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Head of Licensing


ob Ref. No
R5478
Location
London
Contract Type
Continuing
Contract Duration
Continuing
Job Category:
Commercial Ventures
Closing date for applications
10 January 2013 at 11:59pm

Department

BBC Worldwide is looking for a Head of Licensing to lead, champion and develop the licensing team within Consumer Products to deliver commercial and financial targets and brand strategies for the UK and EMEA. You'll be based at Foley Street, London.

Role

Your role will be to manage licensees through business planning and an agreed set of B2B KPI’s to drive retail listings, and achieve sales and profitability targets. You'll develop new deal parameters to drive profitability and support the team to execute these through negotiation with licensees.
Supporting the team to identify opportunities to improve profitability of trading within key categories, you will ensure that they input into the product strategy to support decision making on which categories to license or pursue through value chain.

Requirements

We're looking for someone with substantial licensing experience gained within the media sector. You'll demonstrate commercial acumen and strong leadership abilities. As well as strategic thinking and complex problem solving skills.