Fanatics · 1 month ago
Licensing Memorabilia Manager - WWE
15701 SW 29th St, Miramar, FL, 33027, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expFanatics is a leading sports merchandise company, and they are seeking a Licensing Memorabilia Manager to oversee the autographed product business and manage vendor relationships. The role involves strategic planning, execution of merchandising strategies, and collaboration with leagues and associations to drive business growth.
eSportsManufacturingRetailSporting GoodsSports
Responsibilities
Lead the Autographed Product Business – Own the end-to-end strategy and execution of autographed product assortments within your assigned sport. Responsibilities include new product development, determining optimal quantities and pricing, managing inventory levels and driving innovation to support athlete signing events
Vendor Relationship Management – Oversee strategic vendor partnerships and procurement of unsigned merchandise for autograph signings, aligned with evolving business needs and market trends. Responsibilities include developing performance reports, conducting data analysis, and optimizing purchasing decisions to support event success and revenue growth
Execute the Day-to-Day Responsibility of the Vertical – Oversee the SKU creation process for all items within your assigned sport and ensure accurate, timely receiving of the product assortments you develop
Problem Solve when Challenges Arise – Partner cross functionally to proactively address and resolve issues such as delayed orders, customer service inquiries and marketing requests
Cultivate League and PA relationships – Collaborate closely with leagues and players’ associations to drive business growth, unlock new product opportunities, and ensure timely approvals through strong relationship management. Ensure compliance within contractual obligations – Manage rights related to e-commerce, wholesale, and in-venue merchandising as well as royalty reporting and league updates
Qualification
Required
A proven track-record of building and creating world-class, high-performance products to set and deliver against aggressive financial targets and operational deliverables
Ability to work well under pressure as the sports world is ever changing so we can capitalize on hot markets and micro-moments
Deep understanding of the league/team/property/college partners and the fans they serve – and the ability to coalesce a unified vision of product to drive sales and a culture that is relentlessly focused on enhancing the fan experience with Fanatics
Obsessive about best-in-class customer/ fan experience across all touchpoints to build best in class products across the sports you are responsible for
Highly data/metrics-driven and analytical with a structured problem-solving approach and with a profound understanding of how to drive sophisticated customer intelligence capability, working closely with data teams to do so in an omni-channel environment, and will have deep familiarity with the relevant supporting technologies to drive best-in-class experience
Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field
3+ years of experience in licensing, consumer products or e-commerce industries
Demonstrated experience in buying, merchandising, inventory management, planning and operations
Ability to travel up to 5% of the time for partner meetings, events, and other related activities
Benefits
Wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners
Paid maternity paternity leave
Infertility treatment
Flexible time off
Competitive 401k plan
Company
Fanatics
Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels. It is a sub-organization of Kynetic.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Fanatics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.9BKey Investors
Clearlake Capital GroupNational Football LeagueAlameda Research
2022-12-06Private Equity· $700M
2022-03-02Private Equity· $1.5B
2022-01-01Series Unknown· $10M
Leadership Team
J
Joseph Bozich
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
Michael Mahan
CEO
Recent News
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