Arjen Dekker Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Late 2012 Unilever decided to centralize its European marketing and support teams in the Rotterdam head office as the new European hub for marketing and innovation. As the project manager I was responsible for:- HR Services: Attraction to the hub and helping people with their decisions; relocation of few hundred people across the continent; recruitment of vacancies.- Workplace & IT: Complete refurbishment of 14.000m2 that transformed the Corporate HQ to an energizing and inspiring brand hub for marketing & innovation with state of the art brand experiences, innovation labs, branding, services and IT/AV.- General management: Stakeholdering at board level, finance and keeping the different teams aligned.Most rewarding was to work with a fantastic team of committed individuals working towards a collective goal.

London, United Kingdom

The Deodorants category, with brands like Dove, Axe/Lynx and Rexona, is a key priority for Unilever to grow in Europe. The 16 different countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are in different stages of market development for Deodorants. I assisted with developing and implementing the category and brand marketing strategy in CEE. My responsibilities: - Market analysis (consumer/customer/competitor) - Identifying key problems and opportunities looking at innovation portfolio & propositions, pricing, sourcing, channels.- Working with the individual country organizations to co-create and implement a new marketing strategy and find a suitable investment models.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Part of the category Leadership Team for Household Care and Oral Care managing approximately 200 people in R&D. Finance Business Partner for Category R&D VP's.Responsible for:- Supporting R&D financial and operational planning, and budgetary control of R&D spend in their areas- Financial support for R&D projects & initiatives- Decision support for project portfolios- Project manager in various efficiency and change projects

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

The Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, is ranked amongst Europe’s top 10 business schools, providing ground-breaking research and education. As a student assistant during my studies I've held different positions within the RSM. - Student assistant reception desk 2006 -2007- Marketing & Admissions Assistant Manager 2007 -2009:Reponsible for managing the application process of applicants for the Full-Time- and Executive MBA programs. I co-manage the offer process of new students and support the program managers and director in various work assignment- Program manager MBA Career Development: 2010At MBA Career Development I am responsible for restructuring different methods of communication such as blackboard, newsletters and website. Furthermore I was responsible for statistical research for the Financial Times rankings.

At TalentCom (formely known as Business-courses.nl) I supervised and managed marketing campaigns; Assisted in the organisation of recruitment events; Supported the acquisitions, selection and communication of/to talent scouts; and managed and conducted market research projects.

International Mba (Exchange Program), Entrepreneurship And Finance

Msc., Finance & Investment

Msc, Marketing Management

Bsc., Business Administration