BUILD SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOURSELF
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, Disney Parks, and Experiences and Products. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
How will you contribute to our magical experience? The Brand and Product Management (BPM) team is responsible for coordinating and facilitating all aspects of the Product Development lifecycle, including licensee training and on-boarding, efficient processing of Product submissions in the Online Product Approval System (OPA), accurate capture of Product data and robust analytics, contractual compliance, and safety and manufacturing compliance. This role has high interaction with a broad array of Disney groups (Creative PD, Licensing, Finance, Legal, Credit and Collections, ILS, etc), as well as Disney's licensees. The group also focuses on implementing efficient and effective systems and processes.
The Brand and Product Management, Sr. Analyst will be responsible for: Provide guidance and field questions to/from Brand and Product Management Administrators.Help resolve normal day to day issues related to product submissions, OPA and PD workflow.Develop and maintain licensee OPA/BPM training and onboarding materials.Provide timely issue communication and escalation to BPM management and facilitate visibility to the status of submissions in process.Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders such as Product Development, Creative Services, Business Affairs, Contract Administration, Licensees, Product Integrity and ILS to enforce defined product submission and approval processes.Collect, verify, complete product attributes including characters, product details, SKU# and UPC# for each product submission.Review every submission and facilitate/traffic through the entire PD process.Confirm accurate completion of each product submission.Prevent submissions lacking required data points e.g. character, article description, etc. from going to our PD teams.Reject speculative submissions and train licensees to reduce those submissions.Follow up on inactive submissions.Work with management to provide suggestions and identify potential process improvements.Recommend systemic enhancements to support new attributes and process requirements based on day-to-day observations and needs.What we need from yoube part of this story: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.Minimum 3 years' experience in related field or equivalent experience.Work experience within the entertainment industry would be considered a strong plus.Advanced level of English is a must. Portuguese, french, italian or another lenguage is a plus.Work experience within the entertainment industry would be considered a strong plus.Intermediate knowledge of Excel (use of formulas, vlookups).Must be able to interact with all levels of management.Must be an excellent team player who possesses solid interpersonal and organizational skills.Self-driven, independent thinker.Strong quantitative and analytical skills.Results-oriented.Exhibit a willingness to be adaptable and flexible, and demonstrate a desire to operate in a dynamic environment.Strong relationship building skills and a highly professional "client service orientation".Additional information: At Disney, we believe it takes great people to create the memorable experiences, products and services our consumers know and love.We are a team of storytellers, and we hire under equal opportunity, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or background. We are an organization that value human interactions and that is a very important part of our culture. At Disney, everyone has the opportunity to speak up and participate, grow and share ideas.
"You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality."Walt Disney
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