French-Speaking Licensing Partnerships Manager

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; United Kingdom; Presencial; GBP 32 000 - 45 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

McCormick & Company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Junior Licensing Manager to shape partnerships across EMEA and steer licensing opportunities for brands like Frank’s RedHot, Cholula, Schwartz, Ducros and Vahiné. The role focuses on growing partnerships, market insight, and coordination from concept through launch.

You will collaborate with the Licensing Lead, manage licensee relationships, maintain asset libraries and royalty reporting, and prepare commercial updates.

Qualificações

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical skills; translate data into clear actions.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach, with experience working across cross-functional teams.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate independently and take ownership of workstreams.
• Motivated by delivery, results and continuous improvement.
• Fluent French.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct quarterly market, category, competitor and partner research to identify licensing and partnership opportunities across EMEA.
• Support the development of licensing opportunities that extend McCormick’s portfolio of brands into complementary categories, ensuring alignment with brand positioning, consumer needs, category strategy and regional growth priorities.
• Support day-to-day licensee and partner management across EMEA, with a focus on the UK and France.
• Work across brands including Frank’s RedHot, Cholula, Schwartz, Ducros and Vahiné.
• Support the Licensing Lead with annual strategic planning, opportunity assessment and performance reviews.
• Own and maintain licensing asset libraries, including product visuals, packaging files, marketing materials, in-store visuals, trade advertising, approval records and project documentation.
• Manage licensing database updates, including royalty reports, sales data, invoicing and payment tracking.
• Prepare regular commercial performance updates, highlighting sales, royalties, risks and opportunities.
• Coordinate internal cross-functional licensing projects from concept through launch, managing timelines, actions, documentation and stakeholder communication.
• Support internal approval processes and help ensure key project milestones are delivered on time.
• Support the creation of targeted presentations and commercial materials to pitch licensing programmes to prospective partners, retailers and internal stakeholders.
• Act as a brand guardian for McCormick brands within licensed categories, ensuring licensed products are aligned with brand positioning and strategy.

Conhecimentos

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Independent ownership

French language

Formação académica

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

Descrição da oferta de emprego

McCormick & Company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Junior Licensing Manager to shape partnerships across EMEA and steer licensing opportunities for brands like Frank’s RedHot, Cholula, Schwartz, Ducros and Vahiné. The role focuses on growing partnerships, market insight, and coordination from concept through launch.

You will collaborate with the Licensing Lead, manage licensee relationships, maintain asset libraries and royalty reporting, and prepare commercial updates.