A diversified, international family entertainment and media company whose operations include theme parks and resorts, filmed entertainment, including motion pictures and television shows, home video and DVD products, records, broadcast and cable networks, internet and direct marketing, consumer products, radio and television stations, theatrical productions and publishing activities.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
The Brand and Product Management (BPM) team is responsible for coordinating and facilitating all aspects of the Product Development lifecycle, including licensee training and on-boarding, efficient processing of Product submissions in the Online Product Approval System (OPA), accurate capture of Product data and robust analytics, contractual compliance, and safety and manufacturing compliance.？This role has high interaction with a broad array of Disney groups (Creative PD, Licensing, Finance, Legal, Credit and Collections, ILS, etc), as well as Disney’s licensees.？ The group also focuses on implementing efficient and effective systems and processes.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
Operational management of assigned workload within the product development work flow, data integrity, systems, and training
Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders such as Product Development, Creative Services, Business Affairs, Contract Administration, Licensees, Product Integrity and ILS to enforce defined product submission and approval processes
Collect, verify, complete product attributes including characters, product details, SKU# and UPC# for each product submission
Review every submission and facilitate/traffic through the entire PD process
Confirm accurate completion of each product submission
Prevent submissions lacking required data points e.g. character, article description, etc. from going to our PD teams
Reject speculative submissions and train licensees to reduce those submissions
Follow up on inactive submissions
Recommend systemic enhancements to support new attributes and process requirements based on day-to-day observations and needs
Provide timely issue communication and escalation to BPM management and facilitate visibility to the status of submissions in process
OVERALL DUTIES
Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships
Manage a high volume of Product submissions, in various stages of development and approval, and ensure timely completion of required tasks at each stage of the Product development lifecycle
Escalate operational process issues in a timely manner when necessary
Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend solutions
EDUCATION
Must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum two (2) years’ experience in related field, or equivalent experience
Work experience within the entertainment industry would be considered a strong plus
SPECIFIC SKILLS
Must possess strong quantitative and analytical skills combined with solid business and financial acumen？
Strong relationship building skills and a highly professional “client service orientation”
Must be able to interact with all levels of management
Must be an excellent team player who possesses solid interpersonal and organizational skills
Excellent communicator in both oral and written settings in English
Native level fluency in communicating with Japan internal stakeholders and Japan Licensees by using Japanese listening, speaking, reading and writing skills (JLPT N2 or above)
High energy level; strong work ethic
Self-driven, independent thinker
Results-oriented, decisive
Exhibit a willingness to be adaptable and flexible, and demonstrate a desire to operate in a dynamic environment