the relevant partners, offices, and clients.

• Experience working in product development and licensing approvals - ideally within consumer products.
• Knowledge of product development timelines and a good breath of understanding of multiple consumer product categories.
• Ability to take initiative, handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise in a fast-paced environment while also maintaining attention to detail.
• Positive can-do approach, proactive and self-motivated work ethic.
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office; Illustrator and Photoshop skills are a plus.
• Must be growth minded, collaborative, accountable and have fun.

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