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As a Senior Product/Brand Manager, I have extensive experience in the FMCG industry, having worked for a world leading international drinks company and a luxury beauty & cosmetics company. My skill-set includes brand strategic planning, brand plan development, digital marketing, brand development & implementation, NPD/Innovation, project management, agency management, budget control, reporting & relationship management. I have a business degree and exceptional presentation & communication skills. I am an English native speaker currently located in Hamburg, Germany and I am looking for a new project that will allow me to use my experience and skills. I am passionate about marketing and I am keen to find an exciting opportunity that compliments my past experience. If you are looking for a Senior Product/Brand Manager with extensive FMCG experience, then I am the perfect candidate for you. Please contact me now via 'Send Request Now' to discuss how I can help you with your project.

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I am English native speaking marketer with almost 10 years FMCG marketing experience, currently located in Hamburg, Germany.

A business graduate whose previous experience includes roles within the luxury beauty & cosmetics industry and a world leading international drinks company.

My skill-set includes brands strategic planning, brand plan development, digital marketing, brand development & implementation, NPD/Innovation, project management, agency management, budget control, reporting & relationship management.

A marketer with proven marketing ability and exceptional presentation & communication skills, who is keen to find a new exciting opportunity that compliments past experience.

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Stephanie Cleary 

Dillstrasse 4, 
20146 Hamburg, 
Germany                                                                                                   
 

 
Mobile Tel
:

 +49 176 8073 5211 

Email

[email protected]

 

Nationality: 

Irish 

 

 

 

 

Experienced marketer with almost 10 years FMCG marketing experience 

Previous experience includes roles within the luxury beauty & cosmetics industry, 
world leading international drinks company, both in the Irish domestic and 
international markets 

Skill-set includes brands strategic planning, product/brand management, brand plan 
development, digital marketing, brand development & implementation, 
NPD/Innovation & launch, project management, agency management, budget control, 
reporting & relationship management 

A marketer with proven marketing ability and exceptional presentation & 
communication skills, who is keen to find a new exciting opportunity that compliments 
past experience 

Having relocated to Germany for personal reasons in August 2014 I have been 
studying German intensively for the past number of months and I am now at an 
intermediate B1 level while progressing with the B2 level. 

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Work Experience 

 

Company: 

L’Oréal 

 

Position: 

Senior Product Manager L’Oreal Paris Consumer Products Division

 

Dates:   

March 2014 

– August 2014 

Key Responsibilities: 
 

Brand Strategy - 

Development & execution of L’Oréal Paris ATL, BTL & trade 

marketing brand strategy for Island of Ireland (IOI) 

 

Portfolio Management 

 Fully responsible for L’Oréal Paris across several 

categories 

New Product Development 

– working with UK & Global Brand owners to deliver 

successful & sustainable product launches with first to market innovation within our 
categories 

Commercial 

– responsible for exceeding growth targets in both category & market 

share by working closely with sales teams & retailers, influencing commercial strategy 

Media 

– Management of IOI media strategy & media spend 

POS - Working closely with the visual merchandising team, creation of compelling 
/disruptive in store theatre that results in consumers switching to our brand portfolio 
or maintaining their loyalty 

PR 

– Working on daily basis with communications teams to make sure all PR 

opportunities are maximised and challenge the team to maximise brand exposure 
through pro-actively creating features e.g photoshoots, editorial content etc 

Education 

 work closely with education teams to ensure delivery great customer 

experience 

Budget Management 

Team Management 

– Direct Reports x 3 

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Company: 

Kerry Foods

 

Position: 

Brand Manager

 

Dates:   

May 2012 

– March 2014 

Key Responsibilities: 
 

Brand Planning 

 Brand management and execution in line with the business 

strategy spanning marketing, category, customer and operations. Responsible for 

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ensuring all enablers are in place to ensure excellent execution of brand plans. 
Analysing and interpreting brand and market data suggesting corrective action were 
necessary.   

Strategic Direction - Responsible for ensuring that shopper, channel, category and 
customer activities follow a defined consumer plan. 

Creating integrated ‘go to market’ 

plans that deliver an integrated strategy that reach all key consumer touch points. 

Digital - Responsible for 360° integrated marketing plans including the development 
of a Denny Social Media Strategy for implementation H2 2013  

Product Innovation & Launches - Development of new products within the Cooked 
Meats  portfolio  with  R&D.  Cross  functional  lead  working  across  R&D,  production, 
commercial  along  with  external  creative  and  BTL  agencies.  ROI 

–  responsible  for 

reporting back to wider business on ROI  

Budget Management - Supporting Marketing Controller in budget management with 
responsibility for ensuring no overspend on allocated A&P 

Category Development - Deliver key category project and collaborate with the 
Category Development Team to deliver on key responsibilities.  

Cross Functional Teams - Work alongside shopper marketing , trade marketing & 
sales teams to ensure brand has high profile within the trade  

Team Management - Direct Report x 1 

– Assistant Brand Manager 

 
 

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Company: 

Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard 

Dates:   

August 2006 

– April 2012 

 
Position: 

Brand Manager June 2010 

– April 2012 

 
Key Responsibilities: 

 

ATL/BTL  -  Responsible  for  BTL  activities  on  West  Coast  Cooler,  includes  digital 
advertising, experiential on-trade activity, off-trade visibility & in-store theatre. 
ATL campaign for launch of new West Coast Cooler varietal  
Responsible  for  ATL  and  BTL  activation  of  Cork  Dry  Gin  Brand  having  been  made 
brand manager for Cork Dry Gin 

New Product Development - Extension of West Coast Cooler range  
Lead in cross functional team to launch the new varietal West Coast Cooler Citra into 
the  Irish  domestic  market;  team  included  commercial,  marketing,  production  & 
logistics.  
NPD launch include the development of new ATL Creative from concept & design to 
implementation  of  which  I  was  the  brand  representative  at  all  briefings,  shoot  and 
post production stages 

Experiential  Marketing  -  Creation  of  bespoke  activity  for  key  on-trade  outlets  via 
tailored  campaigns  which  are  still  in-line  with  the  overall  brand  plan  for  West  Coast 
Cooler.  

Brand  Planning  -  Preparing  annual  brand  plan  &  4  year  plan  for  Cork  Dry  Gin  and 
BTL brand plans for West Coast Cooler 

Budget  Management  -  Responsible  for  the  proper  expenditure  of  marketing  funds 
(€1m) and the allocation of same between advertising, research, promotion and POS. 

Packaging  Projects  -  Re-design  of  Cork  Dry  Gin  packaging 

–  generating  design 

brief  and  working  closely  with  design  agency  &  production  on  the  evolution  of  Cork 
Dry Gin Packaging with budget constraints and historic image of the brand. 

Digital  -  Social  Media  Manager  Lead  &  manager  of 

www.westcoastcooler.com

  

www.facebook.com/westcoastcooler

 since 

launch in Sept ’09. 

 

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Position: 

Assistant Brand Manager July 2008 

– June 2010 

Key Responsibilities: 

 

 

ATL/BTL - Responsible for BTL activities on  Malibu  which include a full  360  degree 
marketing campaign called Radio MaliBoomBoom.  

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Main contact between Malibu brand owner 

– localising global ATL & BTL tools for the 

Irish market 

Experiential  Marketing  -  Bespoke  activity  for  specific  on-trade  outlets  via 
sponsorship  platform.  Visibility  for  Malibu  was  increased  along  with  pricing  activity. 
Result was 128% growth in Malibu volumes within the account in a calendar year. 

Trade Marketing - Creation, implementation as well as the monitoring of promotions 
working closely with Trade Marketing team. 
Brand advocacy for on-trade clients with creation of Cork Dry Gin education kit. This 
kit educated the bar tenders about the uniqueness of Cork Dry Gin through a grass 
roots programme to ensure that Cork Dry Gin remains the number one gin in Ireland. 

Brand Planning 

Budget Management 

Agency  Management  -  Management    of  agencies:  promotional  agencies,  POS 
creation agencies, print agencies, media agencies 

Digital - Social media content manger 

– Malibu Ireland Facebook activity  

 

 
 
Position: 

PR & Events Executive Sept ’07 – July ‘08 

Events 

–  development  &  execution  of  brand  events  across  all  brands  within  Irish 

Distillers portfolio 

PR 

 liaising with PR agencies, composing and releasing of press releases across all 

brands  

 

 
Position: 

Jameson Whiskey Ambassador (IBEC EOP Graduate Programme) 
Pernod Ricard Finland & Travel Retail Finland Aug 

’06 – Sept ‘07 

Pernod Ricard graduate programme 

– Based in Pernod Ricard Helsinki office for a 

period  of  12  months.  Main  role  being  the  link  between  Irish  Distillers  and  Pernod 
Ricard  ensuring  Jameson  is  top  of mind  within  the  sister  company  maintaining  No.1 
Whiskey position in the market.  

On-Trade 

– Responsible for all Jameson activation in the on-trade  

Education 

– Brand education workshops with trade and consumers 

 

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Education and Qualifications 
 
2004 - 2005

 

Bachelor of Business Studies Honours, 
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland 
 

 

 

 

2001 - 2004

  

National Diploma in Accounting, 
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland

 

 

1998 

– 2001

 

Leaving Certificate 
Presentation College Headford, Galway, Ireland

 

Languages 
 

 

English 

– Native speaker 

 

 

German 

– Intermediate level B1 

 
Computer Skills 

IT Skills: 

Proficient computer skills (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SAP, Lotus Notes, 
Wordpress 

 
Digital Courses 

March 2013  

Diploma in Digital Marketing - FETAC

 

 
 
Marketing Courses 

 
October 2009  Pernod Ricard International Marketing Course  

Chateau Ricard, Paris, France 

 
 

Referees

 

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