Senior Brand Manager Emerging Europe

What makes this a great opportunity?

An exciting opportunity to take on the strategic and operational leadership of a portfolio of Suntory Global Spirits brands, achieving defined Marketing- as well as agreed volume, net sales, profit, and growth objectives as part of a small, high performing international team.

Role Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of long-term growth strategies for the defined brands aligned with the company vision and defined objectives and targets.
• Development, implementation and tracking of the annual Brand Plans
• Development, implementation and tracking of the annual Activity Grid
• Agency Management and coordination: Media, PR, Creative, BTL, Social/Digital agency
• Development of annual media plans
• Development, implementation and tracking of consumer and brand activations.
• Management and Control of the annual Marketing Budget
• Definition and tracking of brand KPIs.
• Close cooperation with Suntory partners in selected markets (Hungary, Bulgaria, Baltics, Romania).
• Cross functional working with key departments to achieve annual targets and objectives (Commercial Team, Brand Houses, International Team, Finance, Supply Chain,)
• Leading and coaching marketing team on distributor side

Qualifications

• Min 5 years of Brand Marketing experience in an international FMCG company with cross country scope, preferably in Spirits
• Degree qualified with focus on Marketing or related subjects
• Proven track record in managing a Masterbrand with multiple categories or a portfolio of brands.
• Proven experience in the areas of media planning, BTL, PR, Social- and Digital media
• Ability to understand sales fundamentals and interest to develop close Marketing/sales relationship to achieve business goals.
• Knowledge of on-trade is a plus.
• Strong leadership skills
• Strategic and visionary thinking combined with strong analytical skills.
• Strong business sense
• High communication and strategic influencing skills
• Flexible self-starter able to set priorities and to manage multiple tasks at the same time.
• Team player with the ability to listen, cultural sensitivity and the proven skill to work in an inter-cultural environment.
• Inspiring and convincing personality
• Can-do mentality
• Fluent in English