BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEAM ATHLETIC GEAR

For over 50 years, BSN SPORTS has been the largest team sporting goods equipment and apparel distributor of choice in the United States. Our 3,000 BSN SPORTS employees strive to support the Heart of the Game by putting valuable time back into the day of coaches and administrators through excellent service platforms. Our company mission is simple: Save coaches and administrators time with everything they do off the field so they have more time to impact young lives on it.
WORK TYPE: Remote
LOCATION DETAILS: United States
PAY DETAILS: The standard pay range for this role is $70,000-$75,000 annually.
The pay will vary based on criteria such as education, experience and qualifications of the applicant, location, internal equity, and alignment with the market.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Travel is minimal, some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

BSN SPORTS is currently seeking a Licensing Manager to join our growing team at our Farmers Branch, TX headquarters. The role will serve as a key point of contact for Collegiate Select sales teammates, cross-functional marketing, innovation and enablement teams and BSN Sales Professionals. It will require an individual who is self-motivated, passionate about customer service, can effectively lead a team of motivated individuals and is detail oriented to produce high-quality results. Key business objectives will be centered largely around management of a team of Licensing Specialists, achieving service levels as set forth by the organization, leading all training activities related to licensing and serving as an in-house expert for any cross-functional project needs.
The Licensing Manager will report to the Director of Licensing in and will be a critical role in the company’s growth strategy.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Organization: Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple deliverables with competing priorities on tight deadlines; must have meticulous, focused attention to detail
• Customer Focus: Has a passion for working with cross-functional teammates; proven ability to build strong internal / external customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions
• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments; promotes a sense of urgency and establishes and enforces individual accountability
• Collaboration: Able to work cross functionally throughout the organization and build strong partnerships to meet shared objectives
• Communication: Excellent communications, follow up, and presentation skills, both written and verbal, including confidence and presence to engage effectively with customers and/or senior executives. Must be able to strategically and succinctly articulate messaging
• Decision Quality: Able to make good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Strategic / Tactical Agility: Able to work with multiple stakeholders, develop, and execute information strategy while being able to manage day-to-day tactical activities to ensure commitments are delivered
• Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm; proven performance demonstrating a tremendous amount of initiative in tough situations and is exceptional at recognizing and seizing opportunities

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Minimum of (3) three years of progressive work experience in relevant field
• Experience working with sales teams preferred
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence customers
• Experience delivering client-focused solutions to meet customer needs
• Proven ability to juggle multiple initiatives at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be passionate and driven to manage a team of individuals
• Knowledge and appreciation of Collegiate Licensing requirements a plus
• Experience working with or in Collegiate Campus environments a plus

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands that are described as required are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; drive, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The employee will be required to work long hours as needed.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Responsible for leading training/enablement of all internal teams and field sales teammates
• Lead the annual development, maintenance, and updates to learning materials embedded within BSN’s learning management software
• Effectively manage the Licensing Specialist team; responsible for artwork submissions, including but not limited to times of high demand
• Develop documentation of training materials for internal team members to ensure business continuity during team absences or teammate departures
• Lead the Licensing Specialist team to meet key objectives and metrics through disciplined performance management of each teammate
• Proactively seek opportunities to host trademark licensing educational sessions with individual sales team members or entire sales teams as well as other BSN internal stakeholders
• Empower others to identify areas of improvement and then coordinate project-based work during slow sales cycles
• Participate and engage in special projects focused on licensing team efficiencies and effectiveness

The physical demands that are described as required are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; drive, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The employee will be required to work long hours as needed

We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Varsity Brands Ownership Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment