What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Brand Partnerships Manager position at tms?
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 at work. Authenticity 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 tmsw.com.
WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE
Associate 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 the Manager, Brand Partnerships & Licensing (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 an Associate 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!
With This Rile Your Main Responsibilities Will Be
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE
2 years of relevant experience in Project Management and/or Account Management.
Outside of your passion, ambition, and fun-loving approach to everything you do, there are some things we would like you to have:
TOTAL REWARDS
Benefits
Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:
Generous Medical, Dental, Vision And Other Great Benefits
Paid parental and medical leave programs
401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing
15 days of paid time off plus company holidays
Hybrid work model
Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
Inclusive employee resource groups
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
RECRUITING AGENCIES
tms does not accept agency resumes submitted by third-party vendors unless a valid agreement has been signed and the tms Talent Acquisition Team has granted authorization for submissions for a specified position. Please do not submit or forward resumes to our site, tms employees, or any other company location. tms is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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 at work. Authenticity 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 tmsw.com.
WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE
Associate 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 the Manager, Brand Partnerships & Licensing (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 an Associate 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!
With This Rile Your 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.
- Support on gathering data and insights to develop strategic reporting materials (internal & external) to educate and share knowledge and how this impacts our business.
- Support during Planning Process working with:
- Internal stakeholders (agency partners & team members) milestones & deliverables
- Support with data & insights in continuing to position tms as the key stakeholder when it comes to industry expertise.
- 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.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE
2 years of relevant experience in Project Management and/or Account Management.
Outside of your passion, ambition, and fun-loving approach to everything you do, there are some things we would like you to have:
- You will be a motivated person who approaches new tasks with enthusiasm and willingness to learn
- You will be highly organized with the ability to prioritize a fast-paced workload to meet multiple deadlines
- Have excellent attention to detail
- You will be able to work well under pressure and maintain a calm approach to busy situations with an ability to multi-task effectively
- You will have a process driven mind-set – able to work within guidelines and to tight timelines
- You will have experience of projects with complex dependencies and/or multi-disciplinary outputs.
- You will be curious and want to get into the detail. You will want to understand and be motivated to help resolve stakeholder challenges.
- Excellent digital literacy and computer skills, especially with MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Experience working on a global team
- Familiarity with online database platforms and tools to support data management
TOTAL REWARDS
Benefits
Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:
- Our commitment to rewarding results
- Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers’—and our company’s—success
Generous Medical, Dental, Vision And Other Great Benefits
Paid parental and medical leave programs
401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing
15 days of paid time off plus company holidays
Hybrid work model
Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
Inclusive employee resource groups
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
RECRUITING AGENCIES
tms does not accept agency resumes submitted by third-party vendors unless a valid agreement has been signed and the tms Talent Acquisition Team has granted authorization for submissions for a specified position. Please do not submit or forward resumes to our site, tms employees, or any other company location. tms is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Salary : $62,500 - $72,500