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Manager – Brand Partnerships and Licensing Jobs in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India at The Souled Store
Title: Manager – Brand Partnerships and Licensing
Company: The Souled Store
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
About Us:
The Souled Store is a homegrown youth casual-wear brand started in 2013. We are one of India’s largest online merchandising platforms with licenses like Disney, Warner Bros; WWE, IPL, Viacom18 to name a few. Apart from selling products with themed designs such as superheroes, movies, TV shows, and cartoons, the brand also is at the forefront of the latest youth style and fashion trends. In addition to core men and women wear apparel categories, we have also expanded to new categories and introduced new product lines like activewear, supima products, innerwear, personal care products like perfumes etc. We have also launched footwear and kidswear recently.
Although we are primarily an online brand, we’ve expanded in the offline retail space as well and have offline stores in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Pune and Indore.
The Souled Store was born out of the idea of loving what you do, from the soul. We believe that people do their best work when they love what they do. There are too many Monday mornings and you can’t go dreading every single one of them. Over the years, we have built a strong team of like-minded people that work smart, own their work, and think like leaders. If you identify with what we do and are interested in being a part of an aggressively growing brand, we would love to have you on board.
Team & Position Summary:
We are looking for an astute professional to join our Licensing & Partnerships team. The person needs to be adept with communication, relationship management, and time-management. Someone who demonstrates great interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively across teams, while operating successfully in a lean, fast-paced, and ever-changing organization, is the ideal asset we’re looking for.
Responsibilities:
As a Manager – Business Development, you would be responsible for managing relationships with our business partners, exploring new partnerships, and managing expansions.
Creating new merchandise collaborations with brands, artists, and celebrities.
Negotiating deal terms including royalty rates, media assets, marketing deliverables, product categories, guidelines, and estimated sales.
Planning, overseeing, executing, and working with cross functional teams during the entire process from designing, approvals, sampling, production, launch, and marketing.
Maintaining good relationships with existing clients and ensuring customer delight by executing the shared vision of the client and the company.
Having the knowledge of all products and services of the website, recommend new products and enhancements by coordinating with various cross functional teams to analyze product requirements.
Having the knowledge of all products and services of the website, recommend new products and enhancements by coordinating with various cross functional teams to analyze product requirements.
Managing a team of 2-3 associates and being responsible for their development competencies.
Competencies:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong planning skills with an understanding of business objectives.
Ability to build team culture and develop team members.
Must be good at managing multiple projects at the same time, with a focus on sustained pace.
Agility in learning and excellent comprehension skills.
Experience in overseeing timelines and change management.
Command over MS office Education & Experience…
