Licensing Manager

Paris Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Paris Group is seeking a Licensing Manager to drive revenue growth through diverse fashion-based product categories. You will manage license agreements worldwide, develop partnerships, and align annual business plans with licensees to boost distribution, sales growth, and brand support.

With 5+ years in licensing or consumer products, you will lead negotiations, craft senior-level presentations, and travel as needed to engage partners, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring timely,

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in licensing, retail, sales, or the consumer products industry.
• Strong negotiating abilities and interpersonal skills including ability to relate to local culture.
• Able to craft and deliver senior-level presentations and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive licensing revenue growth across fashion product categories.
• Manage license agreements and contract negotiations worldwide.
• Develop and maintain partners to achieve growth targets.
• Agree annual business plans with licensees including distribution, sales growth and brand support.
• Facilitate license meetings to showcase new product ideas and brand updates.
• Explore opportunities to expand brands through licensing.
• Coordinate with group teams to meet business requirements efficiently.
• Maintain detailed records of licensee contracts and relocations/renewals.

Skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Project management

Willing to travel

Education

Degree in business/marketing

Job description

Job Description:

Licensing Manager, your responsibility will be to drive licensing

revenue growth through a wide and varied range of fashion based product categories.

• Manage and maintain license agreements & contract negotiations worldwide based licensees.
• Must have knowledge of licensing companies operating worldwide with a very strong fashion background etc.
• Develop and maintain existing partners to ensure continued business growth targets are achieved.
• Agree annual business plans with licensees by category, to include plans for retail distribution, sales growth and brand support.
• Facilitate license business meetings to showcase new product ideas, style guides and brand updates.
• Investigate new opportunities to facilitate continued expansion of the brands through licensing.
• Work with relevant team leaders within the Group, to facilitate effective and efficient communication, ensuring business requirements are fulfilled in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Manage detailed records of individual licensee contracts, to include renewals, amendments, termination and financial reporting.
• Maintain excellent relationships with all partners and communicate new product launches on a regular basis.

Job Specifications:

• 5+ years experience in licensing, retail, sales, or the consumer products industry
• Degree in business or marketing related subject.
• A highly self-motivated individual, good at negotiating and have interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to local cultural aspects and the desire to develop these skills further.
• Able to craft and deliver presentations at senior level and the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Well organized with the ability to plan and deliver on tight deadlines with attention to detail
• When required willing to travel regularly in order to engage directly with partners.
• Experience in deal structuring and negotiating.