Senior Commercial Marketing Executive On Trade (London, ENG, GB)

Suntory Global Spirits is a world leader in premium spirits. With a clear vision and strategy, a world-class portfolio of brands, and an inclusive, engaging culture, the business is growing its global footprint with an ambition to achieve $10B in sales by 2030. We are a company rooted in two centuries of family heritage with a rich interplay of diverse cultures. Combining the new with the familiar, we encourage our people to inspire brilliance. To push boundaries. To pursue excellence and quality at every step. Unleash Your Spirit and join a global team dedicated to crafting new experiences, from seed to sip.

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.

As Commercial Marketing Executive for National On Trade, you will be responsible for coordinating the delivery and effective execution of brand experiences in line with consumer demand occasions, shopper insights, data analytics & channel objectives to drive customer, category and Suntory Global Spirits brand growth. Focussing specifically on focus on the National On trade channel, this role will support the delivery of departmental budget performance within agreed guidelines and delivery of commercial marketing initiatives that build increased desirability and sustainable growth and profitability for the Company.

You will play a key role on the ground with our customers, ensuring our brands are brought to life for consumers in the National On Trade, playing a key role in ensuring our activations build our brands while delivering commercially for the organisation.

Role Responsibilities

Coordinate the delivery of effective activations in line with channel plan activities, ensuring assets and POS are delivered on time, in full no matter the scale of activation Ensure the implementation and execution of the Commercial Marketing Strategy across National On Trade accounts Partner with your customers to ensure they are supported and see value in the role our brands play in boosting their performance Work with marketing and sales teams to implement partnerships and activations within your accounts which align with our overall channel strategy Support the Commercial Marketing in the development & delivery of the activation calendar around key brand moments Manage the development and execution of innovation launch plans within Luxury Off Trade Gather insight and data from your activations and how they are received by customer and consumer and feedback to the Insights & Reporting Manager to close the loop on creating meaningful activations Support future business brand planning and strategy to drive growth across range and innovation Focus on delivering value with your customers while supporting other channels especially around key trading periods and projects

Qualifications

2/3 years+ experience in Trade/Commercial Marketing, FMCG, Spirits/Drinks industry preferred Demonstrable experience of planning and delivering activations in a range of customers, ensuring the needs of the business and the needs of the customer are met Knowledge of UK On trade landscape, preferably in National role. Good project management skills, able to balance multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines Understanding of the role of category data and insights with data analytics skills Communication skills with the ability to influence internally, externally and cross-functional Action-biased and output-oriented approach towards ambitious targets Team oriented and collaborative outlook Demonstrates adaptability, flexibility with regard to new challenges and the use of new networks and entrepreneurial skills

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.