# Asia Retail Analytics Manager

**Company**: 3M
**Location**: TH, Bangkok
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Data Science
**Industry**: Manufacturing
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159433

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## Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Asia Retail Analytics Manager to join our Asia Marketing Center (AMC) Team, reporting into APAC Retail Analytics Leader.

This role will play a critical role in driving data-led decision making for 3M's Consumer Business and support both Japan and regional (Asia) initiatives.

**Deliver Analytics That Drives Decisions**

- Oversee Asia & Japan retail analytics and reporting of internal sales data, Syn data, including owning sales data and syn data reporting and regular PowerBI update

- Own Japan Syndicated Data Management (like Intage SRI+, SCI, Kai-log, True-data, BCN etc.) serving as the primary owner and subject matter expert to extract, analyze, and interpret this data to uncover actionable business insights

- Manage agency relationships with external data providers ensuring data quality, negotiating contracts, and maximizing the value of these partnerships

- Drive annual negotiation / renewal support of Syndicated Data Subscriptions with the relevant partner agencies

- Support any syndicated data training needs for Japan and Asia level

- Own project-based ad-hoc analytics / support SMEs in channel / KA customer analytics to support JBPs, Range Reviews, assortment optimization, planogram testing using POG space planning software (Tanapower in Japan, JDA in rest of Asia), marketing mix model, pricing, other advanced/predictive analytics - as needed

- Drive capability building through training, best practice sharing on analytical outputs, analytical frameworks, stakeholder management

**Performance to be measured by :**

- Insight quality & actionability

- Revenue impact of recommendations

- Stakeholder satisfaction

- Living and adhering to 3M Performance Culture Behaviors

**Qualifications and Skills**

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution; MBA is preferred

- Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools. Experience with Power BI platforms is required. Working knowledge of SQL, Python, or SPSS is considered a strong advantage

- 10+ years of business analyst experience (client-side)

- Min 5+ years of Japan experience is required à either working in Japan or supporting/servicing companies operating in Japan

- Minimum 5+ years of experience in handling Syndicated Data (3rd party data like retail audit and/or scan data and / or household/shopper/consumer panel data)

- Proven experience working within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is mandatory

**Required Expertise/skills**

- Communication and Presentation: strong verbal and written communication skills in both English & Japanese - preferred

- Strong storytelling and executive-level presentation skills. Ability to present complex data findings to non-technical stakeholders in a compelling and easily understandable manner

- Analytical Acumen: Exceptional ability to synthesize complex data from multiple sources (primary research, syndicated data, POS) into clear, cohesive, and actionable business narratives

- Demonstrated project management skills with experience managing multiple simultaneous projects

- Resourceful, detail-oriented, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively

- Running insights to action workshops for stakeholders

- Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence decision-making across matrixed organizations, working effectively with local marketing teams and regional leadership

- Agency Management: Experience managing external research/ analytics agencies and data providers, including budget management and contract negotiation

## Skills

### Required
- Power BI
- SQL
- Python
- SPSS
- Data Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Agency Management

### Nice to have
- Japanese

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