Job vacancies at JTI, January 2025
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is a leading global tobacco company, part of the Japan Tobacco Group. With operations in over 120 countries, JTI produces and markets a wide range of tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, and other nicotine products. The company is known for its portfolio of internationally recognized brands, such as Winston, Camel, and Mevius, among others.
Position: Strategic Insights Supervisor
As Strategic Insights Supervisor, you will carry out specific investigative analysis of JTI Tanzania and Tanzanian market data at the national and regional level, as well as at the the brand, customer, and consumer level to gather valuable insights as an input into company strategies. You will conduct planning and forecasting based upon in depth analysis of the above data. Set up and carry out routine reporting on market volume & share performance, pricing, distribution, and merchandising excellence.
Position
As the SI Supervisor in the Marketing Department, you will
- Develop and continually improve sales information and reporting systems (TME Lite, reporting templates, etc.) as well as ensures continuous follow-up and sound analysis of consumer, shopper, competitive and trade data
- Ensure proper allocation of research funds to relevant activities as part of the A&SP process and appropriate management of research spends.
- In conjunction with the HQ Research Group, Marketing & Sales pillar and research agencies initiates and develop research projects to provide information on consumer needs/profiles/behaviours (general and at POC), segmentation dynamics, channel and trade characteristics as well as equity of TCC brands. Initiate management summaries with conclusions and recommendations on actions to take to build TCC brands
- Monitor the emerging medium to long-term trends among target smokers, selected channels and the retail environment. Use this knowledge to generate insight and intelligence for the Portfolio & Strategy pillar to formulate future strategies on existing and potential new brands/products or trade/channel strategies
- Work in close collaboration with respective managers of Marketing & Sales as well as Regional/branch managers in order to ensure a focus on Marketing & Sales function’s information (insight and intelligence) needs and optimal capture of lessons learnt
- Analyse & utilize all the available data in company (research data, sales data and finance) and develop regular and ad hoc reports to support management
Requirements
- Business Education ideally with Consumer Research background
- Minimum 5 years working experience of which 3~4 years in research agency or market research department
- Experience in data analysis or data science is essential ideally in a FMCG company
- Comfortable in working at senior management level
- Interpersonal skills, ability to work cross-functionally
What To Expect
Expect wellbeing initiatives, flexible work arrangements, growth opportunities, and excellent benefits, including a unique family leave policy. For more details on local policies, speak with the Talent Advisor.
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Next Steps
After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.
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