Brand Manager

Introducing Suntory Oceania

Craft your future with Suntory Oceania, a new $3b multi-beverage partnership between Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food. Underpinned by quality, craftsmanship and a strong sense of purpose, our exciting new partnership will be powered by two manufacturing sites, five distribution centres and more than 1500 Suntorians across Australia and New Zealand.

Our market-leading portfolio will have over 40 brands, including Jim Beam® and Maker's Mark® Bourbon, Hibiki® Japanese Whisky, Canadian Club® Whisky, -196, V Energy, , Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Suntory BOSS Coffee. As One Suntory, we will be positioned as the fourth largest beverage player in the region, ready to ignite the category, creating more beverage moments from sunrise to sunset. Together, we will bring the best of Suntory to Oceania.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a well loved portfolio to help drive continued success. As the Brand Manager you will contribute to the PepsiCo Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs) portfolio and brand strategy to help achieve sales and profit targets.

What you’ll be doing

• Consistently create and execute all activity “on brand” and within PepsiCo guidelines.
• Work closely with a range of internal teams on any Marketing activities, including: sampling, NPD launches (including gate process), events, BTL promotions, trade shows and promotional development
• Develop Sales driving initiatives, flavour rotation, core product evolution, and NPD in conjunction with Marketing Manager – with particular focus on Pepsi.
• Optimise marketing spend and manage DMO spend.
• Execute flawlessly any PPA initiatives across CSD portfolio with particular focus on grocery for large format and AFH for small format CSD

What's in your toolkit?

• Operating at Brand Manager level or an experienced Assistant Brand Manager able to demonstrate results
• Experience in FMCG - working with global brands would be highly desired
• Strong understanding of brand equity, positioning and development and brand communication
• Strong knowledge of gate processes in large corporate organisations
• Strong commercial acumen
• Good understanding of relationship management principles and experience influencing key stakeholders
• A passion for the PepsiCo portfolio and desire to drive its continued success

If you’re not an expert in all of these areas, don’t worry! A lot of what we look for is how you would align with our values and your ability to utilise your unique skills and experience.

Apart from free drinks to keep you energized, here’s what else we have to offer:

• Grow your career – we like to promote from within and have incredible learning and development opportunities around the world  
• Generous incentive to reward your hard work
• An inclusive parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Gradual return to work to help you transition back from parental leave
• Flexible working – flexible hours and hybrid working
• Free on site parking
• Free life insurance and discounted health insurance
• We are committed to giving back to our communities so we provide you with volunteer leave to do so

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.