Category Executive

Who We Are

This is a 1 year FTC role

Suntory is a fast moving, agile and entrepreneurial business that is home to some of the nations most loved brands. The Suntory Group is one of the largest soft drinks companies and among the world’s leading consumer products companies. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of beverages enjoyed by millions across the globe

About your role

As our Category Executive you’ll be part of a fun and vibrant team where you’ll bring your analytical skills to identify opportunities and risks for our customers and our business, plus, you’ll use the Category Vision to be the champion of the shopper and influence change. You’ll get to work with a variety of people in our brand and sales organisations and help to shape the direction of both Suntory and our customers’ business.

What You'll Do

Identifying category growth opportunities and threats for our customers and Suntory brands. 

Building strategic external relationships with our key customers

Creating solid, credible internal relationships with commercial and brand colleagues

Using a range of qual and quant data to deliver rounded insight and recommendations

Tailoring the Category Strategy with our customers to engage and deliver long-term scalable competitive advantage and growth.

Implement and deliver strategic, category-focused projects, e.g. deep dives into promotions, underperforming segments, range and space optimisation

Support business planning by defining core ranges, SKU optimisation, and review and course correction of NPD & core

Supporting selling stories into our customers with strong category rationale

What's in it for you

Joining Suntory isn’t just about taking on a role, it’s about embarking on a career journey. You have the opportunity to work with talented, inspiring and authentic leaders and have the freedom to dream big and go for it (Yatte Minahare). At Suntory you’ll find a supportive work environment that values work life balance and that will help you realise your full potential and grow for good. Our People and Culture team are a team that genuinely care about creating a great experience for our employees and we would love you to be part of it.

What You need to be successful

You’ll have category experience gained in FMCG

Turning macro, category, shopper and consumer data into actionable insight

Transitioning insight into action and delivery

Strong analytical skills

Able to learn and extract actionable insight from a number of data sources e.g. Nielsen, iRi, Kantar, Mintel, Aimia, Dunnhumby, Sales Out

Leadership of projects across multiple teams

Ability to engage customers and stakeholders in a strategic agenda

Demonstrated strategic and category thought leadership

Ability to create and deliver compelling category selling stories based on insight

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.