Assistant Manager Execution Excellence On Trade

What makes this a great opportunity

As a world leader in premium spirits, Suntory Global Spirits inspires the brilliance of life by delivering great consumer experiences through its world-class portfolio of brands. Known for its craftsmanship of premium whiskies, including Jim Beamregistered, Makers Markregistered, Basil Haydenregistered and Knob Creekregistered bourbons; Japanese whiskies, including Yamazakiregistered, Hakushuregistered, Hibikiregistered and Tokitrade mark; and leading Scotch brands including Teachers, Laphroaigregistered and Bowmoreregistered, Suntory Global Spirits also produces leading IMFL brand Oaksmith in India.

A global company with approximately 6,000 employees in more than 30 countries, one of Suntory Global Spirits core values is Growing for Good and through its Proof Positive sustainability strategy, the company has committed to ambitious goals and investments to promote environmental sustainability in its operations, ensure the company has a positive impact on the communities where employees live and work, and programs to educate and inform consumers to make the right personal choices about drinking. Headquartered in New York City, Suntory Global Spirits is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan.

For more information, on our brands and commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.suntoryglobalspirits.com and www.drinksmart.com.

Role Responsibilities

• Channel Strategy Execution: -
• Lead execution of the 6P and Annual On-Trade and Banquets commercial marketing strategy aligned with business priorities and portfolio ambition.
• Identify segment, sub-channel, and customer opportunities through Gemba to drive Demand Generation of the portfolio
• Translate strategy into actionable market-level activation frameworks.
• Drive & Lead Execution of market-specific plans for premiumization, visibility, menu dominance, and experiential activations.
• Ensure execution scalable toolkits and execution guidelines for regional deployment by partnering with regional teams.
• Cross-Functional Market Execution
• Partner closely with Regional Commercial teams, Sales, Brand Marketing, Procurement, and external agencies for execution excellence.
• Lead planning reviews with market stakeholders to identify gaps and course-correct proactively.
• Track implementation consistency across markets.
• Performance Tracking & Analytics
• Monitor effectiveness of activations and promos through defined KPIs:
• Support PDCA through data driven and Gemba initiatives.
  Qualifications
• 6-8 years of experience in:
• Commercial Marketing
• Trade Marketing
• Channel Development
• Customer Marketing
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