HasbroSenior Marketing Manager
Feb. 2015 - Nov. 2018São Paulo Area, Brazil- Responsible for managing the Gaming, Challenger (Baby Alive, Playskool, Mr Potato Head, etc), and Partner Brands (all Disney Brands and other licensed brands) portfolio, representing +30 brands, more than 800 SKU's, and 70% of the company’s revenue and Marketing budget.
- Responsible for the Brands' Marketing strategy, P&L management, S&OP building, product portfolio definition, pricing strategy, inventory management, and market and competition analysis.
- Leadership of the “Physical Play pattern into Digital" strategy, changing the logic of toys’ purchase from physical sales (toy sales at stores) into Digital(use of Social Media, Content delivery, etc.) to the opposite: start with Digital(adoption of Brands’ Apps, Branded Content and Communication) and then drive consumers into real toys (physical toys). eg: Beyblade Burst battle tops, Baby Alive dolls.
- Idealization and implementation of the Baby Alive Branding strategy, including Branded Content, Web Episodes & Digital Influencers, building a nurturing, caring & emotional bonding with parents and kids. Through this strategy and the product line up development, with the BA Global team, Baby Alive achieved a USD 60M revenue (CAGR of 25%) and the Brazilian Toy Market leadership from 2015 and 2017.
- Close partnership with Disney in Brazil and LATAM in order to successfully launch several Avengers and Star Wars movie items, as well as introduce the totally new Hasbro’s Disney Princesses lineup. Develop several Marketing initiatives throughout the year on key retailers promoting these movie launches as well as speeding up the lines sell out.
- Management of the company’s Marketing Budget (USD 15M), leading the Digital and Advertising agencies in Brazil while aligning Regional and Global requirements regarding our offline & online strategies.
- Responsibility for the company’s PR strategy and alignment with the global team as well as R&D (packagings & translations) together with the Ops department.