Senior Commercial Analytics & Growth Lead

Suntory Global Spirits; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntory Global Spirits is seeking a Manager, Commercial Excellence Analytics to lead US growth analytics from our Chicago base. You will partner with Sales, Brand and S&OP to translate performance data into actionable recommendations, shaping the US growth agenda.

Role emphasizes PDCA analytics, data visualization, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on building dashboards and scalable reporting that informs strategic decisions in a dynamic consumer goods environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in commercial analytics or related fields in US CPG/beverage alcohol.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred in analytics related fields.
• Proven ability to synthesize and drive business impact using multiple US data sources.
• Strong understanding of US commercial drivers including distribution, velocity, share, price/mix and promotions.
• Commercially curious and analytically rigorous with data-driven decision making.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI; dashboards, scorecards and performance views.
• Experience with SQL/Power Query/Python/R; collaborate with data teams to improve pipelines.
• Strong communication to influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Independent with ownership, able to prioritize across multiple needs.
• High numeracy, business acumen and attention to detail.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams including recurring performance reporting.
• US beverage alcohol experience preferred; broader CPG analytics experience welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Become a commercial growth partner for the US business by translating performance into actionable recommendations.
• Embed with US brand and commercial stakeholders as a trusted analytics partner across regions, channels and brands.
• Shape the future of US growth by linking data to decisions and prioritizing actions.
• Act as a thought leader for US analytics in PDCA forums; own data structures and storytelling.
• Support diagnostic workshops to identify drivers and turn them into topics and recommendations.
• Lead analytics for PDCA workstreams, including data capture, visualization and in-market testing results.
• Support deployment and enhancements of AI tools that support performance management.
• Champion data storytelling with concise narratives for executive forums and cross-functional teams.
• Partner with US Insights to ensure best practices and avoid duplicate analyses.

Skills

Communication skills

Influence senior leaders

Analytical mindset

Independent ownership

Numerical accuracy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Power Query

Python

R

Job description

Suntory Global Spirits is seeking a Manager, Commercial Excellence Analytics to lead US growth analytics from our Chicago base. You will partner with Sales, Brand and S&OP to translate performance data into actionable recommendations, shaping the US growth agenda.

Role emphasizes PDCA analytics, data visualization, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on building dashboards and scalable reporting that informs strategic decisions in a dynamic consumer goods environment.