Brand Partnerships Manager

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Reporting

Location:

Chicago - 345 North Morgan

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

ABOUT US

tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.

Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.

Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.

WHAT MATTERS THE MOST

Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves henticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever evolving.

tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at

WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE

Manager, Brand Partnerships & Licensing will sit within our Brand Partnerships team.

McDonald’s is a global icon. A truly amazing brand recognized the world over.

However, with increased competition, tough economic times, increased consumer demand for sustainable solutions and competitors copying the winning Happy Meal formula, McDonald’s now has to deliver beyond the traditional toy in a box with more exciting, innovative and inspiring programs & products.

Happy Meal is finding a new identity within not only the family eating out sector but also the ever-changing family dynamics, where the partner & product needs to be innovative, reactive, socially conscious, and sustainably focused.

As the agency of record for McDonalds Family Business, TMS is at the forefront of this innovative path and is working to sculpt the partnership and toy landscape for the modern family.

This unique role’s primary focus will be to support the Happy Meal Brand Partnerships team and Sr Director of BP (who you will report into) in driving projects from licensing and planning

You will be at the heart of Happy Meal process, supporting the development of BIG Ideas, partner sourcing and program development.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION

As a Manager, Brand Partnerships & Licensing you will be looking to develop your knowledge and experience within a buzzing and forward-thinking business.

We want you to bring a positive and enthusiastic approach to the role, be prepared to challenge and ask questions, stretch the strengths you already have, learn new skills and above all be ready to have fun!

Main responsibilities will be:

• Support building the
  Brand Partnerships Department
  – focusing on trend spotting and a deep understanding of the key industries that we work on.
  • Develop strategic reporting pieces (internal & external) to educate and share knowledge and how this impacts our business
  • Working closely with the other markets to share knowledge and findings, as well as competitor and market reviews.
• Support during Planning Process
  working with :
  • External stakeholders (McDonald’s) to continue to evolve our planning process, anticipating/ addressing new needs based on the business context.
  • Support in continuing to position tms as the key stakeholder when it comes to industry expertise.
• Internally working closely with strategy, product development, supply chain to ensure a smooth and successful process
  • Booking in meetings, managing agendas, and taking minutes
  • Create and manage multi-disciplinary timelines for all global HM projects, working with delivery leads to ensure they are accurate, achievable, aligned and updated.
  • Ensure key achievements are shared and adhered to with internal and external collaborators.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE

+4 years of relevant experience in Project Management and/or Account Management.

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