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Job Description/Responsibilities

• Conduct market and product opportunity assessment, strategy formulation and valuation for growth opportunities/sales improvement strategies for segment in charge.
• Ensure day-to-day marketing strategy activities to effectively support strategic choice development and revenue objectives
• Collaborate across all Divisions/Region/Group including CHQ to identify and leverage best practices. Create out of the box idea and create a pipeline for NPD (New Product Development)
• Work very closely with Brand teams (Activation team) as well as R&D function to innovate and create a pipeline for NPD and make plans and implementations how to introduce them into Japan market well
• Implement marketing strategy processes and sharing knowledge about those processes internally/externally
• Contribute to various other strategic, competitive, or market analysis projects
• Drive a pricing strategy for your category with corporation with other departments to put the brand on the competitive advantage
• Effectively communicate with our global/regional counterparts. Built up a solid communication channel/relationship with our brand agencies and suppliers
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned

Experience

• Related work experience in a marketing function with a consumer goods company (5 years & above)
• Experience in diagnosing business problems and building and executing multi-faceted, long-term, strategic plans based on business challenges.
• A solid experience in the cosmetics/skin care category is preferable
• Innovation experience, not only with product & brand marketing

 Knowledge /Competences

• Expert knowledge of SAP SD / MM (including Accounting Payable / Receivable management)
• Expert knowledge in Article Master.
• Able to architect sound, high performance designs that meet industry best practices and provide support.
• Expert project management skills, including ability to use influence, persuasion, and mediation to resolve issues and drive consensus.
• Full-cycle experiences of SAP Implementation Project (SD/MM) (business role or consulting role)

Specifications/Experience (Preferably)

• English proficiency (Business English)
• Deeply understand 4P & 5C and can apply those concepts into a game plan
• Proven ability to operate in a matrix environment and work effectively with sales management, customers and across geographic and organizational boundaries
• Analytical skills (including understanding of business economics and financial measures)
• Proven ability to set tactical and operational direction for the product line
• Proven ability to determine product positioning and key promotional elements for product line
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills (both oral and written in English/Japanese)
• Ability to plan and manage projects within budget and on schedule (Sales/A&P/P&L)
• Outstanding interpersonal skills including developing relationships with internal and external customers and directly influencing business objectives
• Thorough understanding of overall market analysis, planning, development and management
• Strong technical, as well as conceptual aptitude
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Technically sensitive and receptive
• Ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple tasks while adhering to specified deadlines
• High degree of initiative with proactive attitude and self-motivation with a strong sense of accountability
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships
• Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems with minimal direction and make decisions with confidence
• Having a mind-set “love to challenge a new thing and never give up”