Job Responsibilities:

RGM Strategy (40%)

• Responsible for helping the Finance Manager drive forward the RGM strategy in the Japan & embed RGM best practice across the organization

• Support the sales/marketing team to drive forward the RGM strategy

• Propose processes to conduct analysis on key products, by channels and by customer pricing including competitors

• Deliver timely reviews of promotional performance for all the key brands with quarterly reviews on all brands

• Provide recommendations for pricing and/or promotional strategy from the analysis partnering with sales/marketing team

• Work alongside with global RGM team to gain and/or share insights and best practice, assisting where possible

• Assist in determining pricing and promotional plans for new product development and monitoring post launch

Pricing Projects (40%)

• Assist Sales and Marketing team with specific pricing projects as required

• Perform elasticity studies on selected key brands

• Support Finance manager in pulling together 3 year pricing strategies across key brands

Assist Finance Manager/Analyst with tasks as needed (20%)

• Month End reporting/analysis

• Forecast submissions

• SOX controls covering all aspects of Net sales

• Ad-hoc projects

MUST REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors’ degree in finance, accounting or business administration required.

• 5+ years experience in similar positions

• Strong analytical skills

• Proven understanding of the commercial environment & able to demonstrate clear understanding & inter dependency of commercial, brand & trade strategy

• Sound commercial knowledge of trade environment including, not limited to, the promotional analysis

• Ability to form strategic relationships/partnerships across the organization

• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and to make recommendations independently based on logical assumptions and factual information

• Experience with computer applications in accounting, budgeting and financial analysis. In particular, advanced Excel proficiency (must be proficient at advanced formulas, pivot tables, Vlookups)

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects to completion by agreed deadlines

PREFERED REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in alcohol beverage or branded consumer products, multinational organization preferred

• Experience with Intage data

• Experience of Revenue Growth Management

SKILLS

• Fluency in Japanese and strong business English required

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong ability to analyze/interpret data & generate/clearly communicate insights

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills

• Proactive self-starter with intellectual curiosity

Job Competencies:

Business analytics

Personal Initiative

Managing through ambiguity

Compelling communication

Building relationships

Influencing Others

Innovation mindset

Use of resources

Driving for Results

Brown-Forman Corporation is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Brown-Forman Corporation to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

Business Area: Emerging International Division

City: Tokyo

State:

Country: JPN

Req ID: JR-00006204