➽ 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 for increasing market awareness, penetration and growth within the packaging machinery market (€54mln revenue, +17% FY14/FY11 growth). Design, develop and deliver a comprehensive programs targeting the Food & Beverage industry with the objective of driving new customer expansion and existing customer penetration while positioning Omron as “market specialist” and leading supplier in industrial automation.
Define market priorities based on the EMEA machinery production yearbook of IMS Research. Develop a new strategy toward the F&B / Packaging OEM industry and obtain the creation of the “IMM” role.
Lead the European packaging project from design to implementation across 9 sales subsidiaries; imagine a comprehensive marketing and customer reference programme “Know and Be Known in Packaging” to attract customers’ attention online and offline, create new business opportunities and align the company strategy behind a clear marketing message: “Your automation partner in packaging”.
Roll-out the project by organising country kick-off meetings to collect sign-off approvals and commitments of Country Managers. Run market-specific sales training to create selling enthusiasm & build sales confidence.
Develop industry-specific value propositions, corporate brochures, case studies, white papers, customer testimonials, press articles, industry website and trade show concept used in 9 European fairs (e.g. Interpack)
Develop and implement a digital content strategy with buyers’ journey in mind that delivers the right messages at the right time and makes prospects take action. Measure and analyse click-throughs and file downloads.