Обязанности и достижения:
February 2008 – January 2012
ZAO SPECTRUM BRANDS, MOSCOW
General Manager
Reporting to European HQ in Germany
9 direct reports, 40+ own staff, 60+ total staff
Responsibility for Russia & CIS (excl. Ukraine)
• Strategic analysis & planning: annual budgets, 3-year strategic planning, new business planning (brands & countries) with full P&L and cashflow responsibility
• Operational management of all core functions: Sales, Marketing, Customer Care, Logistics, Finance
• Team management: organizational structure, recruitment, development & motivation
Achievements
• tripled the business from 2007 to 2010, while decreasing the level of overdues
• successfully launched Remington brand from 0 to #3 in the market
• expanded distribution into more modern trade formats
• expanded organizational structure & introduced business processes to meet the needs of growing business
• implemented efficient logistical solution to support distribution: subcontractors selection, processes, minimum order quantities, etc.
• insourced accounting function to ensure clearer RAP & GAAP reporting
• passed through both external & internal audits
Important experience / projects
• operating within a closed joint-stock company structure: annual & extraordinary shareholders meetings, charter capital increase through additional issue of shares, modification to the company charter
• warehouse re-location
• office re-location
July 2007 – January 2008
National Marketing Manager, Russia & CIS (Head of Marketing Dept.)
Direct report to General Manger; dotted line report to HQ brand managers
1 subordinate
Responsibility for Varta & Remington brands
• Marketing planning & budgeting (2 brands)
• Shelf-price positioning and value chain calculation
• Country & customer assortment definition / category management
• Competitive analysis & argumentation
• National atl- & btl-projects, customer-specific activities
• POSm development & production: catalogues, other print, trade equipment
• Product presentations / training
• Sales / purchasing forecasting
• Legal requirements to products, packaging & documentation compliance
• Product hotline management: scenarios, statistics
Achievements
• Launching Remington brand in Russia & CIS: market analysis, definition of assortment, pricing, and communications policy, on-going support
• Creating a toolbox of marketing instruments still in use by the company
Important experience / projects
• Successful category management projects for top retailers
• Integrated sponsorship projects on TV & radio, cooperation with celebrities to promote the brand
November 2004 – June 2007
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF VARTA CONSUMER BATTERIES GMBH, MOSCOW
Marketing Manager
Direct report to Head of Representative Office; dotted line report to HQ brand managers
1 subordinate
Responsibility for Varta brand & launching Remington
• Establishing marketing function within the Rep.Office
• Adaptation of brand positioning to the local market
• Strategy definition: key market segments, assortment, pricing
• Marketing planning and budgeting
• ATL and BTL activities project management
• Market analysis; monitoring of competitor activities, prices and promotions
• Advising HQ on legal requirements to product packaging
• Trade partners support in Russia and the CIS, MDF program management
Achievements:
• Establishing marketing function in the region: goal setting, defining instruments, establishing efficient procedures