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JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
- Packaging Innovation Manager
2017 - maintenant
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JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
- Camel Product Manager
2013 - maintenant
Camel Brand Group, Consumer & Trade marketing division, under the supervision of the Equity & Activation Director:
• Participation to the development and monitoring of new packaging designs
• Support of the brand communication development for new lines and limited editions
• Collaboration with the development of trade marketing material
• Communication of brand guidelines development to markets
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Merck Serono
- Packaging Development Coordinator (Project Manager)
Lyon
2011 - 2013
● Manage the creation or the adaptation of the packaging for new or existing products.
● Review and make decisions in relation to the agreed artwork.
● Help ensure that changes to the artwork (revised draft of etiquettes, barcodes, etc.) within the prescribed product design are correctly performed.
● Coordinate the whole processing of changes / innovations in product designs.
● Support every stakeholder proactively through specific company tools (SAP, D2, Microsoft Project, Outlook) and implement new processes for a better communication and information sharing.
● Coordinate, record and chair meetings with stakeholders (Regulatory, Pack Site contact, Designer, Supply chain, Marketing).
● Create and manage schedules.
● Identify possible difficulties and address them in a proactive manner in order to avoid “bottle necks”
● Make sure that the modifications are correctly implemented in compliance with the required standards, in a timely and effective manner.
● Build strong relationships with all the people involved in the projects, draw attention to priorities and highlight strategy to be implemented.
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Procter&Gamble --- Geneva -- Switzerland
- Design Delivery Expert - Project Manager
2011 - 2011
● Responsible for the design and delivery of breakthrough packaging projects for strategic global brand.
● Supported the creation and delivery of packaging material guidelines across key packaging technologies (cartons, tubes, leaflets, bottles, etc).
● Single point of contact for Design Agencies, to ensure that new packages win with the consumer, provide best value to the business and are manufactured in compliance with P&G requirements.
● Worked with Marketing and Production management to ensure that new packaging projects are delivered with excellence.
● Responsible for delivering projects on time, on budget - ensuring that project stage gates and success criteria are met.
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Weber Stephen France -- Paris -- France
- International Marketing Manager
2010 - 2011
Manager of Marketing for Italy/Belgium/Spain - Weber Stephen France
- Co-developed and implemented marketing strategies in 3 countries (Belgium, Italy and Spain)
- Co-developed and monitored trade marketing (catalogues, brochures, marketing supports, packaging, PLV, promo materials)
- Managed local marketing budgets
- Identified and managed an external agency for sales and marketing in Belgium
- Managed external suppliers for manuals, instruction sheets and press releases
- Assisted Sales Managers to achieve sales targets established by headquarters
- Monitored and regularly communicated retail inventory levels for all countries
- Monitored and studied foreign markets and competitors’ position on the market
- Maintained events and training sessions
- Organised and attended exhibitions (France and Italy)
- Organised and chaired meetings in France and Italy
- Professional relationships with key retail accounts in target distribution
- Coordinated Retail Floor Space Management strategy
- Localised, implemented and monitored Web-Marketing activities (official web site, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter)
- Developed press relations (chose and monitored advertisements kept contact with journalists)
- Selected and managed Press agencies
- Organised cooking competitions
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Antiche Distillerie / FITT / Ebara Pumps --- Italy
- Sales and Maketing
2009 - 2010
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APS France -- Lyon -- France
- Customer Service Manager
2004 - 2009
Customer Service Manager and Project Manager - Automated Packaging Systems France
- Opened French office (October 2004). Worked and managed the office alone for one year.
- Created and communicated new procedures for daily work, administration and office management to foreign managers and main departments contacts.
- Hired and trained new employees
- Dealt with clients’ needs and expectations; ensured customers’ satisfaction
- Ensured clear communication with the customer and within company’s main departments (sales, quality and production departments in France, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and USA)
- Coordinated and monitored projects in an international environment
- Attended and chaired meetings in France, England and Belgium
- Prepared and delivered quotations and sales orders
- Monitored inventory levels
- Selected and monitored suppliers
- Analysed and provided sales reports and sales projections
- Attended international packaging shows.
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Aspheria -- Lyon -- France
- Key Account and Project Manager Assistant
2003 - 2004
Key Accounts and Project Manager Assistant - Aspheria (La Poste Group)
- Managed key accounts: Hewlett Packard, Total, April, Veolia
- Monitored and ensured customers’ satisfaction
- Coordinated and monitored customers' new projects (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxemburg, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and Holland).
- Monitored new applications' implementation
- Gathered and provided information among company’s main departments (production, development, quality, project) and for the customers
- Managed Customer Service department
- Monitored and solved quality issues
- Organised and chaired meetings (Milan, Luxemburg, Paris)
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Infogrames -- Lyon -- France
- Localisation Project Manager
2001 - 2002
Localisation Project Manager - Infogrames (Atari)
- Project management (up to 8 projects simultaneously)
- Managed and coordinated external suppliers (manuals, flyers and voice text localisation suppliers)
- Coordinated and monitored technical tests
- Selected translation agencies and ensured that local versions met manufacturers’ standards and requests
- Attended and chaired meetings in English
- Monitored project progress against and ensured timelines and quality standards
- Monitored budget
- Invoiced suppliers
- Gathered and distributed information and assigned key actions to main contacts involved in a project (developers, producers, manufacturers and service providers)
- Submitted localised products to manufacturers (Sega, Nintendo...).
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Kristal Diamonds -- Italy
- Interpreter and Tanslator
1998 - 2001
- Interpeter for negociations
- Diamonds' sales
