Retail Development Manager

About This Role

This role involves developing retail strategies and maximizing product placement for a multinational toy manufacturing company. The manager will engage key merchants, lead marketing coordination, and drive collaboration to increase brand presence and sales.

Responsibilities

• Develop retail strategies to maximize the placement of franchises across Walmart/Sam’s Club within all licensed categories
• Engage and develop compelling brand pitch materials and presentations, including Entertainment Council presentations
• Cultivate influential relationships with key merchants
• Lead retail marketing/media campaign coordination for cross-category program support leveraging media agency and internal partners
• Collaborate with CP category leads, licensees, and Franchise team to support the sell-in of IP
• Assist with the coordination of secured cross-category space/pallets
• Proactively disseminate retail updates and program opportunities to internal and external stakeholders
• Drive collaboration with commercial sales business units to coordinate cross-category (CP and Toy) brand pitch presentations, including participation in Joint Business planning
• Uphold knowledge of respective retailers’ corporate and buying level strategies to identify business opportunities, including “white space” areas, and develop solutions using franchises
• Study and incorporate learnings of retail trends and consumer shopping habits to stay at the forefront of industry trends

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Retail Development, Franchise Development, Consumer Products, or at top U.S. retail accounts
• Extensive knowledge of retail business including multiple merchandise categories across hardlines and Softlines consumer products categories
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation and analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Capable of managing multiple projects and retail accounts simultaneously
• Collaborative team player with exceptional interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Retail Development, Franchise Development, Consumer Products, or at top U.S. retail accounts.

Nice to Have

• Walmart and Sam’s Club experience preferred
• Experience in licensing

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits