Benjamin Plane
Marketing Project Manager
37 years old
Driving License
Grenoble (38100) France
Professional Status
Unemployed
Available
About Me
Passionate about Marketing and Luxury, my project is to work in operational marketing, in order to evolve into Strategic Marketing/Brand Management. My goal is to work on brand's problematic, and develop the business helping brands to match their customers with adapted products.
I got skills and knowledge in operational marketing, business intelligence, business development, market intelligence, financials, project management, emerging countries.
French native - English/Spanish fluent
International mobility
I got skills and knowledge in operational marketing, business intelligence, business development, market intelligence, financials, project management, emerging countries.
French native - English/Spanish fluent
International mobility
Manager
Sephora
Since March 2015
Full-time
Grenoble
France
- Head of Make-Up Department (2016) – Fragrances Department (2015)
- Sales Development
- Floor and Team Management
Manager
Decathlon
September 2014
to March 2015
Full-time
Albertville
France
- Scope : Running, Nature, Team Sports, Racket Sports, Walking, Golf
- Turnover ~2 000k€ (+8% in 2014)
- Managed operating account, commercial policy, stock
- Managed 5 sales assistant
- Recruitment
International Marketing Development Trainee - Emerging Countries
PUIG
September 2012
to March 2013
Internship
Barcelona
Spain
- Brands: Paco Rabanne, Nina Ricci, Prada, Valentino, Carolina Herrera, Comme des Garçons, Mango, Beauty (Shakira & Antonio Banderas).
Markets: Asia-Pacific, Russia, Middle-East, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia-Baltics, Africa. - Business Intelligence : Monitored and analyzed market relevant data from markets to track business performance
- Revenues analysis by products and markets (Net Revenues, Profit & Loss)
- Marketing analysis (VMS, P&L, Net Revenues, Wholesale, SOS, rankings)
- Created a dashboard to help the decision making for the department’s top management in order to improve the competitiveness / profitability and market share
- Responsible for the weekly Marketing Intelligence (focus on Fragrances, Cosmetics, Fashion)
- Results: Net Revenues +30% ; Market Share +13% (vs. Y-1) / modernized newsletter template and content
- Revenues analysis by products and markets (Net Revenues, Profit & Loss)
- Operational Marketing:
- Adapted Marketing and Promotional Plans (GWP) for the markets
- Shipped samples to the markets and commercial teams
- Adapted Marketing and Promotional Plans (GWP) for the markets
- Team support:
- Interacted with the regional teams and support functions
- Organized and coordinated the Department’s annual international seminar which taked place in Istanbul (100 pers.)
- Interacted with the regional teams and support functions
Junior Project Manager - French Market
Schneider Electric
October 2010
to October 2011
Apprenticeship
Grenoble
France
- Responsible of the ISO 14001’s certification project for all national agencies (22 plants):
- Defined, implemented and reported the strategic action plan
- Communication : created internal tools and managed intranet
- Managed a team of 12 people
- Results: certification approved and extended
- Defined, implemented and reported the strategic action plan
- Junior Project Manager: pilot project to reduce/recycle plastic waste from automatic beverage dispensing system (14 plants – 5 000 employees – budget 70K€)
- Created logo, internal supports and managed promotional events
- Negotiated with suppliers
- Results: pilot approved and deployed at the national level / modernised distributors fleet
- Created logo, internal supports and managed promotional events
Accounting and Financial Assistant
Groupement Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble
June 2007
to July 2008
Internship
Grenoble
France
- Studied the set up of a new information system & its impacts on the management.
- Controlling, imputed data, managed cash & accounts.
Project Manager
Club des Jeunes Diplômés de Grenoble
Since January 2014
Grenoble
France
- Managed various projects:
- Conference about Made In France Industry: commercial impacts and opportunities
- Professional Network improvement
- Conference about Made In France Industry: commercial impacts and opportunities
- Day-to-day Management
Treasurer Assistant
Association Charme d'Orient
Since 2008
Volunteer Work
Grenoble
France
- Voluntary support in the analysis of the performances and financial management
- Planning / Reporting
- Team management / Coordination
- Negotiation
- Business/Marketing Intelligence
- Operational Marketing
- International environment / B-to-B
- French: native
- English/Spanish: fluent (TOEIC: 900)
- Arabic/Catalan: basic
- Financial Analysis
- Dashboards (KPIs)
- Strategic recommendations
- Sales Development
- Pack Office (Excel advanced)
- Microsoft Project
- Photoshop
Master’s degree in Business Management
Grenoble Graduate School of Business
September 2011
to December 2013
Major in Marketing
Master’s degree in International Economics and Globalization
Faculté d'Economie de Grenoble
September 2009
to September 2011
Specialization: Project Management
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Bachelor’s degree in Management, Accounting & Finance
Faculté d'Economie de Grenoble
September 2006
to September 2009
Baccalaureat in Economics & Social Science equivalent to A level
Lycée des Eaux-Claires
September 2004
to July 2006