Licensing Sales Manager - Fashion (German Speaking)

Req ID: 10155508

About the Role & Team

Disney Consumer Products (part of Disney Experiences) brings the world’s most iconic stories and characters, from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and 20th Century Studios, into contemporary culture through bold, innovative products and fashion-led collaborations. Across EMEA, we work at the intersection of storytelling, style, and commerce, partnering with trend-setting retailers and licensees to create products fans genuinely want to wear, share, and celebrate.

We’re looking for a fashion-driven, curious, and forward-thinking Licensing Sales Manager to help shape the future of our Softlines business across EMEA. This is a role for someone who lives and breathes fashion, who tracks street style, influencer movements, and emerging trends, and knows how to translate cultural insight into commercial opportunity. If you’re excited by the idea of turning fandom into fashion and ideas into impact, you’ll feel right at home.

In this role, you’ll lead apparel licensing strategies and build forward-thinking Fashion Partnerships with key EMEA retailers and licensees, driving revenue, margin, and brand relevance. Deeply connected to High Street and Fast Fashion, you’ll spot what’s next, from social-first trends to evolving consumer behavior, and turn those insights into compelling joint business plans, omnichannel and ecommerce initiatives, and retail marketing moments that cut through and convert.

This role is located at our London office in Hammersmith, requiring four days of on-site attendance per week.

What You’ll Do

• Lead fashion-first partnerships across EMEA. You’ll own key account management for our Softlines business, driving commercial performance through smart forecasting, P&L ownership, and confident contract negotiation while partnering closely with Creative, Merchandising/Buying, and Product Development to bring standout collections to life.
• Shape the future of Disney fashion. You’ll define and deliver long-term and annual category strategies for apparel, translating brand storytelling and cultural insight into scalable, growth-driving plans across EMEA.
• Spot what’s next and move fast. From street style and influencer movements to social commerce and consumer data, you’ll connect trend signals with commercial insight to identify opportunities, activate partners, and “win the moment” in an ever-changing fashion landscape.
• Own and grow key EMEA accounts. You’ll lead senior-level relationships, joint business planning, and quarterly forecasting, setting clear objectives with licensees to drive revenue, margin, and brand impact.
• Negotiate and influence with confidence. You’ll manage regional contract negotiations and ensure alignment across global, EMEA, and local stakeholders, balancing creativity with commercial rigour.
• Bring products to market with impact. Partnering with Creative and Marketing (and Global Interactive Experiences where relevant), you’ll shape product development and go-to-market strategies that resonate across digital, social, ecommerce, and retail environments.
• Champion responsible production. You’ll play a key role in coordinating the International Labour Standards (ILS) process, working closely with suppliers and TWDC ILS teams to ensure compliance and integrity across the supply chain.
• Unlock new business opportunities. You’ll build compelling pitches, commission insight-led research, and validate scalable growth opportunities that push our fashion portfolio forward.
• Collaborate across cultures and markets. Sharing best practice across EMEA, you’ll contribute to market forums and translate local consumer insight into cross-functional strategies that reflect regional nuance while strengthening the overall category.