Brands Partnership Director - Milan

WHO IS BUZZ?

Buzz is a global design company that creates signature moments for travel. For two decades, we’ve partnered with world-leading airlines, hotels, cruise, and rail brands to reimagine travel with innovative product experiences. Our creations become iconic collaborations and keepsakes across luxury amenities, skincare, textiles, sleepwear, tabletop and service ware, tech, audio, and children’s products. By bringing extraordinary brands together, we forge meaningful partnerships that benefit all involved.

Check out our website to see some of the unique products and experiences we have created for clients within Australia and overseas.

WHAT IS THE ROLE

This exciting opportunity within our Buzz Travel division reports to the Global Brand Partnerships Director. You will be responsible for acquiring exclusive arrangements with European high-end fashion, luxury skincare, and designer brands for in-flight products used by airlines and hotels. We expect you to be well connected in the luxury brand industry and have a strong background in Business Development.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

This key role will help us expand our portfolio of luxury brands and build a network of high-end collaborators across all product categories.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Ability to leverage existing relationships to introduce brands to licensing or collaboration opportunities with Buzz on airline/hotel products.
• Proven success in initiating new brand relationships that align strategically and can be converted into exclusive collaboration agreements.
• Experience maintaining ongoing strategic relationships, preferably with luxury brands, and exposure to luxury product development or collaborations.
• Experience negotiating and executing legal documents such as NDAs, term sheets, exclusivity agreements, licenses, and supply agreements.
• Ability to collaborate with global teams, including hotel and airline business development and brand teams based in Milan, LA, Melbourne, and Europe.
• Experience overseeing the brand approval process for consumer products is highly regarded.

BUZZ CULTURE

At Buzz, we foster a culture of discovery and innovation. Our vibrant, fast-paced environment is exemplified by our Buzz Café, where drinks and coffee are available for all. Our employees are creative, passionate, and thrive on pushing boundaries, embracing challenges, and working collaboratively. We aim to inspire through our unique approach and the Buzz twist we add to everything we do.