SK-II Market Strategy & Planning Manager

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How would you like to help shape the strategy and deliver impactful brand experiences and provide relevant go-to-market solutions Do you have an ambitious spirit, a real passion for winning, and a strategic mindset that thrives on connecting innovation to market execution If you have proven analytical skills and are seeking a rewarding job that will allow you to grow personally and professionally, then come be a Senior Manager in Market Strategy & Planning with us!

Our goal is to develop our joint business with retailers, creating categories and brand plans that delight shoppers in-store and online, through building collaborative working relationships and deep business understanding. You will be instrumental in identifying market challenges and opportunities, connecting innovation to market execution, creating pricing and promotion strategies, and safeguarding our brand equity.

If you want to work in a dynamic multi-functional team environment, in a fast-paced and constantly changing industry, with real business responsibility for iconic consumer brands, then this is the opportunity for you!

Your team

This role reports to the Director of Market Strategy and Planning.

How success looks like

• Successful delivery of the business critical metrics.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the businessu2019 promotional plan and selling presentation.
• Understand existing solutions that the business offers and able to articulate these well to our partners.
• Achieve solid category understanding and provide strategic input into retailer category strategy.
• Translate complex market insights and strategic plans into measurable commercial enablement points for the selling organization.
• Capable of starting strategic projects to drive sales growth and efficiencies.
• Support business champions in business process changes and, where needed, driving them to requirements for application changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing, selling, implementing, and evaluating business plans to meet or exceed financial and market share goals.
• Collaborating with multi-functional teams (Marketing, Finance, Logistics, Operations, among others) and markets (China, Japan, HKTW, ASEAN) to develop strategies and plans
• Managing and improving distribution, pricing, shelving, and merchandising
• Translate Business Plans into measurable selling points for the customer
• Connecting upstream innovation to effective market execution.
• Turning raw data into meaningful conclusions by using analytical tools to integrate various data systems to develop new insights
• Providing strategic input into retailer category strategy, leveraging deep business understanding and market insights.

About us

We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Alwaysu00AE, Arielu00AE, Gilletteu00AE, Head & Shouldersu00AE, Herbal Essencesu00AE, Oral-Bu00AE, Pampersu00AE, Panteneu00AE, Tampaxu00AE and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

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Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why weu2019re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being u201Cin touchu201D so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the worldu2019s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivaled ideas.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Job Qualifications

Job Qualifications

• Proven successful track record at 1) Deep understanding of commercial planning and processes, including retail promotion planning and execution, 2) Experience in translating strategic insights into actionable commercial plans to enable sales teams and 3) Expertise in market analysis, data interpretation, and deriving meaningful conclusions from raw data.
• Experience in luxury skincare is preferred.
• Experience in working with retailers & consumers based in the Greater China & Japan region is preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in Mandarin is highly preferred, as the role requires local consumer understanding to develop marketing strategies for the China Market.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in the mentioned industry, or a related field within the mentioned industry.
• Ambitious spirit, a real passion for winning, and a strategic mindset.
• Proven ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and optimally to external and internal stakeholders.u00A0

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