Brand Manager Bourbon & Portfolio Brands

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At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

What makes this a great opportunity?

As Suntory Global Spirits accelerates its global footprint, we are establishing our own commercial business in the UK. As one of the largest, most sophisticated spirits markets in the world, the UK offers significant potential for our portfolio of premium brands. We're building a world-class team to create a new and exciting business that is rooted in strong foundations, led by our values and long-term commercial ambition.

• Be part of the establishment & set-up of direct route-to-market project to elevate UK market to the next level.
• Exposure to a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Opportunity to contribute to driving commercial results and process improvement within a newly set up company.

The Brand Manager will lead the UK marketing plans and support the Marketing Manager in the future development of Bourbon and portfolio brands. They will own the commercial and activation delivery of the brands as well as being the custodian of the brand equities in the UK. A big part of the role is executing in key cities with a particular focus on London - home to some of the world's most influential consumers and customers.

As a Brand Manager you will inspire teams across the business with bourbon and portfolio brands. As part of your role you will deliver seasonal marketing activations, support key milestones in the commercial planning process, and ensure the brand owner and agencies keep delivering in line with the needs of the UK customers and consumers.

Role Responsibilities

• Own execution & commercial delivery of assigned parts Bourbon and portfolio brands in the UK (inc. activation, price/ promotion, channel, customer)
• Be custodian of the brands' DNA in the UK
• Lead performance management and thorough ROI measurement for all investment
• Provide support to regular reviews through business review presentations and overseeing monthly reporting
• Create and deliver world class, insight and evaluation driven brand plans for the assigned projects. In so doing, maintain focus on profitably, market share and delivering annual targets.
• Nurture collaborative working relationships with Global teams,
• Manage marketing budget with a creative yet ROI driven mindset
• Deliver marketing planning process across the portfolio to ensure our plans are executed within customer planning cycles and operational needs, while ensuring the brand owner and agencies are held accountable to deliver within these time frames

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant Marketing experience
• Strong brand/ customer marketing knowledge with proven track record of delivering success
• Track record in working in a high-performance culture with strong people skills
• A self-starter, with strong planning, organisational, budget management skills, proven project Management and event management skills
• A foundational level of commercial acumen, initial knowledge, and curiosity in the dynamics of a P&L
• Demonstrable understanding of UK spirits consumers and customers
• Ability to build positive relationships both internally and externally, with strong & confident presentation skills to both large and small groups
• The ability to work within a variety of team situations, manage both local & global stakeholders as well as working independently
• Ability to work to tight and challenging deadlines
• Competent in PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant's skills and experience.