License Approvals Coordinator
Watermelon Ltd
At Watermelon I am part of a small team providing licensing and product development support to Marks and Spencer, including Children’s wear, Women’s and Accessories.I am involved everyday with making sure all approvals are turned round within 24 hours and strive to gain comments back for M&S within the critical path.I work closely to ensure that we have a good working relationship with both the licencors, suppliers, and M&S to maintain smooth process’s, and avoid delays and mis-communication.As a company we work with over 70 different licenses, this means that I have to be up to date with all process and I always feel confident enough to pass on my comments, guidance and concerns to new and existing licenses.I also manage the packaging development across all of the licenses, working alongside our packaging designer to ensure all packaging is correct and on time.We recently had a turnaround of staff and processes, which also meant there was only myself and the Approvals Manager to hold up the Approvals side for six months, I pride myself on the fact that with excellent time management, and an open mind to new ideas and communication we maintained our reputation and high standards.I have always been open to new ideas and suggestions, especially if it is in the best interests of the company.