Brand Director

Marquee Brands; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus structure

Healthcare benefits

Flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA)

Life and pet insurance

Generous vacation and leave policies

Two paid 'Marquee In Action' days

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Marquee Brands is seeking a Brand Director for their Culinary vertical to drive brand growth and manage key partnerships. This role demands a strategic thinker with substantial experience in culinary brand management, including skills in collaboration and data analysis to achieve business objectives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Culinary-related buying, merchandising, or brand management experience.
• Experience managing a culinary brand across multiple markets.
• Proficiency in data-rich software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Drive Culinary brand strategies to realize profitable growth.
• Manage strong licensing partnerships and lead relationships with key partners.
• Collaborate with licensees for assortment development and design.

Skills

Strategic thinker

Self-starter

Creative problem solver

Exceptional organizational skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Merchandising, Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Job description

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Base pay range

$110,000.00/yr - $130,000.00/yr

Brand Director, Culinary – New York, NY (Hybrid)

Marquee Brands is seeking a self-starter, strategic thinker who is both highly analytical and creative. The Brand Director, Culinary will have a demonstrated track record of developing brand strategies, promoting brand growth and expansion, implementing brand plans, and using a variety of data to achieve business objectives. They will closely manage brand partners and retailer relationships in a licensed business model to achieve brand revenue and EBIT goals. The Brand Director will lead brand strategies in Marquee’s Home & Culinary vertical, including brands such as Martha Stewart, Sur La Table and Emeril Lagasse.

Marquee Brands

Marquee owns and manages a portfolio of established global brands across consumer products and channels from luxury goods to sports and active apparel. Marquee’s team of professionals is focused on a commitment to drive organic growth through natural brand extensions, impactful marketing and direct consumer engagement. Our promise is to ensure our brands continue their storied success through relevant product, expanded retail distribution, and international growth all while continuing to be true to their founding message and origin.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Culinary brand strategies to realize profitable growth: In partnership with Marquee leadership and with licensees, develop highly detailed revenue-driving and brand-elevating category plans. Have a high level of accountability in driving business results and achieving financial plans.
• Manage strong licensing partnerships: Expertly lead relationships with key manufacturing, operating and retail partners, ensuring excellence in collaboration across all touch points across the business. Be the main liaison between the licensing partners, internal Marquee, and external partners.
• Collaborate with Licensees for assortment development, designs, development calendars, and product approvals. Ensure all associate deliverables are completed on time.
• Partner with Marquee’s marketing teams and licensees to support the execution of brand marketing and PR strategies.
• Identify insights and opportunities through research and data; be exceptionally curious. Be the expert on the customer, the market, and the competition for assigned categories.
• Maintain knowledge of market conditions regarding price, resources, fashion and culinary as they relate to trends and key items and react accordingly to impact sales.
• Partner with legal teams to understand key deal terms and ensure that material partner deal terms are adhered to, updated, and accurately filed.
• Establish and maintain brand budgets on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience managing a culinary brand across multiple markets
• Strategic thinker able to identify long-term opportunities and trends
• Self-starter who likes to work hard, can prioritize, multi-task and focus under pressure
• Creative problem solver who takes accountability for results
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, communication, and time management skills
• Project management experience, with a solid understanding of project management principles and techniques
• Success in building cross-group, cross-functional relationships
• Growth mindset, eager and willing to add to their knowledge base and skills

You’re going to need this to carry out this job

• Bachelor’s Degree, Merchandising, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; or equivalent education
• 6+ years of Culinary-related buying, merchandising, brand management, or comparable experience in a multi-channel or online retail environment or within a licensed brand model
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills, with prior experience working with senior management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
• Comfortable working within data-rich software platforms
• Strong product knowledge in the culinary space
• Prior experience with licensing & wholesale partnerships
• Ability to travel if needed

Marquee Brands Benefits and Perks

• You'll enjoy coming to work because we have a refreshing company culture that is open, entrepreneurial and fun.
• Competitive salary, and bonus structure
• Healthcare Benefits including dental and vision
• Flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA)
• Life insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Generous Vacation and Leave Policies
• Action Days - two (2) fully paid “Marquee In Action" days each calendar year to dedicate your time to a charity or a cause of your choice.
• 11 Paid Holidays: In addition to Paid vacation.

Salary Range - $110,000-$130,000 plus bonus

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at anytime at the sole discretion of the Employer

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Product Management

• Industries

  Retail and Food and Beverage Retail

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