Brand Commercialisation Operations Supervisor

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At The Walt Disney Company, magic is more than just a word; it's a way of life. For a century, we've been inspiring imaginations, celebrating diversity, and bringing families together through our beloved stories, characters, and experiences. From our iconic theme parks and resorts to our groundbreaking films, television shows, interactive media and products, we're dedicated to creating magic that knows no bounds.

The Brand Commercialisation Operations Supervisor provides crucial operational support to the EMEA Brand Commercialisation function, enabling the team to develop and execute brand strategies and franchise initiatives. The goal is to drive licensing business growth and enhance consumer engagement. This role ensures smooth coordination of processes, effective communication, and timely delivery of key Brand Commercialisation outputs.

This is a permanent position located at our London office in Hammersmith, requiring four days of on-site attendance per week.

Values

You'll join a team grounded in our Disney values, acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What we're looking for:

Operational & Strategic Support

• Provide essential operational support to the EMEA Brand Commercialisation team to enable execution of brand strategies and franchise initiatives.
• Partner with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Communications, Category, Retail, and cross-functional teams) and external vendors to drive implementation of the EMEA brand commercialisation strategy.

Planning & Coordination

• Manage and maintain the Brand Commercialisation planning calendar, deliverables schedule.
• Develop & manage the Brand Commercialisation briefing process
• Organise and facilitate regular planning and activation meetings.
• Work closely with Brand Commercialisation team members& internal stakeholders to establish ways of working, share best practices, and improve processes.
• Manage, co-ordinate & implement all key Brand Commercialisation events, updates & presentations ( e.g. Nuremberg Toy Fair, Brand Updates, New IP updates, Special Events bespoke Cross-Franchises pitches).
• Act as the key point of contact with the rest of the business & external vendors of for major Brand Commercialisation activities, events & presentations
• Serve as the primary liaison with the global operations team.

Content Creation & Communication

• Produce and deliver all cross-franchises brand updates and business materials for internal and external partners, including data collection, GSS content orders, product imagery, and resource coordination.
• Manage, update & distribute Brand Commercialisation-generated tools, decks, and resources across the business in an accurate & timely manner.
• Present Brand Commercialisation materials to internal regional & market stakeholders

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Strong organisational and project management skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with an ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a multi-project, matrix environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively with people at all levels of the organization
• Flexibility, resourcefulness and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing and growing environment
• Good eye for design & visual formatting
• Good commercial awareness
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects across a variety of franchises/brands simultaneously
• Computer literate with proficiency in Key Note, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel
• Resilient and nimble in an ever-changing landscape
• Cultural Sensitivity

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance & dental care
• Free Park Entry: the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
• Disney Discounts: entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
• Excellent parental and guardian leave
• Employee Resource Groups - WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.