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Lorraine Merz

Marketing & Business Consultant | Pharmacist

€700/day
1 project
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Lorraine

A strategic project at a standstill, a launch to manage, a transformation to structure… and teams already under pressure?

I intervene as a dedicated task force to transform your marketing and business challenges into concrete progress, from strategy to execution.

**Doctor of Pharmacy and ESSEC graduate**, I combine scientific rigor with a business vision based on a deep understanding of the field.

I work withhealthcare companies(food supplements, medical devices, cosmetics, OTC, medtech, AI) on:

➡️Managing complex projects(launch, evolution, structuring)
➡️Defining marketing and business strategy(go-to-market, performance, commercial activation)
➡️Developing and launching offers(products, services, innovations)
➡️Team upskilling(developing materials, training)

💡My key asset: I draw on my dual scientific and business background, combined with field and headquarters experience, to propose truly actionable strategic approaches.

💥 **A project in progress, urgent support needed, a task waiting?
📩 Let's talk about your challenge to move it forward!
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Puressentiel
    Strategic Marketing Group Manager
    HEALTH AND WELLNESS
    January 2022 - November 2025 (3 years and 10 months)
    Paris, France
    I joined the Strategic Marketing team to manage a portfolio of Consumer Health ranges in competitive markets with strong business and innovation stakes:
    • Stress, Sleep, Joints & Muscles, Circulation, ENT, Headaches, Intimate Hygiene, First Aid, Aromatherapy
    • Food supplements, medical devices, cosmetics, and consumer products

    My responsibilities:
    • Definestrategic recommendations and range development plansbased on sell-in/sell-out analyses and market intelligence in France and internationally.
    • **Conceptualize new products and structure the go-to-market strategy**, from positioning to market launch.
    • **Manage product development, from brief to launch**, in coordination with R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Purchasing, and Packaging departments.
    *Create marketing and medico-marketing materialsandtrain internal teamsto ensure consistent field deployment aligned with the strategy.

    Results:

    *10+ product launchesmanaged from strategy to field deployment

    *20+ products optimized(positioning, packaging, formula, regulatory status) with business impact
    Market Analysis and Competitive Intelligence Marketing Strategy Project Management Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy Product Development
  • Puressentiel
    DOM-TOM Area Manager
    HEALTH AND WELLNESS
    April 2019 - January 2022 (2 years and 9 months)
    Paris, France
    Recruited to support the Area Director in **restructuring the DOM-TOM business unit: transitioning from an outsourced sales network to an in-house sales force**, managed from headquarters — with the goal of **accelerating growth in the area**.

    My responsibilities:
    • **In-house sales force establishment**: team onboarding, change management.
    • **Build operational foundations**: structuring databases, deploying tools (ERP, CRM, and Order Management) in coordination with IT, formalizing processes and HQ/field information flows.
    • **Develop sales strategy**: offer creation (margin/volume analysis), group/wholesaler negotiations, supply chain coordination, on-site visits.
    • **Manage performance**: P&L management, sales analysis, forecasts, stock optimization (replenishment, overstock), ROI evaluation of operations.
    • **Deploy Trade Marketing**: definition of annual activation plans per zone, creation of specific tools.
    Results:

    A successful transition amidst a crisis (COVID-19) without compromising performance:
    • **Double-digit growth**: +29% in 2020 and +24% in 2021 despite logistical challenges
    • **Exceeding targets**: 119% of target achieved in 2020 and 114% in 2021
    • **Structuring of headquarters organization**: recruitment and upskilling of a support team (Logistics, Trade) to sustain growth.
    Business Unit Strategy Sales Management Performance Analysis and Reporting Operational Efficiency Interim Management
  • URGO
    Marketing Consultant
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    September 2018 - December 2018 (3 months)
    Paris, France
    I supported the operational deployment of the market access strategy for an innovative bandage with a central objective:turning price objections into sales arguments by translating complex health-economic modelsinto growth levers.

    My responsibilities:
    • **Field Audit**: Immersion in city and hospital settings to identify purchasing barriers and price acceptability levers.
    • **Value-based selling**: Translating health-economic data into simple and impactful sales arguments.
    • **Field co-construction**: Facilitating workshops with medical representatives to align marketing strategy with field realities.
    • **Design of sales support tools**: Development of a complete kit validated by the Medical Department.
    Results:

    *Rapid field implementationthanks to immediate adoption of sales support tools upon deployment.
    • **Marketing/Sales Alignment**: Better appropriation of the product's health-economic benefits in the field.
    Agile Project Management Consulting Medical Devices Marketing Project Management Sales Support Tools

Reviews

5.0

Out of 1 rating

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Louis

Réponse à enquête demo-cosmétique - LMDBE LMD BEAUTY EU

Reviewed on 7/7/2026

I recommend Lorraine Merz for her professionalism and commitment.

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Education

  • State Diploma of Doctor of Pharmacy
    Aix-Marseille University
    2019
    Thèse soutenue en 2019 avec les félicitations du jury : Etat des lieux de la réglementation Européenne relative aux allégations des produits cosmétiques
  • MSc in Management - Grande Ecole Program
    ESSEC Business School
    2016

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