About the position
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. As the Manager of Prestige Channel Marketing, you will be responsible for implementing the prestige strategy across the organization, guiding our organizational shift from brands to sell, to stories to tell. Reporting directly to the Channel Marketing Director of Prestige, you will play a pivotal role in creating demand and driving commercial growth for our Prestige brands, while refining our go-to-market approach via our outlet standards in the Prestige Channel.
Responsibilities
- Own the Prestige Outlet Standards, and work closely with in-market teams to bring these to life in the Prestige Channel
- Lead monthly Prestige sessions to facilitate Recap/Best practice sharing to inform future activations and 6P standards
- Track Prestige team KPIs and reporting, and share with cross-functional partners as needed
- Monitor and analyze the commercial results in the Prestige and Total Luxury Channel, supporting the on premise team to increase our mix of Ultra Premium+ sales within Prestige and Luxury accounts, while delivering on GDP goals
- Liaise with Prestige brand teams to drive the development & refinement of Prestige Activation Playbooks
- Liaise with On Premise Strategic Accounts & Channel Marketing team, to deliver programming in line with needs of key strategic accounts partners
- Be a self-starter who can work independently while maintaining attention to detail to deliver consistent, high-quality documented results
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field
- 4+ years of experience across marketing and/or field sales roles within the alcoholic beverages industry or related consumer goods industries
- Proven ability to develop and execute successful channel marketing strategies that drive business growth and market expansion
- Understanding of the alcoholic beverages market, including key distribution channels, market dynamics, and emerging trends
- Ability to synthesize data and insights into simplified execution strategy
- Experience operating in a matrix organization and the ability to interact, engage and influence sales, finance, central marketing teams, and external partners (e.g. Distributors and agency partners)
- Strong presentation and communication - written and verbal - skills
Nice-to-haves
- Cross-functional marketing experience and skillset such as brand, trade marketing and/or channel a plus
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- 401K match
- Profit sharing
- Medical and wellness benefits
