Manager, Category Management, Food, Beauty & Care

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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Universal Products & Experiences Overview:

Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal’s iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company’s extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and 3rd party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E’s three lines of business include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, as well as Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Parks & Resorts, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. https://www.universalproductsexperiences.com/

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Job Description

Summary:

The Manager is responsible for managing assigned categories in the Food, Beauty & Care business, driving the overall category strategy for the specific assigned categories, and managing key licensee relationships in support of NBCUniversal’s brands, across our Film, TV and other IP.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years experience in a CPG business or Category/Brand Management with knowledge the retail landscape in the Food, Beauty & Care categories.

The candidate should have the breadth of skills required to research and compile global strategies lead by VP. 

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for negotiating and securing deals through the contract, identifying opportunities, and filling gaps by product category and related sub-categories, age, segment, market, channel and franchise.
• Collaborate on retail initiatives and marketing for current film releases and library properties for targeted categories.
• Partner with Retail Development, Product Design Development, and Franchise to ensure all activity is in line with brand strategy.
• Partner with Product Development team to drive quality and champion innovation in product development.
• Research and generate new leads and compile pitch decks to support new partners.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry trends, competitors, business opportunities, threats and dynamics for key licensees, and buying cycles of retailers.
• Manage annual budget planning and quarterly revenue forecasting for assigned categories
• Negotiate and manage contracts by analyzing and vetting licensee business plans
• Support brand marketing initiatives