Retail Business Development Manager
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10098874 Location Kissimmee, Florida, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Sep. 05, 2024Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
At Disney Consumer Products, we inspire imagination around the world and are committed to creating happiness for families and fans by bringing captivating, inspiring, and inclusive products into their daily lives. From toys to t-shirts, console games, books, and more, our team brings our beloved brands and franchises into the lives of families through products and experiences that can be found worldwide, such as the Disney Store e-commerce platform, Disney Parks, local and international retailers, and Disney Store locations around the world.
We are seeking a Retail Business Development Manager to fill a new position on the Domestic Parks Business Development team. The Parks Retail Business Development team is focused on creating growth and value for the Domestic Parks/Disney Signature Experience (DSE) merchandise line of business through business analysis, the identification of new opportunities in support of business strategies, capital planning, capital project management, and initiative/project development and management.
The position will report to the Director of Retail Business Development and Business Support.
What You Will Do
Are you driven to create significant value through the identification of major opportunities, development of key initiatives and projects, and action-oriented analysis and recommendations? If so, we need someone that will bring outstanding analytical, strategic thinking, influence, and project management skills to an evolving portfolio of projects and initiatives.
Business Opportunities Development:
- Lead key retail projects, including analysis and recommendation development, creating significant value for the business through revenue growth initiatives and cost reduction initiatives. The projects are typically closer-in from an impact standpoint.
- Proactively drive targeted analysis of the merchandise business specific to both Sites and domestically that leads to changes in the business.
Analysis and Decision Support:
- Facilitate addressing short-term opportunities and daily business issues.
- Understand and assess competitor impacts on the business.
- Support Planning, Location Strategy, Product Strategy, and Merchants on Business Case development and decision support for initiatives.
- Look across the businesses to understand performance trends and opportunities.
- Lead ad hoc analysis and work on other, non-capital, projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 5+ years of validated experience in retail roles, financial analysis and/or strategy development.
- Proven creativity in identifying business opportunities and addressing issues.
- Solid understanding of the Parks merchandise business inclusive of planning, capital projects, and store operations.
- Strong communication and relationship skills with a proven track record to influence partners and key business decisions.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Synthesize financial information into a concise story and communicate the story to various levels of leadership.
- Ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities.
- Self-starter with natural curiosity and the ability to deal with ambiguity.
- Ability to work within a complex, matrix organization and find creative solutions.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, mathematics, or other quantitative fields
Additional Information
Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits
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About Disney Experiences:
Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Disney Global Product Dev & Creative, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.
Disney Global Product Dev & Creative is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.