Business Insights Manager

About 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 has over 40 brands, including Jim Beam® and Maker's Mark® Bourbon, Hibiki® Japanese Whisky, Canadian Club® Whisky, -196, V Energy, Maximus, 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

Supporting the next phase of growth, we have created a new role Business Insights Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping strategic decision-making and unlocking performance opportunities across the non-licensed commercial operations in Australia and New Zealand.

Reporting to the Head of Insights (CI & BI), the Business Insights Manager is responsible for transforming complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive business growth and performance. You will also be involved in establishing ways of working and best practice process to this newly formed team.  We’re establishing these teams across the globe so there is the opportunity to work in unison across other markets in the Suntory network.

What you'll do:-

• You will lead analysis across the market, customer, category, shopper and internal performance data, partnering closely with senior leaders across Marketing, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Category to ensure decisions are evidence based and aligned to strategic priorities
• The role is central to the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Monthly Business Review (MBR) cycles and will act as a trusted advisor on performance trends, risks and opportunities across Australia & New Zealand
• Lead the process and content for the MBR
• Deliver deep dive analysis across demand planning and IBP cycles
• Lead market and share forecasting and model business scenarios to assess further outcomes and trade-offs
• Present insights through compelling storytelling with clear, action-oriented recommendations
• Connect with peers globally to share insights and experiences

What you bring:-

• A strong understanding of and experience with scan, shopper and panel data with the ability to analyse to distil into insights and recommendations for senior leaders
• Delivery of insights and recommendations in a compelling way through storytelling
• Previous experience with data visualisation and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel etc
• The ability to influence and challenge a status-quo or preconceived idea for commercial impact
• Strong commercial acumen and a strategic mindset
• A natural curiosity to get to the source of the insight

What's in it for you?

• Grow your career – we like to promote from within and have incredible learning and development opportunities around the world.
• Drive transformation and innovation in a future-fit operating model.
• Generous incentive program for all of our permanent employees.
• An inclusive parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers.
• Birthday leave – enjoy a day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Gradual return to work to help you transition back from parental leave.
• Work in a culture that values diversity, collaboration and growth.
• Flexible working – flexible hours and hybrid working.
• 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.