Ksenia Saakyan, Business Development Manager

Ksenia Saakyan

Business Development Manager

Sbermarket

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics
Experience
11 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 7 Months

Business Development Manager at Sbermarket
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • My current job since August 2020

Key achievements:
Built 2 new categories from scratch: Special Pet Stores, Mother&Kids
Sales growth x77 times in 6 months within 2 maintained categories
Brought on a platform 2 out of TOP-3 players on Russian market

Main objectives:
Building of the non-food division, leading cross-functional teams as part of the launch and development of the partners, realization of the projects focused on improvement of user experience and internal processes

Senior Category Development Manager at Alibaba group
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • May 2020 to August 2020

Main objectives:
Creation and implementation of the local PetCare strategy via leading relationship development with current players, new partner’s recruitment, improvement of category representation, collaborating with both - Russian and Global team

Category manager in Pet Nutrition at Mars Llc
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • October 2019 to May 2020

Key achievements:
Developed category approach within regional team: created of 3 customer's strategies in conjunction with account teams
Conducted 6 category reviews which led to implementation of 9 joint projects

Main objectives:
Drove business growth through category leadership within Moscow key accounts, leading category development projects and leading cross-functional projects driving specific business needs such as customization and geographical differentiation

Project manager in Pet Nutrition at Mars Llc
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • September 2018 to September 2019

Key achievements:
Launched 8 complex projects that brought in more than $6 incremental millions and managed to fast-track three projects x2 times
Saved 6 weeks of product availability by optimization on overlay of PERFECT FIT Portfolio Upgrade and National Consumer Promo
Launched new brand technology - SHEBA Creamy - with collaboration of 3 sides European co-manufacturer, European team and Russian team

Main objectives:
Managed cross-functional project teams up to 40 people to set-up projects with Russian and European markets

Key accountant manager in Pet Nutrition at Mars Llc
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • September 2017 to August 2018

Key achievements:
Supermarket turnover growth >30% by alignment new promo conditions
Growth of Sales forecast accuracy for 6 points within 3 month
Growth of the internal Perfect Store score KPI by 10 points through negotiation and implementation of category initiatives

Main objectives:
Customer management for Hypermarkets, Supermarkets and e-com, alignment of business goals and implementation of the projects growing sales, preparation and conducting of annual negotiations, business meetings and Top-2-Top events

Market Research Analyst at Freelance
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • November 2015 to August 2017

Main objectives:
Generated detailed market reports for the purpose of investment, business development and search for new business directions

Human Resources Manager at Freelance
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • May 2014 to October 2015

Key achievements:
Finished 18 full-cycle linear recruitment projects. Setup recruitment from engaging clients and having first meetings till co-piloting in final decisions

Recruitment Specialist at Tinkoff bank
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • May 2013 to April 2014

Main objectives:
First stage recruitment process: primary selection of candidates, providing the candidate with information about the vacancy and conducting a telephone interview

Assistant to the Head and office manager at TRANSEARCH RUS
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • October 2012 to May 2013

Main objectives:
Support for office life, maintenance of the schedule, execution of working orders of the head

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Moscow State University Named After M.v. Lomonosov
  • May 2016

Classical academic education with a strong emphasis on the exact sciences, understanding cause-and-effect relationships, and the development of creativity.

Specialties & Skills

Business Process Improvement
Strategy Creation
Analytical Skills
Project Management
Business Development
Presentation skills
Team leadership
Business development
Analytical skills
Strategy creation
Customer Relationship Management
Negotiation
Project management

Languages

English
Expert
Russian
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Project management (Training)
Training Institute:
CBSD Thunderbird
Date Attended:
October 2017
Duration:
16 hours
Influencing skills (Training)
Training Institute:
CBSD Thunderbird
Date Attended:
October 2018
Duration:
16 hours
Optimal motivation (Training)
Training Institute:
CBSD Thunderbird
Date Attended:
November 2019
Duration:
16 hours