Senior Manager of Global Forecasting at Suntory Global Spirits driving analytics and insights for market expansion. Leading strategic decision-making and collaboration with regional brand teams.
Responsibilities
Lead the development and execution of global spirits market forecasts, incorporating trends, brand plans, and macro-economic factors.
Drive the utilization of consumption forecasting and predictive analytics capabilities into business processes through collaboration with demand planning, finance, and corporate strategy.
Enable organizational comfort/expertise around forecasting methodologies and applications
Partner with Innovation and Global brand teams to develop innovation forecasts to facilitate stage-gate decision making and to enable supply and distributor planning
Provide analytical support to drive data-driven decision-making across the international region.
Develop and implement analytical models to assess market trends and performance metrics for International Region.
Act as a thought leader in the field, contributing to strategic discussions and initiatives that enhance the company’s position in the market.
Prepare and present insights and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.
Cultivate strategic relationships with leading data providers (Nielsen NIQ, Circana, IWSR, Kantar, Toluna, Global Data etc.), ensuring maximum ROI through high-quality data acquisition and collaborative thought leadership.
Requirements
8+ years of experience of commercial/ business analytics with strong application experience (Client Side)
Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in Business Analytics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics / Statistics /Computer Science
Proven experience in synthesizing and driving business impact utilizing information from multiple disparate sources (including but not limited to Nielsen NIQ/Circana syndicated data, distributor data, first-party retailer data)
Passionate about Consumer Insights, data and Market trends
Analytical and strategic mindset to think about the near- and longer-term team and evolution of analytics capabilities
Proficiency visualization tools / BI / analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) is required
Basic knowledge in Data Manipulation (SQL, ETL) and Modelling skills (R, Python, SPSS, SAS)
Strong communication and presentation skills with proven track record of using insights to influence executives and colleagues to action
Ability to work independently and strong sense of individual accountability. Works with fair level of autonomy, can prioritize, but knows when to escalate problems
High degree of numeracy and analysis
Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously / multi-tasking.
Industry experience in AlcBev is a plus, CPG experience a must
Benefits
Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities
Job title
Senior Manager, Global Forecasting, International Analytics
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