Brand Manager

Spin Master; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Spin Master is seeking a consumer product brand manager to lead plush product development with licensors and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced toy and entertainment environment.

You will own competitive analysis, develop licensing strategies, and manage P&L in collaboration with US Sales and Global Brand Teams. The role involves forecasting, product setup in internal systems, and travel to Sales Summit and Toy Fairs.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of consumer product brand management experience.
• Experience in a new product-oriented industry, preferably toy, entertainment, fashion or pop culture products.
• Direct experience with the product development lifecycle, including understanding categories, price points and buyer needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development process for plush in collaboration with licensors and cross-functional team.
• Own competitive analysis for plush category and become the expert on the category.
• Develop slots/rats across Spin IP & licenses for the product categories.
• Manage licensor relationships for strategy communication, product approvals, and quarterly reporting.
• Contribute to Global Brand Team & licensor key milestones (Big Bet reviews, sales summit).
• Own the P&L; collaborate with US Sales and Global Brand Teams on pricing strategy.
• Lead regular forecasting and financial planning, including analysis within Spin Master systems.
• Oversee product setup in all internal Spin Master systems.
• Participate in Sales Summit and Toy Fairs, including semi-annual travel.
• Create all sales support materials, including Toy Fair decks, sell sheets, product photography, and e-commerce copy.

Skills

Consumer product brand management

Product development lifecycle

Competitive analysis

Education

University or College degree in Marketing, Commerce, or related field

Job description

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company? At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!

Job Description: What will you work on?

• Lead product development process (turnkey) for plush in collaboration with licensors and cross-functional team
• Own competitive analysis for plush category -become the expert on the category with in-depth knowledge
• Develop slots/rats across all top Spin IP & licenses for the specific product categories
• Manage licensor relationships for strategy communication, product approvals, and quarterly reporting
• Contribute to Global Brand Team & licensor key milestones (Big Bet reviews, sales summit, etc.)
• Own the P&L; collaborate with US Sales and Global Brand Teams on pricing strategy
• Lead regular forecasting and financial planning, including analysis within internal Spin Master system
• Oversee product setup in all internal Spin Master systems
• Participate in Sales Summit and Toy Fairs, including semi-annual travel
• Create all sales support materials, including Toy Fair decks, sell sheets, product photography, and e-commerce copy

What are your skills and experience?

• 3-5 years of consumer product brand management, experience in a new product-oriented industry, preferably working with toy, entertainment, fashion, or other pop culture products
• University or College degree in Marketing, Commerce, or related field
• Direct experience with the product development lifecycle, with a understanding of categories—including competitive set, price points, and buyer needs

The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in Ontario is $90,000 to $110,000 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states. This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

• Our mission is To Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.
• Growth and Career Opportunities
• Flexible Work Hours
• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [e-mail] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Our Mission and our Vision is to make life more fun by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun!

A part of our company from the very start, our values are embodied in everyone from top leadership through to new and veteran team members alike, who –like you– were attracted to Spin Master due to our shared mind set, moral code, and way of being. Basically speaking, we enjoy a casual culture here, having fun while we are creating fun!