
Senior Manager, Portfolio Management APAC
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Define and drive the portfolio segmentation and differentiation strategy for APAC, providing clear guidelines and principles on deployment of the assortment
- Leverage shopper insights and work in collaboration with Global Market Commercial Development (MCD), APAC Marketing, APAC BI and the regional Business Units to develop the portfolio strategy
- Provide channel specific listing direction for standard (mass) retail and drive development of the rare item approach, considering implications and coherence with other Markets
- Partner with APAC Revenue Management in defining how to win with the portfolio by channel, and with relevant customers, through tactical and promotional mechanics
- Collect and leverage quantitative and qualitative insights into listing and merchandising guidelines to ensure fact-based direction setting and alignment with the channel strategy and customer segmentation framework
- Build and manage governance of the approach across APAC, ensuring a balance of global / regional coherence vs local flexibility, in line with legal requirements and principles
- Engage, contribute, and influence the global portfolio segmentation and differentiation strategy led by the global MCD team
- Provide subject matter expertise to MCD technology teams in the development of new tools and processes to support portfolio management whilst ensuring the voice of APAC is heard in the initial design and development stages
- Provide organizational change support to the local BU teams in the deployment of portfolio led management tools
- Develop and implement commercial and strategy projects in relation to markets and channels and contribute to the APAC CD agenda as part of the Regional team
- Demonstrated at least 8 years of proven experience in similar roles in FMCG / Consumer Goods / General Merchandise companies
- Strong critical thinking; ability to think conceptually which is crucial to develop regional / global concepts and strategies
- Strong analytical skills and/or data processing experience and consistent record to work cross-functionally / cross-regionally
- Excellent collaborator management and communication skills with the ability to influence peers and senior partners
- Strategic approach with strong commercial competence who is a self-starter with an ability to work through ambiguity
- Previous Sales and/or Trade Marketing experience with global experience would be preferred
- Some international travel required, predominantly in the APAC region
- Proficiency in English Language skills (written and spoken)