Brand License Compliance Director

Do you love snacks? Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team? PIM Brands might just be exactly what you’re looking for!
At PIM, We Make The Brands You Love®. Our portfolio of products, from Welch’s® Fruit Snacks to Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks® Sour Candies are enjoyed by millions of consumers every day. And when it comes to careers, we seek talented, results-oriented individuals who want to play a part in building amazing brands and products while working in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced office environment.

At PIM, you can make an immediate and lasting contribution to help grow iconic snack and confectionery brands, no matter your area of expertise.

We are looking for a Brand License Compliance Director interested in a career with a top ranked and growing snack company, to join our Operations department at PIM’s Headquarters in Park Ridge, New Jersey. This position will report to our General Counsel.

The Director is responsible for overseeing operational compliance with all licensing terms, regulations, and contractual obligations as required under a new, soon-to-be-announced licensing agreement with a globally loved brand. This role offers an exciting opportunity to build a compliance program at PIM Brands from the ground up, while providing end to end oversight of compliance. Growth opportunities include program expansion to other key brand lines-of-business.

Serving as the central compliance authority, the Director, working under the Legal Department umbrella, will partner with the Finance, Marketing, Creative R&D and Manufacturing teams, as a trusted cross functional overseer and collaborator. Executive communication skills are a must. This role cross-functions with internal teams to proactively manage deadlines, reporting requirements, and client/licensor standards, ensuring full compliance end to end, throughout the entire product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings experience in a fast-paced Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) environment and is adept at anticipating compliance risks and driving timely, compliant execution. The ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, while organizing priorities and guiding others to do the same.

This role carries substantial responsibility and attention to detail, along with the ability to deliver strong and confident cross-functional leadership.

The Brand License Compliance Director will be responsible for three key areas of success:

• Deadlines:
  • Reporting – Ensures timely and accurate completion of all required reporting; maintaining precise and well organized, internal records as well as responding to regular, licensor-required reporting requirements.
  • Payments – Manages payment obligations to meet contractual deadlines; partnering with Finance to pre-empt potential roadblocks.
  • Delivery – Oversee delivery commitments, including timelines, product accuracy, order fulfillment, and complaint resolution.
• Quality Control:
• Review quality standards in client/licensor agreements and translate them into actionable guidelines and controls for internal teams.
• Monitor factory quality control and production, both domestic and international, while working with internal teams to ensure compliance meets client/licensor standards and approved specifications.
• Manage documentation and independent auditing review related to quality approvals, testing results, and compliance reviews.
• Royalty Payment Compliance:
  • Responsible for ensuring royalty payments are paid on time, in coordination with the Accounting team.
  • Discounts - Assisting in managing customer discount and rebate programs and ensuring credits against royalty payments…