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Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS)  is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brands names as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, CRANIUM and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at www.hasbro.com
 
Function/Purpose:
 
Hasbro's Global Brand Execution team has an immediate, high-profile marketer need for a Senior Manager.  In this exciting role, you are responsible for the strategic planning and execution of Global Shows and Events, new brand methodology 'Way to Play-The Sequel',  Global Forecasting, centralization of Global Trade Catalogs and oversight of the Global Samples Process.  You will strive for process innovations and efficiencies and be a global champion for streamlined execution. As such, the successful candidate will need to be a proactive, collaborative, and responsive team leader/member. With a mindset that combines strong creative acumen with analytic based judgment, you will build and leverage best practices to enable the business to meet and/or exceed brand execution goals.
 
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
 
 
      Under the direction of Global Brand Executive Director, you will:
 
Global Shows and Events
·   Ensure that all global events maintain a consistent/unified brand image across the product portfolio.
·   Lead program agendas and collaborate with global and regional partners on session content.
·   Oversee the global events calendar (Toy Fair(s), International Customer Previews, Global Sales Meeting, Brand Summits and other key global trade events).
·   Create budgets for global meeting, events and trade shows maintaining cost controls
·   Manage the Toy Fair Briefing Process between Global Brand Teams and regional contacts
·   Oversee the coordination of posting all global event logistics and materials to the Global Marketing Portal
 
Way to Play-The Sequel
·   Train and coach all relevant Global Brand on the new brand methodology process.
·   Partner with GBE Director on driving continuous improvements of WTP-The Sequel tools across the organization.
·   Work with Brand Design/IP team on portfolio assessment/analysis on an annual/bi-annual basis.
·   Work with GBE Associate Mgr. on WTP- The Sequel development/planning calendar for both toy + game.
 
Global Forecasting Process
·   Partner with Project Management and Corporate Finance on strategic planning for 2011
·   Act as corporate “gatekeeper” to ensure regions are meeting forecasting deadlines
·   Partner with the Exclusives team on Lock & Load meeting ensuring numbers are aligned
 
Global Trade Catalog
·   Partner with Creative Services on the design of an annual global template.
·   Manage calendar of deliverables ensuring we are meeting global deadlines
·   Manage communication with the markets/updates to ensure all markets are embracing and executing the initiative
·   Coordinate and manage all product photography needs
·   Manage budget and maintain cost controls
 
Global Samples Process
·   Ensure that all global markets are embracing and executing the Global Samples Process
·   Partner with Model Services team on streamlining communication to the markets on product prioritization
·   Manage GBE Sr. Coordinator to ensure invoicing is processed post Customer Previews + Toy Fairs resulting in charge backs to the market.
 
 
   
Education and Experience Required:
·   Bachelors Degree in Marketing or related field, MBA preferred
·   Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in brand marketing and project management, preferably supporting a global brand
·   Ideally, 2 years supervisory experience
·               Functional experience and/or knowledge will include:
o Experience in training and coaching marketing team members in the process and tools, for inclusion in their global brand planning
o Previous experience in implementing fully integrated marketing programs/ systems/processes
o Good understanding of matrix marketing structures, between global and local teams
o Strong process orientation
o International experience preferred, and global perspective
 
Critical Skills:
·   Excellent leadership and team building/management skills; ability to provide clear and concise direction/feedback to external and internal stakeholders
·   Strong relationship building skills and the ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional and global teams to adopt his/her recommendations
·   Ability to understand and anticipate marketer’s needs, and help streamline their presentations to deliver targeted, consistent message
·   Strong project management abilities; capable of prioritizing and handling multiple projects simultaneously, under tight time constraints and within budget parameters
·   Ability to balance creativity with organization and discipline in fast moving, ambiguous environment
·   Strong analytical skills and ability to do forecasting
·   Well developed, verbal, written and superb presentation skills
·   Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including advanced Powerpoint
 
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