Director, Category Finance & Investment Management - Coca-Cola, SCM and Productivity

Director, Category Finance & Investment Management - Coca-Cola, SCM and Productivity

Reports to: Senior Director, Investment Management (Based in Tokyo, Japan)

Location: Tokyo, Japan

This role will act as one of the key category owners for the Brand Finance team under Investment Management in Finance.  This role will be responsible for Category P&L management in collaboration with the Finance & Marketing teams.  In this context the role will be expected to manage all aspects of the Category P&L including top-line, productivity, investments. The role will contribute to growth and margin opportunities for the Japan and Korea Operation Unit which is an important contributor to the success of the company. 

In addition, this role will lead the connection between Finance and the SCM team, driving the overall productivity initiative of the OU aligned to the category team P&L delivery. 

 What You’ll Do for Us  

• Category P&L preparation and management

• SCM Finance (OU side) & Productivity delivery

• Investment analysis and financial insights and support for the Category P&L

• Reporting on business performance for category with key leadership audience

• All aspects of financial management and full P&L ownership within the category (planning, tracking, investment, scenarios, productivity, reporting)

Qualifications & Requirements 

Knowledge & Experience – The ideal candidate will possess: 

• 8+ years of experience in Finance (Commercial Finance experience preferred)

• Experience owning area of financial strategy/planning within a large-scale or multinational company

• Strong understanding of a commercial business (beverage industry or FMCG preferred), including topline, P&L, capex investments, and marketing

• Strong command of Excel, presentation skills

• Experience using English and Japanese in business setting

Work Focus – The ideal candidate will: 

• Understand the business and profit model for consumer product or brand

• Be able to provide support for business problems and contribute to improving brand performance

• Understand key metrics on business performance rooted in knowledge of financials

• Take opportunities to seek improvements to work processes

Communication/Team Focus – The ideal candidate will: 

• Be able to communicate with various stakeholders including key functional leaders and bottling partners

• Effectively communicate at working level to develop financial insights and business cases in a very diverse business community

• Leverage communication and organizational skills to independently coordinate with stakeholders, manage projects/initiatives, and drive work forward effectively

What We Can Do for You 

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world.

• Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.

• Diverse Team of Professionals: Our team prides itself on excellence in Finance partnership and control, focusing at the same time on fostering a flexible environment of diversity/inclusion, constant learnings, and effective teamwork.