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About The Role & Team

About The Role & Team

• Support long-term softlines strategy with senior leadership and key partners
• Use trend, consumer, and commercial insights to shape agile, cross-functional plans
• Lead annual planning and forecasting for softlines licensees, aligning with category, franchise, and finance teams
• Manage and grow EMEA softlines accounts through joint business planning
• Negotiate and communicate softlines contracts across global, regional, and local teams
• Partner with creative and marketing teams to support softlines product development and retail sell-in
• Act as liaison for International Labour Standards (ILS) compliance in softlines
• Drive new business pitches and research scalable softlines opportunities
• Contribute to market meetings and share softlines best practices
• Collaborate with Disney market teams to align softlines strategy and local needs
• Build connections with global DCP teams to exchange softlines knowledge
• Champion integrity, inclusion, and continuous improvement in softlines
• Own your development and support training for direct reports
• Recommend process improvements and leverage tools to enhance softlines performance
• Build cross-functional links to broaden softlines business understanding
• Promote an inclusive culture and ensure team access to training and resources

• Background in fashion buying, product development, merchandising, or commercial sales
• Degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• Experience in consumer products, ideally softlines
• Proven ability to build relationships, lead change, and collaborate cross-functionally
• Team leadership and performance development experience
• Strong financial and data analysis skills to drive business planning
• Agile mindset with ability to spot and act on new opportunities
• Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote)
• Fluent in business English; other European languages a plus
• Strong grasp of digital, social, and retail marketing
• Strategic thinker with commercial problem-solving skills
• Excellent planning, organisation, and influencing abilities
• Trend-aware with ability to translate insights into growth strategies
• Culturally aware with understanding of EMEA markets
• Willingness to travel occasionally (UK, Europe, international)
• Flexible to support ad-hoc projects and business needs beyond standard hours

• 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Customer Service

• Industries

  Entertainment Providers

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