Coolabi Licensing works with a network of global agent partners to drive long term and sustained business growth across all licensed properties, through agent, licensee and retail relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead trustful and profitable long-term partnerships with each local licensing agent, continuously challenging them on delivering against agreed local business growth plans.
• Working with the Product Development teams to ensure that category strategies are in line with trend and brand needs, and that all partners are driving innovation to maximise brand growth.
• Ensure Coolabi as a preferred licensor of choice with each local agent, key local licensees and retail partners.
• Participating in major strategic meetings as required.
• Ensuring that agents have the latest brand information and design assets by working closely with the Coolabi franchise and design teams.
• Contribute to annual budget planning and quarterly forecasting process across all partners.
• Monitor and work against financial targets and budgets and ensure the agent and its partners are delivering against those agreed financials.
• Regular monitoring and analysis of markets and available data and insights, directly and through the local agents.
• Maintain status reports per agent, covering licensee details, retail listings and future category plans to be shared internally.

Ideal Candidate

You will need to be self-motivated, organised, with a strong attention to detail, action-orientated with superb presentation, storytelling and networking skills. You must have a passion and enthusiasm for brands within core target groups of children/teens and fandoms, and the ability to communicate that both internally and externally. You should have the ability to multi-task and pivot in a very busy environment.

Experience and Skills

• 5+ years of experience in licensing in the consumer products industry.
• Experience of working with agents internationally or within an agency will be seen as preferential.
• Proven track record of negotiating and managing licensing agreements, and a complete understanding of the full process.
• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills.

Application Process

To apply, please submit:

• A CV / resume
• A short covering note outlining your interest in the role and relevant experience

Applications should be sent to recruitment@coolabi.com

Shortlisted candidates will progress to a multi-stage interview process.

Please note that Coolabi is managing this recruitment process directly and is not currently seeking support from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited candidate submissions from third parties will be treated as direct applications.