Commercial Data Steward

Suntory Beverage & Food Asia Pacific; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntory Oceania is seeking a Commercial Data Steward to link business stakeholders with technical data teams. The role focuses on ensuring data integrity, governance, and effectiveness across commercial data, guiding pricing, revenue growth, and customer execution.

You will collaborate with Sales, Finance, and IT across multiple systems to drive improvements. The role emphasizes cross-functional influence, data quality, and governance practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data Stewardship, Master Data, Data Governance, Commercial Analytics, Sales Operations, Commercial Excellence or Business Process Management within a complex commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of ERP, CRM, reporting and execution systems, and how data flows between them.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to translate data issues into business impact across pricing, rebates and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Driving data quality across key commercial systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, MySH, Trax, OnTap).
• Identifying, investigating and resolving commercial data quality issues and addressing root causes.
• Acting as the commercial SME for master data governance, standards and stewardship.
• Partnering with Sales, Commercial Performance, RGM, Finance, Category, Supply Chain and IT to improve data governance.
• Translating technical data issues into business impact across pricing, rebates, incentives, reporting and customer execution.
• Supporting governance forums, stewardship practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contributing to future master data management and capability-building across ANZ.
• Assessing how data is created, maintained and consumed across key processes to improve data quality and operational effectiveness.

Skills

Data stewardship

Data governance

Master data

Commercial analytics

Sales operations

Commercial excellence

Business process management

ERP

CRM systems

Power BI

SAP S/4HANA

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Power BI

Job description

Commercial Data Steward

Who are we?

Craft your future with Suntory Oceania, a new $3b multi-beverage partnership between Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food. Underpinned by quality, craftsmanship and a strong sense of purpose, our exciting new partnership will be powered by two manufacturing sites, five distribution centres and more than 1500 Suntorians across Australia and New Zealand.

Our market-leading portfolio will have over 40 brands, including Jim Beam® and Maker's Mark® Bourbon, Hibiki® Japanese Whisky, Canadian Club® Whisky, -196, V Energy, Maximus, and Suntory BOSS Coffee. As One Suntory, we will be positioned as the fourth largest beverage player in the region, ready to ignite the category, creating more beverage moments from sunrise to sunset. Together, we will bring the best of Suntory to Oceania.

The Opportunity:

As our Commercial Data Steward, you'll sit within the Commercial Transformation function and act as the critical link between business stakeholders and technical data teams. You'll ensure the integrity, governance and effectiveness of commercial data across the organisation, helping shape the decisions that drive pricing, revenue growth, customer execution and business performance.

This role is ideal for someone who understands both the technical and commercial dimensions of data. You'll work across multiple systems, data sources and business processes, partnering with teams across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Revenue Growth Management and Commercial Performance to improve data quality, governance and business outcomes.

Success in this role will come from your ability to influence stakeholders, solve complex data challenges and connect processes across functions. You'll assess how data is created, maintained and consumed across the organisation, identifying opportunities to improve accuracy, consistency and operational effectiveness.

This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to shape best-practice data stewardship and governance capabilities across Suntory Oceania while driving meaningful outcomes for the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Driving data quality across key commercial systems including SAP S/4HANA, MySH, Trax, OnTap and associated reporting platforms.
• Identifying, investigating and resolving commercial data quality issues, while addressing root causes to prevent recurrence.
• Acting as the commercial subject matter expert for master data governance, standards and stewardship.
• Partnering with Sales, Commercial Performance, RGM, Finance, Category, Supply Chain and IT teams to improve data governance and accountability.
• Translating technical data issues into their real-world commercial impact across pricing, rebates, incentives, reporting and customer execution.
• Supporting governance forums, stewardship practices and continuous improvement initiatives as Suntory Oceania continues its transformation journey.
• Contributing to future master data management and capability-building initiatives across the ANZ business.
• Assessing how data is created, maintained and consumed across key business processes, identifying opportunities to improve data quality, governance and operational effectiveness.

What we're looking for:

• Experience in Data Stewardship, Master Data, Data Governance, Commercial Analytics, Sales Operations, Commercial Excellence or Business Process Management within a complex commercial, sales, supply chain or FMCG environment.
• Strong understanding of the broader commercial technology landscape, including ERP, CRM, reporting and execution systems, and how data flows between them.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering capability, with the ability to influence and drive accountability across teams that you do not directly manage.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and act as the connective tissue between business functions to assess, enhance and govern data quality across the end-to-end commercial process.
• A commercial mindset, with the ability to translate data issues into business impact, whether that relates to pricing, rebates, incentives, reporting accuracy, customer service or field execution.
• Understanding of business analytics frameworks and the role master data plays in enabling trusted reporting, commercial insights, performance measurement and decision-making.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets and high-volume data environments, with the ability to identify issues, determine root causes and implement sustainable improvements.
• Strong understanding of how data is created, maintained and consumed across multiple business processes including Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Category, Revenue Growth Management and Customer Operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, coupled with excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Power BI and connected commercial systems is highly regarded.

Unleash Your Spirit!

Working in the Suntory Group family isn't a job, it's a career. We’re incredibly proud of our vibrant and diverse culture and our people, who set us apart from the rest. As part of the Suntory Group, our learning and development opportunities are hard to beat, and our career pathways have global reach.

In addition to being part of a passionate team, we offer flexible working arrangements, a competitive remuneration package and an industry leading parental leave policy. This position is a critical part of our organisation so has plenty of scope for professional development with the opportunity to learn from, and work with, top leaders across the Oceania, regional and global business.

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognise that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We endeavour to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.