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Audrey Valkonen is listed as PROfeel®Global Head of Brand at PROfeel®, a with 16 employees, based in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Audrey Valkonen.
Audrey Valkonen previously worked as Global Head of Brand at Valio and Head of Sales and Marketing - International Retail at Valio. Audrey Valkonen holds Valio Lead, Corporate Leadership from Aalto University Executive Education Ltd.
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About Audrey Valkonen
With 20 years of experience in the international retail sector, I am a passionate and results-oriented leader who thrives on developing and executing effective sales and marketing strategies. I have gathered expertise in sales management and consumer marketing in well-known FMCGs (Danone, L’Oréal, Valio) mostly in Finland but also within Europe (France, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Poland). For 15 years, I have been leading multicultural teams towards excellence, growing the expertise of my own team members, coaching and mentoring managers as part of matrix organization.My marketing & sales experienceI have been working with brand positioning, consumer advertising (media agency management, production of TV, media strategy, media channels management, SOME, influencers, google advertising), operational marketing in cooperation with retailers’ teams, retailers’ account management (Key Account Manager for Brick & Mortar), promo plan, sales management, business management, sales forecasting, new market launches, MRCI. I have been responsible for brand P&L and client P&L, including budget responsibility.As a leader,I have been managing teams of 3-5 people for 15 years and working also in Nordic matrixes with dotted line reporting.I take responsibility for my results and my team’s results. My team sees me as supportive, structured and encouraging. My colleagues appreciate my professionalism. My management appreciates my analytical skills, my reliability and honesty. Clients enjoy working with me, they perceive me as curious, caring, solution and result oriented.As a person,I value humanity, honesty, ambition and responsibility. I am analytical, I like understanding the big pictures and the options ahead of me before deciding the way forward. I am not easily giving up in front of challenges and I am solution oriented.
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Global Head Of Brand
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Head Of Sales And Marketing - International Retail
International Trade And Marketing Manager
- Responsibility of Trade and Marketing strategy and its execution for Export countries (Europe, Middle East, Eurasia)- Driver of the country strategy through the responsability and the management of the trade marketing budget (listing fees, sales force, promotions, POS activities)- Development of consumer advertising content and digital strategy (social media, influencers, online advertising, SEM, websites) to support successful market entry and sustainable growth, with the support of local media partners. - Monitoring of digital activities through Google Analytics, Data Studio and Business Manager- Website optimization for search engines- Creation of country plans, review of agencies and negotiation of agreements
Key Account Manager
- Forecasting and follow-up of the accounts’ KPIs: turnover, sell-out, profit, investments.- Creation of action plans to drive sales, ensuring their execution and analyzing their performance.- Management of distribution, assortment and trade terms (discounts, returns, delivery and payment terms)- Building a strong network with key stakeholders at retailer's, facilitating good relations between L'Oréal's and retailer's top management
Category Leader Skin Care - L'Oréal Paris & Garnier
- Definition of the skincare category go-to-market strategy by identifying customer specific growth opportunities – assortment, shelf space, promotions, launches.- Plan and development of local animations and promotions linked to customers’ specific needs.- Lead of the local implementation of key category projects and client category development projects. - Management of marketing budget- Team management to ensure excellence in the execution of promotions and trade marketing plans- Recruitment and development of future talents, ensuring the development of the team expertise and know how.
Product Group Manager Skin Care - L'Oréal Paris & Garnier
- Definition and implementation of the category strategy to drive & develop the business- Close cooperation with commercial organization to build brand activation plans- Analysis of consumer and market insights for the category, share findings with the Nordic organization to ensure the consistency of launches with the country’s needs - Introduction to the market of key skincare innovations- Regular meetings with key Finish clients to share category strategy and launches- Presentation of our key launches to Finnish journalists in yearly events.- Management of marketing budget- Team management to ensure excellence in the execution of promotions and trade marketing plans- Recruitment and development of future talents, ensuring the development of the team expertise and know how.
Product Group Manager, Maybelline Ny & Essie
- Successful launch of Essie nail polish brand- Management, development and optimization of the brand space and the assortment (new launches, space gain) - Definition and implementation of the brand strategy on make-up segments: media mix, distribution channels, assortment, price, promotions.- Management of the media plans- Development and implementation of brand promotions- Management of the marketing budget and sales forecast- Team management to ensure excellence in the execution of promotions and trade marketing plans
Product Group Manager, Garnier Skin Care & Deodorant
- Brand management and brand development through sales driven above-the-line and below-the-line activities.- Development of brand promotions across categories and implementation in stores and in media.- Plan and implementation of the launch of Garnier hygiene products.- Management of media plans and advertising.- Management of marketing budget and sales forecast.- Team management to ensure excellence in the execution of promotions and trade marketing plans- Recruitment and development of future talents, ensuring the development of the team expertise and know how.
Brand Manager
- Repositioning of the brand through multi-targeting communication (TV, Internet, Print & POS ) - Management & development of the communication of the brand on TV, Internet, Packs & POS- Management of brand profitability projects: analysis, lead of R&D rework, implementation, follow up- Follow up and analysis of above-the-line & bellow-the-line activities on sales- Management & development of Marketing Plans, Media Plan, Budgets & P&L of the brand- Lead of Qualitative and Quantitative consumer research- Lead of Industrial supply & Sourcing negotiations of new products
Junior Brand Manager
- Development of dairy innovations in cooperation with R&D- Increase of capacities of production- Development and implementation of promotions - Analysis and follow up of KPIs: consumer KPIs, market KPIs and brand KPIs
Assistant Brand Manager Actimel
- Analysis of key success actions in countries, leading to conclusions for rolling them out in other countries.- Management and analysis of countries data: key actions, marketing plans, competitors’ information…- Involvement in the development of new packs & line extensions with the R&D department.
Colleagues at PROfeel®
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Terhi Ahlroos
Colleague at Profeel®Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
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Virpi Niemi
Colleague at Profeel®Janakkala, Kanta-Häme, Finland
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Atte Jalli
Colleague at Profeel®Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
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Joonas Joutsen
Colleague at Profeel®Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
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Evgeniy Malyshev
Colleague at Profeel®Moscow, Russia, Russian Federation
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Анатолий Рябчиков
Colleague at Profeel®Moscow, Russia, Russian Federation
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Ilkka Huumonen
Colleague at Profeel®Lapinlahti, Northern Savonia, Finland
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Juho Kallio
Colleague at Profeel®Iisalmi, Northern Savonia, Finland
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Housem Labidi
Colleague at Profeel®Ben Arous, Tunisia
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Noora Salo
Colleague at Profeel®Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
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Audrey Valkonen education
Valio Lead, Corporate Leadership
Master'S Degree, International Marketing & Distribution
Master'S Degree, International Marketing, Exchange Student
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What company does Audrey Valkonen work for?
Audrey Valkonen works for PROfeel®.
What is Audrey Valkonen's role at PROfeel®?
Audrey Valkonen is listed as PROfeel®Global Head of Brand at PROfeel®.
Where is Audrey Valkonen based?
Audrey Valkonen is based in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland while working with PROfeel®.
What companies has Audrey Valkonen worked for?
Audrey Valkonen has worked for Profeel®, Valio, L'Oréal Finland, Danone Finland, and Danone Gmbh.
Who are Audrey Valkonen's colleagues at PROfeel®?
Audrey Valkonen's colleagues at PROfeel® include Terhi Ahlroos, Virpi Niemi, Atte Jalli, Joonas Joutsen, and Evgeniy Malyshev.
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What schools did Audrey Valkonen attend?
Audrey Valkonen holds Valio Lead, Corporate Leadership from Aalto University Executive Education Ltd.
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