Strategy Manager, Global Brands (New York, USA)

ing and shape plans to improve Suntory's global brand-building capabilities. You will join the Global Brands & Capabilities arm of Suntory's global Strategy team. This is a high caliber team with a strong track record.

This role is a great career springboard within our business and presents opportunities for advancing within the Strategy function and pursuing other avenues e.g., in commercial / business development, marketing, and/or other roles. It is among a small number of roles in SGS that are uniquely positioned to give a broad and cross-functional view of the business from production - to brand strategy - to in-market distribution.

The role reports to the Sr. Director, Global Brands & Capabilities Strategy. 80%+ of day-to-day work will be done in close collaboration with one or both of the Strategy Directors in the team and ~20% directly with the Sr. Director - depending on specific projects.

Role Responsibilities

Lead key projects, strategic / long-term planning and change management in support of the Global Brands Organization. As such, the role would collaborate primarily with 3 stakeholder groups:

[1] Global Brand Houses: SGS' cross-functional global brand teams (who, in turn, work hand-in-hand with our Supply Chain/Production units)

[2] Global Insights, Innovation and Marketing Excellence group

[3] Broader Strategy, Corporate Development/M&A and Finance community - at the Global/HQ level and in our 3 Regions (P&L-responsible units of SGS responsible for in-market business delivery)

This means that the role would undertake projects specific to certain brands, but also transversal projects that have relevance to the SGS strategy and ways-of-working broadly. This complex role would involve work on a broad range of topics and serves as a great set-up for accelerated learning and professional development:

• Support project delivery and project management activities for strategic initiatives and projects. This will involve operating in a versatile manner, adapting to different levels of hands-on project involvement and ways of influencing the project work e.g., some projects will require 'consultative' involvement to give the work structure and a plan to enable others to drive the work effectively, others will be an opportunity for holistic project leadership including the scoping and delivery of the work

• Drive targeted analytics to support key decision-making moments and to drive better clarity on the strategic options available. This will require taking a structured, hypothesis-driven approach to ensure analysis can be done efficiently and in support of a clear set of communication materials / outputs

• Develop updates / presentations to senior stakeholders including the Executive Leadership Team (C-level leaders), Board of Directors, etc. aimed at gaining internal alignment. Working closely with the Brand House and other Marketing leadership teams, craft effective storytelling for these senior stakeholder meetings

• Contribute to the Brand community's continuous learning efforts e.g., by proactively taking part in activities to bring outside-in insights

Qualifications

• Candidates with Strategy Consulting experience preferred

• 2-5+ years of relevant work experience, preferably in a top-tier consulting firm

• Undergraduate or Master's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related degree are valuable

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills - the ability to extract, manipulate and analyze data

• Team player who is flexible and adaptable in their approach

• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (candidate will develop and maintain key working relationships within the organization that cross over finance, strategy, and marketing, supply chain)

• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively (verbally and in writing) in English

• Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize tasks

• Self-starter, curiosity, desire, and ability to think beyond the surface level, dive deeper into analysis and data

• CPG and/or Luxury industry experience, especially Alc Beverage industry, a plus

Salary Range - The salary range for this role, based in New York, is $135,000 to $145,000, along with an annual bonus, 401K match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. The salary range is commensurate with the candidate's location, experience, and skillset. The range will vary if outside of this location.

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