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Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.\nWho We Are…\nWhen we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…\nFrom brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.\nFrom the phenomenally successful Warner Bros. Studio Tours in London, Hollywood, and Tokyo, to flagship retail stores in New York, Chicago and Tokyo, the next exciting addition to this collection is Warner Bros. Studio Tour Shanghai - The Making of Harry Potter, a completely new experience for Harry Potter fans in China.\nLocated in the heart of the city, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Shanghai - The Making of Harry Potter is an indoor attraction designed to transport visitors into the world of filmmaking, revealing production secrets through interactive experiences, showcasing stunning sets, and displaying beautifully crafted props.\nThis new attraction will deliver the Studio Tour values of exceptional customer service, experiences that exceed visitors’ expectations and the very best in Harry Potter retail.\nWarner Bros. Studio Tour Shanghai (WBSTS) will be operated in partnership with Jinjiang International (Holdings) Co., Ltd, a State-Owned Enterprise, ensuring a world-class experience for all who visit.\nDuration of role - Full Time Employee\nRole Reports To - Retail Director\nNumbers of Subordinates - 2-3\nYour New Role\nWe are looking for a Product Development & Sourcing Manager to lead the development of WBSTS-exclusive products for the Chinese guest. The role owns the end-to-end journey from market insight to shelf - concept, design, licensor approval, sourcing, compliance testing and launch - delivering against sales and margin targets.\nSpeed is central to this role. The Product Development & Sourcing Manager captures market and guest insight in real time and shortens the time from development to launch, so that WBSTS can act on fast-moving opportunities in the Chinese market. Working with the Global Team, vendors and licensees, and partnering closely with the Merchandising & Planning Manager, who leads the global range, the role ensures one coherent assortment that is exclusive, relevant and unmistakably Harry Potter.\nYour Role Accountabilities\nLocal Product Development\nLead the development of the dedicated WBSTS product range for the Chinese market, identifying opportunities from guest preferences, cultural trends and commercial potential.\nCo-develop the range with the Global Team, ensuring alignment with global brand direction and style guides.\nBuild a product pipeline that combines core exclusives with fast-response products linked to local trends, festivals and campaigns.\nPresent and manage ranges through the sign-off process with senior leadership and licensor approval teams.\nWork with licensees to propose assortments for sign-off, aligned with the WBSTS retail strategy and the Chinese guest profile.\nSpeed-to-Market\nCapture market and guest insight in real time - from store feedback, trading data, social trends and forward-looking guest data (e.g. ticketing and CRM) - and convert it quickly into product concepts.\nShorten the development-to-launch lead time by streamlining the critical path, running workstreams in parallel and building a responsive local supply base.\nManage the critical path from concept to shipping, ensuring launch dates are met and risks are managed early.\nSourcing & Supplier Management\nBuild and manage a local supply base; source, evaluate and onboard new suppliers together with the QC & Compliance Manager.\nLead cost negotiation and target costing to deliver landed cost and margin targets.\nEnsure all sourcing follows WBSTS procurement policies and integrity standards, including segregation of duties at key steps.\nQuality, Compliance & Approval\nSecure licensor design approval at each required stage of development.\nWork with the QC & Compliance Manager to complete China standards testing and certification at sampling stage, before bulk production.\nEnsure products meet global and WBSTS quality, compliance and delivery standards.\nCommercial Performance\nBe fully accountable for sales and margin of the locally developed range.\nPartner with the Merchandising & Planning Manager on depth of buy, pricing and allocation; review sell-through and feed learnings into future development.\nPartner with the Marketing Team on product storytelling and launch campaigns.\nTeam Leadership & Development\nLead, coach and develop the Product Development & Sourcing team.\nManage the team's objectives, performance and end-of-year review process.\nFoster a culture of speed, accountability and continuous improvement.\nKey Performance Measures\nSales and gross margin of the locally developed range\nDevelopment-to-launch lead time\nOn-time launch rate\nSell-through of new launches\nLanded cost vs. target cost\nFirst-pass compliance testing rate\nKey Working Relationships\nGlobal Team (Buying & Design) - range co-development, style guides and trend sharing\nLicensor approval teams - design and product approval\nMerchandising & Planning Manager - one-assortment partnership; depth, pricing and allocation\nQC & Compliance Manager - supplier onboarding, testing and certification\nSystems & Data Analysis Specialist - trading and forward-looking guest insight\nMarketing Team - trends, storytelling and launch campaigns\nLicensees, vendors and suppliers (global and local)\nQualifications & Experience\nExperience\n5+ years of product development, buying or sourcing experience in retail or consumer products, with at least 2 years managing a category or team.\nProven track record of taking products from concept to launch and delivering sales and margin targets.\nExperience in licensed or IP-based product development (entertainment, character or cultural IP), including licensor approval processes.\nStrong local supplier network; knowledge of China product compliance standards (e.g. GB standards, CCC) is a plus.\nDeep familiarity with Chinese consumers and trends; experience in fast-to-market or trend-led categories is a plus.\nSkills & Capabilities\nStrong product eye - able to identify commercial winners and edit ranges with discipline.\nExcellent negotiation, target costing and supplier relationship management skills.\nCommercial numeracy - pricing, margin, landed cost and sell-through.\nExperience in critical path management; PLM tools a plus.\nAbility to present and defend ranges to senior leadership with clarity and conviction.\nFluent in English (working language) and Mandarin Chinese.\nCompetencies\nCustomer-obsessed and trend-sensitive - deeply understands the Chinese guest.\nBias for speed; decisive and proactive in managing risk.\nHigh integrity in supplier dealings.\nCollaborative partner to Merchandising, Marketing and the Global Team.\nCalm under pressure; able to manage multiple launches and deadlines simultaneously.\nShanghai Joint Venture Employment:\nPlease note that this position is employed through Warner Bros. Discovery’s joint venture with Jin Jiang International (Holdings) Co., Ltd. The joint venture entity is Shanghai WB Jinjiang Studio Tour Co., Ltd. Successful candidates will be hired by the joint venture company and assigned to work with Warner Bros. Discovery as required for this project.\nHow We Get Things Done…\nThis last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.\nChampioning Inclusion at WBD\nWarner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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