About this role
<p><span style=""><span style=""><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">MAIN PURPOSE</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Headquartered in Singapore with offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Paris, Dubai, and Miami, Shiseido Travel Retail was established to oversee Shiseido’s global duty-free business, which</span></span> <span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">specializes in accelerating the growth of our brands to travellers. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Beyond simply addressing basic beauty needs, cultivating genuine relationships, and inspiring people to live beautifully are at the heart of our consumer-centric approach.</span></span> <span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Through best-in-class retail, customer service excellence and close partnerships with our retailers, we create journeys of discovery for global travellers; uniquely immersive experiences that connect them to their inner selves and our brands through meaningful beauty.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">At Shiseido Travel Retail, we embrace every one of our differences, blending them to create new values for stronger work culture. We strive to create an energetic organization with an open environment for creativity and innovation, one where everyone is empowered to bring their own talents, unique perspectives, and skillsets. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style=""><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Reporting to the Commercial Finance Director of Shiseido Travel Retail, you will act as a key business partner, requiring collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. With a strategic and collaboration mindset, you will play a key role in STR’s business planning cycles, to identify financial trends, drive growth and highlight risks and opportunities.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Work closely with Marketing and Commercial stakeholders to manage the business planning process, not limited to communication, template preparation, system support, and budget review meetings. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure business planning objectives between STR and Brandholders are aligned.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Support the preparation and delivery (when necessary) of executive presentations and business updates. Share business and financial insights with management with a compelling and impactful narrative.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Challenge and guide stakeholders by evaluating results from a commercial and financial standpoint. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Ensure that Finance accountabilities are managed and delivered effectively across Marketing and Commercial.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Enhance planning processes and business partnering capabilities through best practice sharing, training, and reporting systems/tools development.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Seek continuous improvements around the business planning process to strengthen efficiency and to instil an ROI mindset in the organisation. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Support the implementation of Shiseido global systems and process harmonization.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style=""><span style=""><b><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">KEY REQUIREMENTS</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">At least 8 years of commercial finance experience, within a multinational environment. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or equivalent. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Experience in business planning processes (budgeting, forecasting, etc).</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Ability to effectively convey complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Hands-on with excellent Excel skills and ability to handle large data sets.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Working knowledge of financial systems e.g., SAP, BPC, BI, and SAP Cloud Analytics is an added advantage. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Good business acumen, knowledge of key business performance indicators, strong commercial awareness. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Flexible in approach, able to deliver based on changing business needs effectively and efficiently.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Strong integrity and desire to work in a company with a high-integrity culture.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="Arial', sans-serif">Global perspective and culturally sensitive. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-bottom:8.0px;text-align:justify"> </p>