Assistant Manager, Licensing Management
Assistant Manager, Licensing Management
Values & Innovation
At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.
Our Values define and unite us, the beliefs that are the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour. Our values are rallying cries, reminding us why we're here, and fueling everything we do.
Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.
If you are a current Under Armour teammate, apply to this position on the Internal Career Site Here.
Purpose of Role
The Assistant Manager, Licensing Management will be responsible for launching and managing licensing business in Australia. The key task of this individual is to manage the seasonal creation process and approvals with our licensee partners. Most of this individual’s task will be focused on concept, design & sample approval, and business reviews with these licensees.
You will also be working with Global Product & Licensing teammates to ensure that our licensee partners are designing and creating products that are unique and innovative to the marketplace. Lastly, you are also in charge of ensuring licensees maintain Brand integrity.
Success in this role is defined by assisting in the creation of products that deliver newness, differentiation, and innovation while growing the licensee’s market share and royalty income.
Your Impact
- Collaborate with external licensees on their seasonal strategy, line architecture and product design. You will be influencing their product design and architecture from concept to market for apparel and accessories.
- Present licensee design documents (designs, protos, samples) to Global teammates and facilitating the design, sample and calendar discussions between Global teammates and licensing partners from concept to market.
- Review seasonal protos, samples and strike off to ensure that products are uniquely designed and well made. You will assist your line manager in ensuring that products made are brand right from a fabric, graphics, and trim selection. Products must also be commercially viable for the Australian market as well.
- Handle seasonal calendar creation and management of milestone between Global, Regional, and external parties.
- Conduct regular market trend research and competitive analysis. Know the consumer and where the competition plays at every price point.
Qualifications
- Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience in product creation, tech design, merchandising or licensing.
- Candidate must have a good understanding of the apparel and accessories creation process.
- Business acumen with a problem-solving attitude
- Demonstrated high project management ability to delivery results in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.
- Proficient at Microsoft tools, especially excel.
Workplace Location
- Location: This individual must reside within commuting distance from our Sydney office.
- Return to Work Designation: 3 days week in-office, the remainder of work week remote.
Relocation
- No relocation provided
Our Commitment to Diversity
At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.
Alexandria, NSW, AU, 2015