Licensing Manager (Accessories)

Centric Brands Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Centric Brands is seeking a Licensing Manager for our accessories team in New York. You will oversee categories (cold weather knits, belts, jewelry, hosiery) and drive development milestones in collaboration with design, sales, production and planning.

Responsibilities include monitoring market trends, conducting competitive analyses, maintaining licensor databases, tracking product approvals in PLM, and coordinating showroom updates.

Qualifications

• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables).
• Skilled in PLM.
• Great team player with a collaborative spirit.

Responsibilities

• Monitor market trends and conduct competitive analyses.
• Manage development milestones with internal teams.
• Update licensor database and track product approvals in PLM portal.
• Coordinate showroom updates with licensor visual merchandising teams.
• Lead communication with brand team on development and shipment updates.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Deadline management

PLM

Team player

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

About Us

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty.

Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include

The Licensing Manager will oversee the following product categories for our accessories team: cold weather knits, belts, jewelry and hosiery.

Strategy & Innovation

• Monitor market trends, research consumer markets and competitors’ activities
  • Perform competitive brand and pricing analyses

Operations & Results

• Construct critical plans to ensure we hit all desired development milestones
  • Manage these plans with internal team to guarantee the brand will hit all milestones in a timely manner
• Regularly update licensor database with product and development information
• Track all product approvals in PLM portal
• Work with Sales, Finance, and Planning teams to consolidate Licensor Reporting
• Coordinate showroom updates with licensor’s visual merchandising teams

Customers & Relationships

• Lead communication to brand team to progress product development and update on any issues regarding shipment or sample delays
• Work closely withinternalteams including design, sales, production, and follow-uponlicensordeliverables

Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have

• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Microsoft Office proficient: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint with an emphasis on Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, etc)
• Skilled in PLM
• Great team player with a collaborative spirit

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in and our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands through workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.

Salary Range: $85,000-$90,000

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range at the time of employment. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, annual bonus and other Centric Brands sponsored benefit programs.

Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer