Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Call on aprofessional in purchasing and packaging product marketingto buy better, sell more, and save your teams time!

Raw material prices are rising again, sourcing must be constantly challenged, the latest market innovations must be referenced... your Purchasing/Product Marketing teams are on all fronts.

How, in this case, to successfully carry out **cross-functional projects, market research, competitor analysis**?

=> By calling on a **business expert with a functional and pragmatic approach**!

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Italian
Conversational
Spanish
Conversational
German
Conversational
Dutch
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Nice (up to 50km)

PARIME CONSEIL
B2B Category Manager
April 2015 - Today (11 years and 2 months)
Nice, France
25 years of experience with major B2B distribution companies in packaging allow me to be operational and pragmatic in approaching your product, sourcing, branding, and go-to-market issues.

Skills:
Diagnosis: market analysis / competitor benchmarking / offer audit
Offer Reconstruction: definition of commercial strategy / construction of assortment plan / product range development
Sourcing / Purchasing Rationalization: definition of sourcing needs by zones, markets, materials, manufacturers...
Go-to-market: marketing brief / merchandising brief / creation of product content

Soft skills:

Adaptability / open to new vision
Attentive listener
Teamwork
Results-oriented

Languages:
English: fluent
Italian: professional (C1)
German: intermediate (B1)
Spanish: intermediate (B1)
Dutch: basic knowledge
RETIF
Packaging Category Manager
January 2012 - January 2015 (3 years)
Villeneuve-Loubet, France
Ranges:Bags / Gift Packaging / Food Packaging / Industrial Packaging
2,800 references
Product Marketing: Development and monitoring of the assortment plan
Sourcing / Purchasing Rationalization
Merchandising: stores, marketplace; drop shipping, web, and printing
Purchasing budget: 40% of the group budget
REMINISCENCE
Purchasing Manager
January 2010 - January 2012 (2 years)
Sourcing, negotiation of prices and purchasing conditions:
packaging,
trading goods
transport services