Licensing Product Development Coordinator

  • Full-time
  • Employment Status: Regular

Company Description

Join the thousands of innovators, advocates and forces who are making an impact every day at one of the biggest footwear brands in the world. Whether you love to connect with consumers on the retail floor or want to drive our award-winning powerhouse in new directions, the SKECHERS team is the place to be. Learn more about our brand at about.skechers.com. 

Job Description

  • Manage review process of over 5000+ weekly creative submissions (and growing)
  • Oversee the monitoring of licensees, to ensure businesses follow established contract
  • Maintain of new product and creative design for all licensed product for multiple Skechers Divisions including but not limited to apparel (fashion and medical scrubs), headwear, bags, legwear, watches, eyewear, and other fitness accessories  
  • Correspond with Licensees on a daily basis.
  •  Maintain filing and storage systems for all product categories.
  • Liaise with licensees and Skechers graphics department as needed to ensure compliance with the licensing guidelines
  • Create sampling time/action calendar to meet all department/division milestones dates
  •  Partner with Product Development Manager in the review, evaluation, development, and acceptance of fabrics, trims and findings.
  • Monitor on time delivery of development samples.
  • Track and prepare materials and/or samples for proto samples through production approvals
  • Work with licensees, domestic and international, to ensure compliance with licensing guidelines
  • Assist with trend boards, color palettes and related creative projects
  • Provide administrative support as needed (copying, filing, forms etc.)
  • Store Visits – visits to local stores to monitor licensee product presentation and adherence on a regular basis. Check on competitive brand presentations and provide a review

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • No. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be MAC, MS office suite as well CS5 and higher proficient.
  • Email and Internet savvy with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.
  • Detail oriented with excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to adjust to changing business environment.
  • Excellent follow-up, self-starter, problem solver/facilitator, eager to offer ideas/solutions, knows when to seek others' input.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum experience:  1-2 years experience in Product Development
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk; sit, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel. The employee is occasionally required to sit for long period of times.  

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