Product Manager, Consumer Products
WWE
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Stamford, CT
Contract type: Full time
Who We Are
WWE is an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, premium live events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion households worldwide in more than 20 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, The CW and Netflix. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to all premium live events, a variety of original programming and a massive video-on-demand library. Netflix is the exclusive home for WWE programming around the world, other than select international markets. WWE is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO). Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.
The Role And What You’ll Do
Reporting to the Sr. Director of Product Development, the Product Manager will act as our key overseer for the WWE soft goods program with external WWE partners and Fanatics. You will be responsible for supporting product ideation and development with the consumer products team while working across a multitude of WWE departments. You should be passionate about the soft good business, culturally relevant brands that resonate with the WWE universe while bringing innovation and creativity to the merchandising programs to support our team.
TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws. For information about Privacy and Information Security for TKO employment candidates, please review our Privacy Policy. For information regarding Terms of Use for this and other TKO websites, please review our Terms of Use.
WWE is an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, premium live events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion households worldwide in more than 20 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, The CW and Netflix. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to all premium live events, a variety of original programming and a massive video-on-demand library. Netflix is the exclusive home for WWE programming around the world, other than select international markets. WWE is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO). Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.
The Role And What You’ll Do
Reporting to the Sr. Director of Product Development, the Product Manager will act as our key overseer for the WWE soft goods program with external WWE partners and Fanatics. You will be responsible for supporting product ideation and development with the consumer products team while working across a multitude of WWE departments. You should be passionate about the soft good business, culturally relevant brands that resonate with the WWE universe while bringing innovation and creativity to the merchandising programs to support our team.
- Oversee day-to-day inventory management for talent merchandise
- Maintain a calendar of annual events and creative deliverables needed
- Coordinate with external WWE partners to keep production schedules up to date to ensure optimal efficiency and speed to market
- Support WWE Product Development team across various projects
- Process Purchase Orders, Invoices, and other administrative duties
- Support the wider PD team on key PLEs when necessary.
- Manage creative request forms while cohesively working alongside project managers for WWE’s in house creative services team
- Handle and fulfill internal custom merchandise requests across multiple departments
- Stay up to date with all WWE programming, storylines, etc.
- 5 + project management in a consumer products industry.
- Plus is having experience working directly with suppliers in soft goods
- Strong project management, planning and multi-tasking skills.
- Organized, self-motivate, with a proactive approach to managing and executing projects.
- Ability to pivot and be flexible under high pressure situations
TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws. For information about Privacy and Information Security for TKO employment candidates, please review our Privacy Policy. For information regarding Terms of Use for this and other TKO websites, please review our Terms of Use.
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