Director, North America Business Insights and PMR

Beam Suntory is Crafting the Spirits that Stir the World. Rooted in two centuries of family heritage, Beam Suntory 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. Beam Suntory is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

Director, North America Business Insights and PMR  

The following position is open in Illinois, United States.

What makes this a great opportunity?

As a world leader in premium spirits, Beam Suntory inspires human connections. Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company's brands, including the iconic Jim Beam and Maker's Mark Bourbon brands, Suntory Whisky Kakubin and Courvoisier Cognac, as well as world renowned premium brands including Knob Creek, Basil Hayden's and Legent Bourbon; Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki and Toki Japanese Whisky; Teacher's, Laphroaig and Bowmore Scotch Whisky; Canadian Club Whisky; Hornitos and Sauza Tequila; EFFEN, Haku and Pinnacle Vodka; and Sipsmith and Roku Gin. 

Beam Suntory was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit and vision of Growing for Good. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. Our culture is anchored deeply in a set of core values, including our East-Meets-West Culture, Yatte Minahare spirit, Giving Back to Society, Delighting Consumers, responsibly and Embracing Diversity & Inclusion.

Responsibilities

Beam Suntory has committed to a 5-stage Global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Process to support the new Brand House Operating model.  The S&OP Process is an enterprise-wide integrated business planning process (IBP) for Beam Suntory to manage the delivery of its business goals and commitments over the 3-year strategic planning process.  The Director, US PMR and Business Insights position is a critical role in Beam Suntory’s commitment to the S&OP process to achieve our growth ambitions and financial goals over the 3-year strategic planning horizon.  This position is essential in managing the long term and short-term forecasting process for major brands within the Beam Suntory portfolio.  The role will serve as a liaison between cross functional business partners to ensure that all forecasts are accurate and necessary inputs gathered. You will ensure successful fore thought in forecasting and take ownership to drive the business results. 

Role Responsibilities

• NA Business Insights - Leveraging business metrics and KPIs and insights from our US S&OP process leverage data to mitigate risk and exploit opportunities across North America
  • Single source of truth for North America Demand (US, Canada and Mexico) – view of the forecast volume to ensure correct segmentation, with systematic volume to value earlier in process
  • Increased process rigor to improve US S&OP stability extending time horizon to 24 rolling months
  • Set priorities and action plans to close gaps to commitments and performance measure targets, mitigate risks and exploit opportunities
  • Make trade-off decisions with clear alignment to strategy to increase trust in the S&OP process
• NA Portfolio Management - understand product portfolio management in the context of sales and operations planning (S&OP), aligning product life cycle, the conceptual phases of revenue and profit across lifespan of the BSI portfolio
  • Alignment of NA Priority Brands to Global Brand Houses and lead executive level NA PMR meeting as part of the Beam Suntory Global S&OP process
  • Identify changes to the current and projected product portfolio
  • Reach consensus on the aggregate summary of projects at risk, financial impact, and decisions needed
  • Manage the health and sufficiency of the project funnel and course correct
  • Ensure the portfolio is adequately resourced and aligned to strategy
  • Raise the visibility of the commercial agenda across the business
  • Identify opportunities to support the sku reduction/optimization
  • Communicate changes that will impact demand, supply and financial plans and accomplishment of strategic goals
• Demand Planning Process Leadership:  Orchestrating the 5-stage S&OP Process of for Mexico and Canada.  Requires cross-functional alignment with Marketing, Sales, Global Commercialization, Brand House Leadership, Supply Chain & Operations and Finance on key decisions, risks & opportunities and action plans to deliver against the committed business plans over the S&OP horizon (eventually, current budget year + 2 fiscal years).  Maintains strong liaison with key senior leaders.  Ensures transparent and timely communication to drive a cross-functionally aligned, integrated business plan.  Partners with the CFO, NA Region on the monthly S&OP Integrated Reconciliation and gap management process.  Manages Demand Planning Process for Canada and Mexico, respectively.
• Strategic Partnerships - This position will require working closely with the Commercial Team (Sales / Marketing / Finance / Supply Chain) on forecasting and analytics.  Collaborating with Commercial Team, you will work to address demand & supply imbalances, allocation methodologies, and inventory strategies.
• People Management:  Set goals for direct reports.  Lead talent assessment and development for the NA S&OP team.  Foster strong engagement by proactively embracing our Beam Suntory leadership behaviors and our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion.

This position will report to the Senior Director, NA and US S&OP and work directly with the North America Region’s leadership team.  This position is accountable for the monthly statistical forecast that drive the business in direct partnership with the GBH, GPPM, Marketing, Sales and Finance.  Reporting to this position will be:

• Senior Manager, Canada S&OP
• Senior Manager, Mexico S&OP
• Senior Manager, Business Insights and Analytics
• Manager, Innovation Demand Planning

Major Interfaces

• North America Leadership Team
• NA Finance Leadership Team
• NA Supply Chain Leadership Team
• NA Marketing & Commercial Sales Leadership Teams
• NA HR Leadership Team
• Global Commercialization
• Brand House Leadership Teams

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of demonstrated operational performance in leading IBP/S&OP, Finance or Business Analytics Process for a major Business Unit for a CPG or Spirits company in North America
• Experience with SAP
• Strong knowledge in S&OP best practices and proven application of these practices
• Demonstrated performance in leading S&OP continuous improvement
• Outstanding capabilities in developing talent
• Demonstrated focus on team goals vs individual accomplishments – “we over me”
• Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Highly collaborative and development of business partnerships
  • Strong verbal and written communications
  • Highly effective conflict resolution
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Exceptional facilitation skills
• Demonstrated flexibility in easily moving between strategic thinking and tactical execution 
• Advanced skills in PowerPoint and Excel 
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Research, Data Science, Supply Chain Management or comparable degree

At Beam Suntory, 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. Beam Suntory 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.