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    Roo1203

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    About

    My leadership skills enable me to build high-performing teams that consistently deliver exceptional results within tight timelines. I have a strong track record in project management, retail buying, and design. I excel in stakeholder management, project planning, and achieving KPIs aligned with the brand. I have a strong interest in digital marketing. Consumer marketing trends including e-commerce, retail buying, marketing, and brand management. I adore developing new branding content and predicting consumer trends using data and intrinsics. One of my primary competencies is product development. I am creatively curious and seeks to understand the way things function, what is required to develop something new, and how the finished product will be perceived by consumers. I have expert experience working on numerous clients’ accounts, with brand identity playing a crucial role in the expansion of the whole business and in how customers interact with that brand. I enjoy designing new concepts, branding, story mood boards, product illustrations, design, and trend direction. Creating the vision and providing a visually compelling brand experience.

    Proficient in

    MerchandisingStrategic content planningClient relationshipsFinancial reportingNegotiationsBusiness developmentTeam leadershipCommunicationOperations management
    International

    Yes

    Availability

    Part-time or Full-time

    Experience

    7 years

    Previous Roles

    3

    Work History

    Digital Marketing Specialist - Paid Media Product Delivery
    E-Commerce Manager & Brand Direction
    Senior Retail Project Manager

    Key Responsibilities in Most Recent Role

    Job Title: Senior Retail Project Manager

    7 years
    • Managed the South African regional rollout of store layout, design, and visual merchandising for mobile cellular and point-of-sale materials.
    • Implemented full campaign regional rollout based on client briefings per project briefed.
    • Created ATL & BTL assert briefs and conducted meeting sessions with traffic manager and design team to ensure asset development for clients and projects.
    • Oversaw daily operation of team delivery and performance, ensuring exceptional levels of delivery and performance to both clients and internally within the team.
    • Managed clients and built strategic partnerships, while constantly researching to develop new ideas and enhance the customer experience.
    • Shared global insights from the network with the client and devised archiving plans for crucial project information.
    • Constructed an efficient vendor team structure, led creative development and production process, and provided effective crisis control and management.
    • Supervised project status of the team, found solutions to move blockers within the project, and updated status and reconciled open jobs, EO, and payment with clients promptly.
    • Complied strictly with the procurement process, expanding and testing new vendors for quality, price, and delivery.
    • Established and maintained standards in design, quality, and price and proposed continuous strategy/alternatives to expand clients’ retail spend.
    • Provided clear direction with reasons and rationale, delegated responsibility, and set performance expectations while empowering the team through additional input and insights and evaluating team performance.
    • Followed Brand CI implementation for both the agency and the client’s profitability and built strong internal relationships while providing consistent communication relating to project status

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