Cristina Villa, Brand Manager

Cristina Villa

Brand Manager

GMG

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Marketing Management, Branding, Sustainability, Digital Environment
Experience
10 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 1 Months

Brand Manager at GMG
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2022 to December 2022

· Developed and launched of new products & identified gaps in the market
· Execute marketing strategies
· Brand activations in the point of sales

Brand Manager at Union Pet Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2021 to July 2022

· Developed & implemented brand, marketing strategies
· Executional plans to drive business growth
· Monitored sales, budget, timelines, pricing, competitors to boost performance
· Efficiently managed portfolio, developed and launched of new products & identified
gaps in the market

Brand Marketing Manager at PRONACA Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos
  • Ecuador
  • April 2017 to September 2020

· Analyze market & competition reports. Create action plans to drive business growth
· Deliver annual business plans to achieve KPI´s, make sales forecast
· Manage portfolio, launch & develop new products (NPD), monitor performance of products: market share, sales volume, revenue,
profit growth
· Monitor advertising & promotion budget. Activate plans & monitor campaigns
· Brief ATL/BTL, creative and digital agencies to develop campaigns and create content
· Align opportunities, plans & best practices with stakeholders across brands
· Monitor performance of innovation & renovation of products

Brand Executive at PRONACA Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos
  • Ecuador - Quito
  • September 2015 to April 2017

· Understand consumer needs, monitor consumer trends & competition. Steer data, insights, trends on markets & categories
· Organize and implement activations & monitor campaigns (ROI)
· Ensure innovations and renovations SKUs & labels are compliant to regulations
· Implement strategies and executional plans to drive business growth

Demand Planner at Adidas
  • Ecuador - Quito
  • June 2014 to September 2015

· Analyze data, stock to understand issues & speed up the inventory rotation
· Create and automatized Excel and managerial reports

Procurement Internship at Merck
  • Ecuador - Quito
  • June 2013 to August 2013

· Ensure timely delivery of products to stakeholders according to their needs
· Create PR & process PO. Negotiated best quality and terms with suppliers

Trainee at QUIFATEX S.A.
  • Ecuador - Quito
  • September 2008 to July 2010

Representative of Reckitt Benckiser, Procter&Gamble, Hershey, Mars, Barilla, Newells, Panasonic Brands

Learn & understand processes & importance of all the areas in a company & the best way to work together with stakeholders. Work in marketing, shopper marketing, supply chain, imports, exports, sales, procurement and accounting departments.

Education

Master's degree, Marketing Management, Branding, Sustainability, Digital Environment
  • at Universitat de Barcelona
  • July 2021
Master's degree, Event Organization
  • at ESNECA Business School
  • April 2020
Master's degree, Digital Marketing & eCommerce
  • at Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona
  • February 2018
Bachelor's degree, Marketing
  • at Universidad de las Américas
  • August 2014

Specialties & Skills

Campaign Management
Market Share Analysis
Managing Budget
Forecasting
Market Analysis
Microsoft Office

Languages

Spanish
Native Speaker
English
Expert
German
Expert