•Location:  Shiodome
•Division:  SHISEIDO Global Brand Unit
•Job level:  Manager
•Reports to:  Group Manager
•Contract type:  Permanent / Contract

•Organization / Mission（組織 / ミッション）

Founded in 1872 in Japan, Shiseido Group is within the leading cosmetics companies in the world and aims to inspire a life of beauty and culture.
Operating in 120 countries with 42,000 employees and 70 nationalities, Shiseido offers a unique selection of Skincare, Makeup and Fragrances.
Celebrating 150 years of heritage, Shiseido constantly creates high-quality, safe and innovative cosmetics in line with our mission: Beauty Innovations for a Better World.
Did you know that Shiseido is the most awarded company in terms of innovation with a record 31 FSCC Awards?

•Key Responsibilities（業務内容）

• Act as the key partner for both the global Braned Holder (BH) and the Regional Headquarter (RHQ) in order to maximize Sales/BM and Brand Equity based on key insights / data analysis of market, consumer and competition.
• Leading brand mid term plan from regional business perspective and annual business priority (with KPIs) in collaboration with SGBU Product Development, Marketing Communication and Strategy Group (key stakeholders).
• Prepare regional business reports and lead monthly business development meetings, in close cooperattion with the Brand Finance Team’s analysis
• Accelerate the growth of our Hero Franchises by aligning the marketing launch plans for key markets to meet brand targets, including definition of tracking KPIs
• Cascade Brand Marketing Guidelines to the regional brand teams and ensure governance (asset usage, communication, VMD and channel).
• Align and enforce pricing guidelines and monitor implementation in markets.
• Ensure operational excellence of the RHQ business from BH side to maximize opportunities in the region and solve constraints/hurdles to reach the business target.
• Align and optimize brand distribution channel strategy (incl. e-commerce)
• Development of new business opportunities in line with the brand mid-term ambition.

•Requirements　(必要な能力/経験/資質)

• Japanese: Intermediate level or above 
  English: Business level or above
• Experience at a global skincare/beauty brand preferred
• Growth Mindset: taking challenges as opportunities for growth
• Strong analytical skills (performance review, sales analysis, problem identification)
• Strong negotiation skills to align with regional leaders
• Strategic analysis & effective problem solving skill
• Influencing & Collaborative Communication
• Result-oriented execution
• Excellent capabilities in Power Point and Excel
• Business level English