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Natassa Tsirikou

Lykovrisi

Summary

Motivated individual with experience in Key Account Management and Field Sales. Strong leader with proficiency in growing professional network, influencing decision-makers and devising successful strategies. Collaborative Key Account Manager with demonstrated success in relationship building, negotiating and developing new business within targeted and assigned accounts. Strong analytic, quantitative and technical aptitude with great attention to detail. Self-motivated, driven and adaptable with proven track record of exceeding goals.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Of Off Trade

Chitos SA
10.2023 - Current
  • National Accounts: Managing All FC&IC Customers Portfolio for Zagori, Green Cola, Evian, Ziria & Locals

Subordinates: 3 Key Account Managers, 1 Junior Key Account Manager

  • Field Sales: Lead Sales team to achieve Sales Targets

Subordinates: 2 Area Managers, 20 Sales Representatives

  • Trade Marketing: Developing and executing FC & IC Trade Marketing Plan in line with sales, managing marketing objectives

Subordinates: 1 Trade Marketing Supervisor, 1 Trade Marketing Coordinator

  • Increase National Account portfolio growth by establishing and maintaining strong relationships with Key Accounts.
  • Develop and implemented strategic plans for expanding business opportunities within assigned territories.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop tailored solutions that meet Customers requirements.
  • Enhance revenue generation through effective negotiation of pricing and contractual terms.
  • Manage a team of Key Account Managers and Area Sales Managers, providing guidance, support, and performance evaluations to drive success in meeting sales targets.
  • Increased sales revenue by developing and implementing effective sales strategies.

National Accounts & Trade Marketing Manager

Chitos SA
01.2022 - 10.2023
  • National Accounts: Managing Top 10 customers portfolio, Zagori, Green Cola, Evian & Ziria

Subordinates: 1 Junior Key Account Manager

  • Trade Marketing: Developing and executing FC & IC Trade Marketing Plan in line with sales, managing marketing objectives

Subordinates: 2 Trade Marketing Supervisor, Trade Marketing Coordinator

  • Improving brand presence and campaign execution across trade through excellence in in-store planning, execution, and tracking in alignment with the annual marketing priorities
  • Leading and implementing channel-specific marketing strategies and plans for assigned retailers
  • Conceptualizing and executing trade promotions and rolling out impactful in-store campaigns in collaboration with marketing and sales teams
  • Leading activation programs with partners to improve brand visibility
  • Visiting the points of sale regularly to ensure that the brand is visible, and guidelines are respected

Key Accounts Manager

Green Cola
10.2021 - 01.2022
  • Managing all customers portfolio for Green Cola Brands
  • Developing a solid and trusting relationship between major key clients and company
  • Resolving key client issues and complaints
  • Developing a complete understanding of key account needs
  • Managing communications between key customer and Area teams
  • Strategic planning to improve customer results
  • Negotiating contracts with the customers
  • Establishing and overseeing internal budgets with the company and external budgets with the client
  • Meeting all customer needs and deliverables according to proposed timelines
  • Analyzing sell out data to provide customer insights
  • Prepare regular reports of progress and forecasts
  • Promoting, Preparing and present new launches to key customers in order to ensure placement
  • Retaining & Renew pricing reports
  • Champion the delivery of planned volume and targets, in a manner that is consistent with the strategic direction of the business
  • Efficiently manage information flow between key business contacts while continually striving to improve the effectiveness of operating systems and to facilitate great execution
  • Generate, analyse and maintain sell out data
  • Communicate Tailor Made activation in Key Customers in time and in full
  • Monitoring and identifying market trends, competitors, and new sales leads.
  • Maximized revenue growth for customers through effective management of sales opportunities.

Trade Marketing Supervisor | Off Trade

Olympic Brewery
01.2018 - 10.2021
  • Lead and set the Trade Marketing Strategy across all portfolio of brands in coordination with Marketing & KAMs
  • Align and implement Trade Marketing activities in point of sale to ensure best in class quality and cost effectiveness with internal/external suppliers
  • Communicate directly with Key Customers to arrange and implement tailor made promotional activities
  • Manage Off Trade Marketing Budget efficiently & ensure cost policies
  • Manage Point of Sales Material (budget, logistics, distribution, assortment) by finding the most efficient solutions
  • Run Category Management Projects (e.g
  • Preparing Planograms for Key Customers)
  • Develop annually Off Trade promotional plan on brand level in line with brand guidelines
  • Build and use data platforms to run analysis and generate insights

Trade Marketing Coordinator | Off Trade

Olympic Brewery
04.2014 - 01.2018
  • Manage Off Trade Marketing Budget efficiently & ensure cost policies
  • Maximize brands performance by developing best in class Point of Sales Material
  • Manage Point of Sales Material (budget, logistics, distribution, assortment) by finding the most efficient solutions
  • Development of Merchandising Principles
  • Run Category Management Projects (e.g
  • Preparing Planograms for Key Customers)
  • Forecast and maintain Sales Data
  • Plan in coordination with Marketing and Sales the support for all new launches
  • Develop annually Off Trade promotional plan on brand level in line with brand guidelines
  • Prepare Trade Marketing Activity Reports (customer, promotional & category analysis)

Executive Assistant, Commercial Director

Coca-Cola Bottling Company
06.2012 - 04.2014
  • Extensive calendar management, including scheduling meetings and events for the executive and team
  • Organize all travel needs, making travel and guest arrangements
  • Comprise and deliver timely reports and summaries on a wide range of topics (marketing, sales, HR)
  • Consolidate data from Direct Team on behalf of executive on time and in full
  • Managing projects and conducting research (i.e
  • Competition, pricelists)
  • Preparing, editing reports, and presentations
  • Participate in Commercial Projects
  • Monitor Operational Expenses (OpEx)
  • Handle, Operational Systems (SAP)
  • Organize Market Visits
  • Follow up Action Plans related to Commercial Agenda
  • Managing the day-to-day operations of the office
  • Organize and maintain files and records

Fragmented Trade Sales Assistant

Coca-Cola Bottling Company
02.2008 - 06.2012
  • Manage Off Trade Marketing Budget efficiently & ensure cost policies
  • Maximize brands performance by developing best in class Point of Sales Material
  • Manage Point of Sales Material (budget, logistics, distribution, assortment) by finding the most efficient solutions
  • Development of Merchandising Principles
  • Run Category Management Projects (e.g
  • Preparing Planograms for Key Customers)
  • Forecast and maintain Sales Data
  • Plan in coordination with Marketing and Sales the support for all new launches
  • Develop annually Off Trade promotional plan on brand level in line with brand guidelines
  • Prepare Trade Marketing Activity Reports (customer, promotional & category analysis)

Marketing Assistant

IST College
06.2001 - 02.2008
  • Submission of proposals for contracting collaboration with advertising companies
  • Collaboration with selected advertising companies
  • Follow-up/supervision of advertising campaign
  • Assiduity and attendance in the writing and production of prospectuses, informative forms, booklets, electronic pages, advertising registrations, etc
  • Supervision of publicity
  • Co-ordination of student activity teams (football, basket, excursions, events)
  • Organise events
  • Contact with institutions for the organisation of promotional energies (Sponsorships, etc)
  • Contact with journalists
  • Write and communicate Press Releases

Assistant

Europartners LTD
05.2000 - 06.2001
  • Organisation, Renewal and Maintenance of bases
  • Tele- sales
  • Secretarial support to all exhibitions Sector Exhibition and Conferences

Education

MBA - Master in Business Administration (MBA)

University of Hertfordshire
06.2006

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Tourism Management

University of Hertfordshire
06.2002

Lyceum Diploma -

Model Luceym

Skills

  • Excellent command of Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel)
  • Sap User
  • Nielsen Spaceman
  • Nielsen Answers
  • IRI Plus Suite
  • Galileo Hellas ( Basic Training Diploma Score 86/100)

Timeline

Head Of Off Trade

Chitos SA
10.2023 - Current

National Accounts & Trade Marketing Manager

Chitos SA
01.2022 - 10.2023

Key Accounts Manager

Green Cola
10.2021 - 01.2022

Trade Marketing Supervisor | Off Trade

Olympic Brewery
01.2018 - 10.2021

Trade Marketing Coordinator | Off Trade

Olympic Brewery
04.2014 - 01.2018

Executive Assistant, Commercial Director

Coca-Cola Bottling Company
06.2012 - 04.2014

Fragmented Trade Sales Assistant

Coca-Cola Bottling Company
02.2008 - 06.2012

Marketing Assistant

IST College
06.2001 - 02.2008

Assistant

Europartners LTD
05.2000 - 06.2001

MBA - Master in Business Administration (MBA)

University of Hertfordshire

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Tourism Management

University of Hertfordshire

Lyceum Diploma -

Model Luceym
Natassa Tsirikou