Kennis, opleidingen en ervaring:

Opleiding: HBO/ HTS

Stages en werkervaring: 01/2008 to 01/2010
Nikon Europe B.V. - Product Line Manager (PLM) & Channel Manager
Regional headquarters for Europe and Russia based in Lijnden, The Netherlands

Acting as Marketing Manager, I implemented new marketing plans focused on premium brand equity with an updated family branding, launch of a new sub-brand, complete overhaul of the product lines with corresponding new product development, effective advertising campaigns through improved agency management, trade marketing, channel marketing, pricing & positioning, competition analysis, considerable improvements in terms of internal communication & cooperation, processes & information flow, sharing of product knowledge & success stories in an Pan-European team with dual reporting lines (dotted line to PLM).

Acting as Sales Manager, my products saw an 8% sales growth in the 1st year despite the global economical crisis, record breaking turnover and profit with 13% growth in the 2nd year thanks to proven ability to manage key account relationships, increased sales promotions & channel development, training and assisting clients & leading the activities of local managers.

Achievements:
New Marketing Plan with increased internal focus on my products.
Lead cross functional team through management by influence.
Improved working atmosphere between HQ & NSO where I created strong relationships with regional colleagues. Closing the cultural bridge between Japan & EU.
Double digit growth during a crisis


Canon Europe N.V. EMEA headquarters based in Amstelveen, The Netherlands

06/2004 to 09/2007
Acting Product Line Manager & Acting Sales Manager
Additional duties:
Managing EMEA sales targets, channel management with exclusive distributors in select countries, sales promotional activities & P&L responsible.

09/2002 to 06/2004
Acting Product Line Manager
Additional duties:
Business process review, midterm planning & product strategy, pan-European price coordination, MDF budget, harmonising up & down stream information flow, brand management, product marketing & agency management, packaging change project, events & pan-European virtual team leadership.

12/2001 to 09/2002
European Product Specialists
Primary duties:
Product planning & budgeting, product positioning, new product selection with cost negotiation, market research, centralizing & updating product information database, product trainings & establishing meaningful relationships with internal & external stakeholders.

Extra Curricular:
Coordinate the existing PIM database while helping build the next generation CMS & web publishing tools. Helped bridge the IT & Business sides in all eTool projects as the official representative for the Product Management Division

Achievements:
Stopped the decline sales trend & then increased Sales & Profit to match our goals.
Established meaningful & durable relationships with a large network of stakeholders both internal & external.

Opleidingen en cursussen: 1996 to 2000 European Business Programme (EBP)
A successful dual Bachelor degree for a four-year exchange program between five European business schools (Rotterdam, Bordeaux, Munster, Portsmouth, Madrid)

Dissertation topic: “Mergers and Acquisitions in the automobile industry” based on the Daimler Chrysler AG example

Partner school 1: International School of Economics, Rotterdam (ISER) Semester 1, 3, 8
HES, Erasmus, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Bs in International Management

Partner school 2: Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Bordeaux Semester 2, 4, 7
ESC de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Diplôme de l’Ecole Multinationale des Affaires, Groupe ESC Bordeaux

1996 French Baccalaureate diploma from College Protestant Francais in Beirut, Lebanon

Overige informatie:

Rijbewijs: A,B

Eigen vervoer: Nee

Persoonlijke eigenschappen: Accomplished multilingual Sales & Marketing professional managing a broad range of disciplines in a cross-functional environment where leadership, cultural sensitivity, communication & entrepreneurial skills are needed to conceive marketing plans, market products, set up flows & processes, manage sales campaigns, build new relationships & improve existing ones with business partners in the ultimate goal of growth and sustainability.

A leader able to operate under pressure, versatile, resourceful, reliable, energetic, enthusiastic, hardworking individual, organized & structured for working on own and as part of a team. Able to work at HQ level both strategically & operationally with helicopter view & great attention to detail while maintaining a focus on all local aspects of a matrix organization, managing directly or by influence all stakeholders to build a network of competent managers.

MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY: Leadership through team management and by example; motivation through positive reinforcement; strong emphasis on each team member's contribution to business objectives as well as to their overall quality of life.

Hobby's en interesses:

Gewenste contractvorm: Fulltime