ali kaytan, Senior Global Brand Manager

ali kaytan

Senior Global Brand Manager

Hayat

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Finance And Administration
Experience
11 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 10 Months

Senior Global Brand Manager at Hayat
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • August 2022 to October 2023

Marketing Plan & Strategy (GCC & African Countries)
• Responsible for driving brand strategy across Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya and GCC countries, managing an annual marketing budget of USD 10 million.
• Determine pricing and participate in product development and portfolio optimization.
• Collaborate with Group Strategy and Brand teams to create globally consistent product launch strategies and 360° plans across the region.
• Managed and led the launch of a campaign for a novel product, resulting in revenue of $2.7M in the first year.
• Exceeded growth targets every quarter by %7 on average with effective ATL & BTL activities.
• Spearheaded the implementation of real-time reporting on marketing expenditures, leading to a %35 improvement in ROI.
• Conduct market research to track the brand health and analyze consumer ınsıght data. Increased our Brand Awareness by 15% with strategic steps in BHT reports.
• Manage relationships with communication agencıes across markets to ensure all brand communications are consistent and enhance the company's leadership image.
• Work closely with the R&D department to drive product innovation, resulting in a new product launch in Kenya and Nigeria, increasing the market share in Kenya by 2.6%.

Brand Manager at Pladis Global
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • July 2017 to August 2022

Marketing Plan & Strategy
• Managed a marketing budget of USD 2M and aligned marketing objectives with business unit priorities, driving brand growth.
• Conducting consumer research, in-depth brand health and keeping abreast of market trends into actionable insights for sell-in and increased our sales % by 20 with efficient BTL activities.
• Worked closely with the trade marketing department to develop and execute effective promotional programs to increase availability and visibility.
• Strategically devised and executed a comprehensive market penetration plan, successfully capturing an impressive 5% market share from the strongest competitor in the highly competitive candy market.
• Managed profit and loss responsibilities, controlling costs to align with department objectives and business plans.
• Assisted national accounts promotion & increased monthly sales from $8M to $25M in ten months.
• Effectively managing, coaching, motivating, and developing the sales teams

Brand Management & Communication

• Created full 360-go-to market plans, content roadmaps and oversaw the creation of the tools for all apparel.
• Led the launch of a campaign for a new product, resulting in revenue of $3.2M in the first year.
• Managed and led the Yupo Relaunch TV & Digital Campaign. Maintained social media presence with increased followers on social media by 150% over 6 months (including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram), resulting in $45, 000 in increased sales.

Trade Marketing Executive at Pringles
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • July 2016 to July 2017

-Preparing of annual activity plan and trade marketing budget and determine the estimated selling prices and volumes for Pringles Category,
-Tracking efficiency of promotions and planning shelf visibility based on the understanding of the consumer shopping journey,
-Managing of merchandising team
-Preparing of recommended shelf price and tracking of listing product
-Periodically P&L reporting to higher management
-Frequent field visits and sales points to gather data and taking necessary actions

Trade Marketing Executive at CPF Turkey
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • May 2015 to July 2016

-The preparation of annual activity plan and trade marketing budget with trade marketing director
-Agency management for POP, Display Projects and tasting organizations,
-Reporting data from the field in order to increase trade marketing operations efficiency
-The preparation of the annual profit and loss statement (P&L) for all categories
-Guide sales people (MT Channels, Local Chains and traditional sales, etc.) in entering an accurate forecast, generate reports for forecast, and collaborate forecasts into weekly-monthly reports,
-Preparing short, mid and long term production plans of the responsible factories according to customer orders and demand forecast,

Trade Marketing Executive at Kopaş Cosmetic
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • January 2012 to May 2015

-The preparation of annual activity plan and budget related to the the brands such as DALİN, SESU, DR.BECKMANN, FOOT DOCTOR, VOILA, ALIX AVIEN.

-Reporting of monthly penetration, stocking
-Responsible of leading Merchandising Team and Beauty Specialists
-Responsible of organizing fair setups.
-Making the annual targeting of the products and channel/region fraction.
-Planning of Budget Preparation and Organization of Trade Marketing and Field Activities.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Finance And Administration
  • at Bahçesehir University
  • July 2011
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Bahçesehir University
  • June 2011

Specialties & Skills

Advertising
Campaign Management
Product Launch
Marketing Strategy
Marketing
materials
Brand Management
Communication Planning
Brand Positioning
Branding
Audience Segmentation
marketing management
marketing communications
merchandising
operation
marketing strategy
market research
media planning
marketing mix
marketing research
word of mouth marketing
negotiation
marketing
social media marketing
digital marketing
Management
Project Management

Languages

English
Expert
Turkish
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Managing Brands in the Digital Age (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2021

Hobbies

  • Travelling
  • Squash