Shopper Marketing Manager

Who We Are

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

You, as our Shopper Marketing Manager will have ownership of creating an insight based SBF GBI Shopper Strategy to deliver against Brand and Commercial objectives.  You will deliver market leading creative solutions, exploring progressive methods of shopper marketing with the aspiration to put SBF GBI brands front of mind at point of purchase.  You will have experience in Shopper Marketing with a start-up mindset, agile, with great relationship building skills.

What You'll Do

Creation of an insight-based Shopper Strategy to deliver against SBF GBI commercial objectives.

Create compelling arguments and engage with key customers to understand their requirements and deliver value, driving shopper marketing activity in these customers based on shopper toolkits provided by brand teams.

Accountable for securing the shopper plans for all brands based on the Commercial Calendar

Accountable for securing and deploying a significant budget deployed across and for managing and tracking this against plan.

Accountable for Shopper Marketing processes that enable effective deployment of resources and shopper budget including decisions on brand vs retailer lead executions.

Accountable for the effective management of our promotional materials and POS within our warehousing facility.

Accountable for the evaluation of campaigns and sharing of insights to continuously improve our activation.

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

Degree Educated or equivalent

Excellent understanding of the UK FMCG market and all channels

Customer Facing experience within a Marketing or sales environment in Grocery

Understanding of key commercial levers, and P&L management, especially the impact of shopper spend on channel

Ability to lead and influence others to land exceptional plans that effectively deliver against customer and brand objectives

Ability to engage customers and internal stakeholders through strong presentation and communication skills

Ability to use a wide variety of data sources, from which to analyse data and extract relevant 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.