Sr. Director, NA Insights & Commercial Analytics

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.Sr. Director, NA Insights & Commercial AnalyticsThe following position is is open in Illinois, United States.What makes this a great opportunity?The Sr. Director, North America Insights and Commercial Analytics is responsible for providing strategic guidance and actionable insights to drive the growth of Suntory Global Spirits portfolio in the Americas (US primarily with a halo into Canada) which includes a range of iconic spirits brands such as Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Knob Creek, Basil Hayden, Yamazaki, and Tres Generaciones. This role will involve overseeing marketing analytics, business forecasting, category/brand insights, and performance analytics to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities. By leveraging deep category expertise and leading a talented team 20+ FTE’s, the Sr. Director will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the business through opportunity identification and strategic decision-making. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of delivering impactful insights, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making, and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.The role reports into the Global Head of Insights and Analytics (New York) and is a key member of the insights and analytics leadership team.  The key stakeholders are heads of North America leadership (Marketing and Sales) and Head of Strategy. Role ResponsibilitiesImpact:  Lead a well-established and respected function and capability within the North American and Suntory organizationLeadership/People Management: Build and lead a team, providing vision to team structure and capabilities; ensuring we identify and recruit the right people in the right roles to be successful.Strategy Development: Drive high-impact, high-profile strategic projects to deliver regional growth aspirations utilizing insights and analytics and translating insights into clear implications and stories to rally the organization.Complex Problem-Solving: Opportunity to structure clear processes and develop strategic models to address ambiguous challenges.Senior-Leader Exposure: Regular engagement with, and presentation to senior level audience, including the North America and Global Executive Leadership Teams. Including the Global CEO and the President of North America.Stakeholder Management: Influences every business function (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, IT) by providing insights and analytics solutions and recommendations on varied business questions. Regional Perspective: Requires understanding of market dynamics and drivers of growth across the US market.Qualifications12-15 years of experience building and leading insights & analytics teams including formal supervisory dutiesRelevant Bachelor’s degree required – Master’s degree a plusIndustry experience in CPG or AlcBev is strongly preferredAnalytical and strategic mindset to think about the near- and longer-term team and evolution of analytics and insights capabilitiesHigh degree of intellectual curiosity and creative insight, coupled with a drive for actionable, tangible impact on the organizationExperience setting, aligning, and delivering an insights agenda / learning plan and accountability, and ability to ensure agenda is delivered with excellence.Team player with ability to work well in a fast paced, unstructured entrepreneurial environmentDemonstrated experience in managing teams / leader of leadersExtensive Client-side experience in leading CPG companies a mustSolid understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and suppliers with a broad range of research techniques (including new to the world approaches) Experience leading custom research across a variety of methodologies and business applications Proven experience in synthesizing information from multiple resources including syndicated data and analysisDeep experience utilizing predictive analytics and predictive modeling, with experience in statistical analysis and modeling, e.g. causal inference, significance testing, regression analysis, etc.Demonstrated experience in creating scalable, repeatable processesProficiency in reporting / analytics tools (e.g., Excel, PowerBI) is requiredExperience with syndicated sources (e.g. Nielsen, IRI, Panel data, MRI etc.) and ability to generate category or brand insights and to form recommendationsStrong communication and presentation skills with proven track record of using insights to influence executives and colleaguesExperience developing, aligning, and owning a team research budgetAt Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.