Imperial TobaccoTrade Marketing Manager (Eastern Mediterranean Cluster)
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2018Istanbul, Turkey Responsible for Turkey, N. Cyprus, Israel, Palestine, Egypt markets P&L responsibility
Developed and delivered the trade marketing strategies/plan for trade segments Determines the trade initiatives including retailer segmentation, visibility, availability, advocacy, volume activities and managed A&P budget in line with these objectives (~10 mio £ yearly)
Distributor management in five different countries,
Maintained a strong relationship with Field Sales, Marketing Team, Operations, and Finance and utilize information from a range of sources to understand market trends, competition, channel / customer strategy and brand strategy
Plan, launch and manage new Retailer Loyalty Programme in collaboration with a 3.Part Utilizing and analyzing information sources (internal data, Nielsen)