Commercial Licensee Partnerships Manager

Our client:

• A much-loved and respected organisation, shaping the future of animal welfare and food standards across the UK, ensuring the food we consume is safe, traceable and sustainable.
• If ever there was a business whose purpose aligned with today’s consumer trends and demands, it must be these guys.
• The issue of food health and food standards has become a constant topic amongst today’s consumers, with an ever-increasing awareness of what goes into the things we eat, where they come from, and their environmental impact.
• As a result, we’ve been asked to help them find their next Commercial Licensee Partnerships Manager, to support the commercial lead, and with plans to succeed the commercial lead over time.

The role:

• As Commercial Licensee Partnerships Manager, you will play a pivotal role in promoting our client’s value and services to their existing partnerships whilst identifying and converting new licensing opportunities within food manufacturing, retail and OOH channels.
• The Commercial Licensee Partnerships Manager will develop collaborative relationships with your pre-defined group of customers and licensees.
• As Commercial Licensee Partnerships Manager, you will input to the overall company commercial strategy whilst implementing and delivering channel specific strategy.
• Support the commercial in the delivery of the annual fee renewal process.
• The Commercial Licensee Partnerships Manager will deputise for the commercial lead, who this role will eventually succeed.

Ideal candidate:

• To be considered for this role you will be degree educated and currently be operating in a commercial / sales capacity within the FMCG sector.
• You will be a tenacious self-starter, with experience of Key Account Management / partnership development within FMCG.
• You will have a thorough understanding of the UK food and beverage marketplace, UK consumer trends, and UK retailers.
• High levels of emotional intelligence that enables collaborative working, with the ability to operate independently as well as cross-functionally as part of an agile team.
• Excellent organisational skills ensuring balancing licensee and stakeholder deliverables on major projects.
• You will deputise in the absence of the commercial lead, who this role will succeed over a 2-3-year period.

Benefits & details:

• Salary £60,000 - £65,000
• Car
• Benefits

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 12/17288/7. Confidentiality assured.

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