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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.\nWhat makes this a great opportunity?\nThe Key Account Manager will strategically lead the development and execution of the channel strategy, focusing on retail, supermarket chains and convenience stores.\n Role Responsibilities\nDriving sales growth, enhancing market share, and building strong relationships with channel partners. The manager will utilize market insights and consumer trends to optimize promotions and ensure product availability, while leading a high-performing team to meet organizational goals. Collaboration across departments and innovative approaches to the modern trade landscape are essential for contributing to the company's success in a competitive market.\nChannel Strategy Development\nDevelop and implement the overall modern trade channel strategy to achieve sales and market share objectives.\nAnalyze market trends and consumer insights to identify growth opportunities within the modern trade sector.\nRelationship Management\nBuild and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including retail partners, supermarket chains and convenience stores.\nNegotiate contracts and promotional agreements with channel partners to maximize visibility and sales.\nSales Performance Monitoring\nMonitor sales performance across various modern trade channels and implement corrective actions as necessary.\nPrepare and present regular sales reports and forecasts to senior management.\nTeam Leadership and Development\nLead and mentor a team of sales representatives and account managers focused on modern trade channels.\nConduct training sessions to enhance team skills in sales techniques, product knowledge, and customer relationship management.\nPromotional Planning and Execution\nCollaborate with the commercial marketing team to develop and execute promotional campaigns tailored to the modern trade channel.\nEvaluate the effectiveness of promotional activities and adjust strategies accordingly.\nInventory and Supply Chain Management\nWork closely with supply chain and logistics teams to ensure adequate product availability in all modern trade outlets. (S&OP, CPFR)\nOptimize inventory levels to prevent stockouts and excess inventory.\nMarket Analysis and Competitor Intelligence\nConduct regular market analysis to track competitor activities and market dynamics.\nUse insights to inform strategic decisions and improve competitive positioning.\nBudget Management\nManage the budget for modern trade channel activities, ensuring effective allocation of resources.\nMonitor expenditures and ensure alignment with financial targets.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nCollaborate with other departments, such as marketing, commercial marketing, finance, and operations, to ensure alignment of strategies and objectives.\nParticipate in cross-functional meetings to share insights and drive business growth.\n Qualifications\nEDUCATION/LANGUAGES\nBachelor as a most. \nFluent in English (Written & Spoken) \nINDUSTRY EXPERIENCE\nMinimum 5+years retail channel of FMCG / Spirits / Drinks industry experiences, Spirits experience in industry preferred.\n3 to 5 years of experience in managerial positions. \nSKILLS\nAbility to lead and coach teams across country.\nHigh level of strategic, conceptual and data analytics skills\nStrong negotiation and communicator with the ability to influence in all levels internally, externally, and cross functional.\nAction-biased and output-oriented approach towards ambitious targets\nExposure to working in rapidly changing environments.\nDemonstrates high levels of adaptability, flexibility regarding new challenges and the use of new networks and entrepreneurial skills.\nUnderstanding of business processes..\nExpert in Customer Management.\nUnderstanding of RGM principles\nWhile 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.\nAt 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. 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