Nery Coton

Brand and Product Management Manager at The Walt Disney Company

United States

About

Experienced Audit Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Skilled in Operations Management, Microsoft Word, Operational Planning, Management, and Account Management. Strong accounting professional with a Master of Business Administration - MBA focused in Business Administration, Management and Operations, General from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.

Experience

  • The Walt Disney Company (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • Brand and Product Management Manager
      Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Orlando, Florida, United States
      Present

    • Brand and Product Management, Analysts
      Jan 2022 - Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      • Responsible for collecting, verifying complete product attributes including Intellectual property, SKU# and required data points for each product approval to ensure governance. • Partnered with cross-functional teams (Creative Product Development, Product Integrity, Legal, Royalty Reporting, Finance, Franchise, Licensing, and Packaging) to secure timely licensing approvals and driving operational efficiencies. • Manage over 500+ SKUs weekly for Hair Accessories, Bags, Hosiery, Home, Headwear, Timing, across multiple franchises. By providing comprehensive on-going training to internal teams and external contacts to address recurring issues and streamline approval process and compliance. • Supported the Royalty Audit team by addressing inquiries related to product approval discrepancies, analyzing out of contract sales, and providing clarification on product approval system history. • Engaged with all levels of the organization to evaluate risks and process requirements to develop strategies to support contractual governance and streamline product workflow.

    • Product Integrity Coordinator
      Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs

    • Analyst- Audit Strategy Analyst/Operations
      Jun 2019 - Jan 2020 · 8 mos

    • The Analyst role is responsible for managing Disney Production Facilities globally, by ensuring that these facilities comply with the International Labor Standards. You work closely with social compliance audit teams and ensure that they comply with Disney's ILS program and requirement. Your responsible for providing administrative support to Audit Strategy Manager and assist in updating tools, projects, provide support on the development of training decks. Other responsibilities include conducting end of month billing audits, assigned audits and plan for audits based on audit firm monthly capacity and yearly budget. Maintain a open communication channel within internal and external teams. Approve audit firms request and deviation, negotiate OPE and ensure that audits are conducted in a timely manner.
      Data Analysis, Presentation Skills and +4 skills

  • Administrative Assistant at Panasonic North America
    Aug 2013 - Jun 2019 · 5 yrs 11 mos

    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Assistant Manager at West Coast Sign Supply
    Sep 2009 - Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Merchandise Associate at JITI LLC
    Oct 2007 - Aug 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Account Management, Attention to Detail and +11 skills

  • Retail Supervisor at Gap Inc.
    Oct 2006 - Mar 2007 · 6 mos

    Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service and +11 skills