Suntory Global Spirits is the world's third largest premium spirits company, where employees are treated like family. The Associate Brand Manager will play a key role in developing and implementing strategic marketing directions for classic brands, driving business growth through analytics and collaboration across teams.
Responsibilities
- Be a brand builder for the classic brands portfolio through strong localized and regionalized analytics and critical thinking to drive the business the right way
- Play key role in development and implementation of strategic marketing direction delivering against key value, brand health, and volume/sales/profit growth objectives
- Help identify and source brand materials needed in a State or across the region that represent an opportunity and not currently in the buy offers
- Ensure tracking on Nielsen and The Bar of each brand performance vs Plan, previous year, competitive brands and category trends
- Support the bi-weekly Market Manager meeting up-dates
- Participate and follow up with Brand House status and follow ups
- Work directly with Brand Ambassadors on planning and executing market events with Market Managers
- Process payments and manage budget transfers to markets as plans get approved and move forward
- Directly participate and influence regional brief development as well as work with third party partners to deliver new programs and executions
- Be a part of the creation of brand up-dates, summaries and presentations throughout the year
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical skills and inquisitive personality to dive into untapped details
- Ability to perform structured financial analysis, turning data into actionable insights and recommendations
- Proven ability to execute projects that align with the overall strategy
- Strong project management experience, including budget management
- Ability to collaborate with agencies and other stakeholders to bring ideas from brief to plan and execution
- Strong team player who can also work autonomously
- Able to deliver in a fast-paced environment under pressure/time constraints
- Flexibility in approach to enable strong collaboration cross-functional partners and multiple stakeholders
- Experience working cross-culturally and/or desire to learn about different cultures
- MBA Preferred
- Knowledge of the spirits industry, particularly the three-tier system and distributor partnerships
- Experience in the industry with knowledge of chains and the independent market is preferred but not mandatory
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- 401K match
- Profit sharing
- Medical and wellness benefits
Company Overview
Suntory Global Spirits manages, produces, and sells premium spirits, focusing on rich experiences and inclusivity. It was founded in 1757, and is headquartered in New City, New York, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.suntoryglobalspirits.com.