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About the Role

Red Bull is seeking a Category Development Specialist to lead category growth and elevate sales strategies. This role is crucial for designing and executing winning category strategies by leveraging data and insights in collaboration with sales, marketing, and trade marketing teams. Red Bull operates with a culture of challenging the status quo and turning ideas into reality under the motto 'Giving Wiiings to People and Ideas'.

Responsibilities

Planning sales strategy and category growth
Analyzing market data, POS data, and purchasing/shopper insights to identify sales strategies and category growth opportunities
Planning mid-to-long-term category plans and key initiatives
Designing and executing sales planning and proposals for retailers
Creating proposals and presentations for category suggestions and reviews for major retail partners
Proposing optimizations for shelf layout, assortment, pricing, and promotion strategies
Collaborating with sales, marketing, BI, finance, and operations to translate sales plans into concrete actions
Supporting sales in new product launches and key projects
Sharing planning details, providing training, and supporting proposal story development for sales teams
Organizing and disseminating success stories and best practices

Requirements

Minimum 3 years of experience in the FMCG industry (sales planning, category management, trade marketing, key accounts, etc.)
Experience in sales planning and proposals based on data
Ability to communicate smoothly with internal and external stakeholders
Native level Japanese proficiency
Basic English proficiency (reading and writing)
Experience in purchasing data analysis
Experience in retail sales planning and shelf/category proposals
Presentation skills to convey information logically and clearly

Skills

Sales Planning
Category Management
Trade Marketing
Key Account Management
Data Analysis
Market Analysis
POS Data Analysis
Shopper Insights
Strategic Planning
Retail Sales Planning
Shelf Space Planning
Assortment Planning
Pricing Strategy
Promotion Strategy
Stakeholder Communication
Presentation Skills
Cross-functional Collaboration

Location

Tri-Seven Roppongi 12F, 7-7-7 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

Work Type

Full-time
Permanent
Hybrid (up to 40% remote work allowed)
Flextime (core hours 10:00-15:00)

Experience Level

3+ years experience in FMCG

Salary/Compensations

Determined by experience and skills

Benefits

Defined Contribution Pension Plan (company contributes 6.5% of monthly base salary)
Group Life Insurance
Group Medical Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance (income security)
Benefit One
20 days of annual leave granted upon hiring (prorated based on joining month)
Staff discount for Red Bull and AlphaTauri apparel

About the Company

Red Bull is a global brand operating under the motto 'Giving Wiiings to People and Ideas', fostering a culture that challenges the status quo and turns ideas into reality.