VP and GM
Fanatics
Melbourne VIC, Australia
Posted on Oct 15, 2025
how you will make an impact:
- Define and execute the business strategy to grow revenue, expand channels, and build brand presence in Australia.
- Drive market share growth across wholesale, retail, eCommerce, and B&M channels.
- Identify and unlock new business opportunities, partnerships, and distribution models.
- Full accountability for the Australia P&L, including revenue growth, margin expansion, and cost control.
- In close partnership with the International Head of Product, drive product strategy and assortment planning tailored to the local market.
- Ensure operational excellence across sales, marketing, supply chain, and store operations.
- Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing local team.
- Foster a culture aligned to Fanatics’ BOLD Leadership principles and values.
- Partner with global enabling functions (Finance, HR, Legal, Tech, etc.) to ensure the Australia team is supported and empowered.
- Oversee retail operations, including owned stores and wholesale partnerships.
- Lead eCommerce growth, driving traffic, conversion, and customer experience.
- Manage product lifecycle from concept through to sell-through.
- Ensure compliance with all local legal, financial, and operational standards.
- Act as the face of Fanatics in Australia with partners, licensors, leagues, and other key stakeholders.
- Provide timely reporting, forecasting, and insight to International leadership.
what you bring to the team:
- 15+ years’ leadership experience in consumer-focused industries (retail, wholesale, eCommerce, sports, apparel, or adjacent).
- Proven track record of full P&L management with revenue >$50M.
- Strong experience scaling a business in a high-growth or “build” phase.
- Deep understanding of multi-channel distribution (eComm, wholesale, retail, B&M).
- Product development experience—comfortable leading assortment, buying, and merchandising strategy.
- Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills; experience working with licensors and brand partners is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to build, inspire, and retain high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills at executive level.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with hands-on operational capability.
- Strategic thinker with a roll-up-your-sleeves mentality.
- Relentless drive for results and accountability.
- Strong collaborator able to operate in a matrixed, global organization.
- Passion for sports, retail, and delivering for fans.
- Culturally agile and adaptable to a global business environment.
Where You’ll Work and What’s required:
Melbourne, Australia with travel to other Fanatics Offices as required
Fanatics is seeking an entrepreneurial and results-driven General Manager to lead our Australia business across wholesale, retail, eCommerce, and brick-and-mortar channels. This is a pivotal leadership role with full P&L responsibility and oversight of product, commercial, and operational execution. Reporting into the President of Fanatics International, the General Manager will be accountable for building and scaling the Australia business into a market leader in the coming years. The role requires an executive who thrives in growth environments, is very entrapunerial, can operate strategically and tactically, and has deep experience leading end-to-end consumer businesses. While enabling functions (Finance, HR, Legal, Tech) report into global teams, they will also provide dotted line support locally. The General Manager will therefore play a critical role in ensuring seamless alignment across functions, while directly leading the Australia commercial and operational teams.