This role sits within a fast鈥憁oving, growth鈥憃riented team. Reporting to the Director- Agent Markets, the Assistant Commercial Manager will play a key role in supporting long term commercial growth in both direct and agent led business.
Key focus for this role will include:
- Supporting direct global and regional partners to unlock growth and effectively execute commercial opportunities.
- Taking the lead on driving localised budget and agent relationships in select markets.
- Responsibility for streamlining processes and driving operational efficiency across the team.
Commercial & Market Support
- Deliver against commercial and strategic objectives set by the Director, Agent Markets.
- Lead agent relationships, day鈥憈o鈥慸ay operations, and budget delivery for select markets.
- Unlock growth across direct business by optimising key global and regional partners.
- Support initiatives for priority franchises and retail accounts across larger agent markets.
- Maintain strong day鈥憈o鈥慸ay communication with external agents and internal teams to drive category, franchise, and retail growth.
- Support agents with raising POs and managing marketing approvals across agreed retail accounts and markets.
- Coordinate elements of the quarterly forecast cycle by gathering, validating, and consolidating agent submissions to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Track incoming deal memos across agent markets and monitor progress through to full contract execution.
- Support on additional projects and priorities as requested by the Director, Agent Markets and the RMD EMEA.
Operational Efficiency
- Manage and maintain the Agents SharePoint site as the central information hub for both internal and external teams.
- Track and consolidate market performance, category updates, sales trends, and retailer activity to support strategic decision鈥憁aking.
- Facilitate regular best鈥憄ractice sharing across internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Coordinate meetings, documentation, and operational tracker reports to drive operational excellence.
- Maintain and update licensee documentation and CRM records to create most up to date agents hub data base.
- Coordinate attendance and logistics for major industry events such as international agent summits, in market partner summits, Brand Licensing Europe, Nuremberg Toy Fair etc.
Communication & Culture
- Foster a collaborative, solutions鈥慺ocused way of working.
- Champion diversity, inclusivity, and strong partnership behaviours.
- Represent and model a one鈥憈eam mindset.