Revenue growth manager

Job Purpose:
Drive sustainable revenue growth and commercial excellence by leading KPI management, optimizing trade investments, enhancing sales operations, and implementing data-driven and digital initiatives. Partner cross-functionally and with global stakeholders to ensure effective execution, governance, and continuous improvement of commercial strategies in the local market.

Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Sales KPI Planning & Performance Management:
⚫ Define and drive KPIs aligned with overall commercial strategies.
⚫ Establish data-driven frameworks to monitor performance and enable actionable insights.
2. Trade Terms & Promotion Policy Management:
⚫ Design and optimize customer trade terms to ensure competitiveness and profitability.
⚫ Partner with Finance and Sales to ensure governance, compliance and consistency in commercial terms.
⚫ Assess financial impact of trade agreements and recommend optimization actions.
3. Promotion Planning & Investment Optimization:
⚫ Lead annual promotion investment planning, leveraging data-driven insights and aligning with business strategy.
⚫ Collaborate with Finance and Marketing to ensure accurate budgeting and alignment with cost frameworks.
⚫ Conduct post-promotion effectiveness analyses (ROI and performance uplift).
⚫ Ensure transparent and efficient use of commercial budgets, aligned with brand and channel strategies.
4. Sales Operations Excellence:
⚫ Improve and maintain core commercial processes, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and alignment across teams.
⚫ Work closely with the Finance internal audit team to enhance Sales Operations processes and ensure full compliance with corporate policies and regulatory standards.
5. Digital Programs Implementation & Commercial Excellence:
⚫ Collaborate closely with global headquarters to plan and lead the localization and rollout of key digital programs in Japan
⚫ Develop a deep understanding of local sales activities and operations, identify market-specific requirements, and partner with global stakeholders to ensure the successful adaptation and implementation of digital initiatives tailored to local needs.

6. Cross-functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
⚫ Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain and Data teams to ensure seamless commercial operations.
⚫ Deliver insights, recommendations, and strategic guidance to senior management.
⚫ Provide governance oversight for commercial decision making and investment allocations.

Organization:
➢ Report to Business Acceleration and Commercial Transformation Director
➢ Subordinates: 2 FTE and 2 Temporary staff
Education: 4-Year university or above
Language: Native Japanese, business level of English

Background & Experience
• 3 to 5 years’ solid experience in the Sales Planning functions
• Experience of leading project

Key Competencies & Skills:
•Flexible working attitude to work on a dynamic/fast moving environment
•Project management
•Detail oriented attitude for reporting based on large volume of data sources
•Knowledge of BI tools (PowerBI) is a plus
•Logical and critical thinking skill
• Knowledge of the Japanese route to market
•Broad business knowledge and insight

Job Posting End Date:

Target Hire Date:

2026-09-01

Target End Date:

2026-12-01