Senior Director, Retail Business Development - Entertainment

Authentic Brands Group
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Business Development & PartnershipsSkills: ["Attention to detail","Organisation","Consumer-focused thinking","Results orientation","Negotiation"]

Own and grow relationships with key retailers across the EMEAI region for the Entertainment portfolio. Develop and maintain retailer initiatives on behalf of licensing partners, working with Brand Management to ensure alignment to each brand strategy. Lead direct-to-retail (DTR) opportunities and negotiate complex, multi-year partnerships. Support existing licensee relationships, onboard new retailer partners, and drive growth through retail analytics and cross-functional strategy with Business Development, Brand, Marketing, Finance, and Legal.

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Authentic Brands Group
Authentic Brands Group
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Senior Director, Retail Business Development - Entertainment

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Job Summary

Own and grow relationships with key retailers across the EMEAI region for the Entertainment portfolio. Develop and maintain retailer initiatives on behalf of licensing partners, working with Brand Management to ensure alignment to each brand strategy. Lead direct-to-retail (DTR) opportunities and negotiate complex, multi-year partnerships. Support existing licensee relationships, onboard new retailer partners, and drive growth through retail analytics and cross-functional strategy with Business Development, Brand, Marketing, Finance, and Legal.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Development & Partnerships
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and maintain retail business initiatives with key retailers for licensing partners across the EMEAI region.
  • •Support existing licensee partnerships and onboard new retailer partners while managing ongoing relationships.
  • •Develop and negotiate direct-to-retail (DTR) licensing opportunities to expand brand, category, and territory growth.
  • •Increase growth across retail functional areas such as customer experience, loyalty, product, and merchandising.
  • •Compile, analyze, and present retailer data, including monthly/quarterly sales performance reviews with retail analytics.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in business development in an innovative, fast-growth organisation.
  • •Proven relationship with key retail accounts and managing complex negotiations with business partners.
  • •Extensive experience working independently with decision-makers to close significant complex deals.
  • •Track record of delivering against sales or business development goals and managing sales-cycle protocols.
  • •Experience negotiating, structuring, and closing complex multi-year partnership agreements and creating client presentations.
Skills:Attention to detailOrganisationConsumer-focused thinkingResults orientationNegotiation
Languages:English

Company Brief

Authentic Brands Group
Authentic Brands Group is a brand management company that acquires, develops, and markets consumer and lifestyle brands across fashion, footwear, and entertainment through licensing, wholesale, and retail partnerships.
Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2010
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