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ShiseidoThis job posting was originally in Japanese. The English version is automatically translated. Please visit the company site for the most accurate information.
The Global Digital Platform Division leads the digital transformation of the entire group through the planning, strategy, construction, and operation of various digital platforms such as AI utilization and e-commerce business on a global scale. Within the Digital Marketing Group, which is linked to the Global Digital Platform Division, we collaborate mainly with brand business units and digital marketing personnel in various regions as the digital and IT function of HQ. We promote everything from strategic planning for customer data utilization to the construction and operation of a global customer data infrastructure and analytics platform. In the future, we will focus on the renewal and improvement of various infrastructures with an eye on AI utilization, while ensuring stable operations of digital marketing and contributing to the overall business growth of the group through the execution of data utilization strategies in cooperation with related departments and partner vendors both domestically and internationally. We oversee the global e-commerce infrastructure, manage the common infrastructure for global brand e-commerce sites, and promote standalone brand sites centered on three core brands (SHISEIDO, NARS, Clé de Peau Beauté). We plan and deploy a global standard platform and promote the e-commerce system from end to end, overseeing development from front-end to back-end, designing systems from order management to shipping coordination, and optimizing the entire business process from order to shipment in collaboration with warehouse and logistics systems. We also manage global collaboration and regional oversight, deploying HQ policies to each region, building platforms in collaboration with IT teams in EMEA and APAC, providing guidelines and control for sites constructed by overseas IT departments, and responding to new site construction requests from brands. Additionally, we manage projects and organizations, overseeing e-commerce and digital marketing-related projects, controlling vendors, managing QCD, and promoting stable operations and continuous improvement.
- Practical experience in project management (leading one project with total development costs of over 100 million yen, with a total experience of over 10 years) - Experience and achievements in facilitating requirement hearings and formulating project plans - Experience in the development, implementation, and operation of B2C and B2B2C digital marketing solutions - IT knowledge regarding web systems, OMS, WMS, CDP, MA, GA, SNS, and various APIs at a level necessary for PM work - Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English for conversation and discussion (JLPT N1/TOEIC 850 or higher)
- Experience in supporting and coaching several subordinates as a team leader - Experience in estimating and executing annual budgets - Selection and evaluation of collaborative vendors, and management of those vendors - Interpersonal and technical problem-solving skills for unexpected troubleshooting
- Participation in global IT strategy: You can be involved as a corporate employee in the global IT strategy operations of a globally recognized brand originating from Japan. - Multifaceted business understanding: You will have the opportunity to delve deeply into the business areas of manufacturing, retail, and branding, gaining a wide range of knowledge and experience. - Sense of value delivery: You will feel a sense of fulfillment in thinking about and shaping Shiseido's next-generation digital solutions, delivering high-quality products and information cultivated through years of research to customers more conveniently and reliably through IT. - Good team culture: Under the group manager, members hired mid-career (such as former IT consultants and those from the cosmetics and apparel IT departments) are active, and the environment allows for smooth communication and integration through weekly team meetings and one-on-ones.
