Associate Brand Manager, US Brands - Jim Beam

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.

What makes this a great opportunity?

• Opportunity to work on one of the key Brand Houses for Suntory Global Spirits within a highly complex and diverse region
• Have a direct impact into the key drivers for business growth in an extremely competitive category where details will significantly matter.
• Learn how to bring multiple teams and lines of thought to work collectively towards one goal
• Play an integral role in the business and brand planning cycle
• Opportunity to work across range of projects, from brand strategy to commercial programming to innovations

Role Responsibilities

• Be a brand builder for the Jim Beam portfolio brands through strong localized and regionalized analytics and critical thinking to drive the business the right way
• Play key role in development and implementation of strategic marketing direction delivering against key value, brand health, and volume/sales/profit growth objectives
• Help identify and source brand materials needed in a State or across the region that represent an opportunity and not currently in the buy offers
• Ensure tracking on Nielsen and The Bar of each brand performance vs Plan, previous year, competitive brands and category trends
• Support the bi-weekly Market Manager meeting up-dates
• Participate and follow up with Brand House status and follow ups
• Work directly with Brand Ambassadors on planning and executing market events with Market Managers
• Process payments and manage budget transfers to markets as plans get approved and move forward
• Directly participate and influence regional brief development as well as work with third party partners to deliver new programs and executions
• Be a part of the creation of brand up-dates, summaries and presentations throughout the year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• MBA Preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and inquisitive personality to dive into untapped details
• Ability to perform structured financial analysis, turning data into actionable insights and recommendations
• Proven ability to execute projects that align with the overall strategy
• Strong project management experience, including budget management
• Ability to collaborate with agencies and other stakeholders to bring ideas from brief to plan and execution
• Strong team player who can also work autonomously
• Able to deliver in a fast-paced environment under pressure/time constraints
• Flexibility in approach to enable strong collaboration cross-functional partners and multiple stakeholders
• Experience working cross-culturally and/or desire to learn about different cultures
• Knowledge of the spirits industry, particularly the three-tier system and distributor partnerships
• Experience in the industry with knowledge of chains and the independent market is preferred but not mandatory

Salary Range - The salary range for this role, based in Chicago, is $110,000 to $125,000 along with an annual bonus, 401K match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. The salary range is commensurate with the candidate’s location, experience, and skillset.

While relocation, immigration, and/or tax compliance support are not guaranteed, we may offer assistance to successful candidates depending on factors such as role requirements in accordance with company guidelines.

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.