➽ Innovate through ideation, experiment and testing using design thinking and lean start-up methodologies ➽ Develop market-specific recommendations, value propositions and business cases ➽ Manage product life cycle and offerings from new product introduction to product bundling and product phase-out ➽ Inspire and motivate others with my thinking and engage them to move with me ➽ Imagine marketing & com. plans that most influence the customer buying process ➽ Increase sales capabilities, create selling enthusiasm and build sales confidence ➽ Build strong brands through passion, innovation, creativity and pragmatism ➽ Lead the marketing action in order to increase the economic performance & sustainability ➽ Drive the change from a product approach to a market driven approach ➽ Analyse continuously customer & sales data by using the best of IT office automation
Responsible within the "Global edible oil solutions" business ($7bn revenue) for performing global market researches, build strategic marketing plans and develop business cases for a fat & oil blend portfolio dedicated to four global win categories: food service, bakery, confectionery and early life nutrition
Develop data-driven market insights & actionable recommendations to support GEOS growth strategies and innovation and advise category leaders on key business decisions around ‘’where to play” and “how to win’’.
Deploy the global strategic marketing process (Market map, STEEP trend, MPV, PLA) within the regions to spark new category-specific product line architectures which meet the long-term customer needs
Build business cases and value propositions following the lean start-up methods and Cargill Marketing Academy framework backed-up with interviews, surveys and workshops with customers, SMEs and category leaders.
Ensure connectivity with other Global Food Ingredient Enterprise marketing teams and efficient and effective gathering and use of primary and secondary market information.
Design market assessment processes and tools with trusted data sources (Euromonitor, Innova, Nielsen, iHS Markit…), qualitative and quantitative models, dynamic market maps and SME/customer interview templates.
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Responsible within the PalmWise™ digital innovation project team for co-developing the business model and value proposition of the new Cargill Palm Sustainability Digital platform aiming to build transparent, traceable, sustainable palm supply chains.
Help defining a common understanding across the organisation of what makes a supply chain transparent, traceable and sustainable. Learn from best practices used in Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate sustainability program.
Guide the team through the lean start-up customer discovery process: Facilitate workshops using collaborative tools and ‘innovation canvas’ to help the team to structure their ideas and prioritise their business assumptions.
Test and validate assumptions as a team with pre-selected customers (via workshops, wireframes, survey and interviews) in order to design a fit-for-purpose digital product
Propose a 3-Tiered offering approach with different price points and feature sets which could incentivize customers to transition from conventional to certified sustainable palm oil.
Develop visual strategic summary, positioning statement, benefits ladder and key messages of the new platform to be used in both internal engagement presentations and external commercial presentations.
Plan and execute the customer on-boarding program by sequencing the series of actions who need to be taken by the team before the Go Live including the on-boarding / training of the FIBI strategic key account teams.
Propose a brand architecture across three commodities (Soy, Cocoa and Palm) with a common naming convention. Align with other commodity enterprises to trademark: CocoaWise™, SoyaWise™ and PalmWise™.