As a Senior Sales/Product/Category Leader in Retail/Consumer electronics, I have accumulated 17 years of experience in various positions in TOP 5 tech industry companies, winning 6 internal awards. I am a self-motivated and organized team player, with exceptional communication skills and a talent for building networks based on trust in complex matrix organizations. Since 2011, I have been managing teams of 5-15 at both Microsoft and Apple, excelling as a staff recruiter, mentor, and coach with a caring approach.I'm proud to have a track record of success in market analysis, turning data into insights and business decisions. I have experience working through complex matrix organizations with multiple stakeholders/teams, including Fortune 500 OEMs and Retailers on executive level. I excel in Account Management, have a strong background in Omnichannel, both in Consumer and Commercial settings, and have worked across multiple geographies, both developed and emerging markets, on EMEA and CEE levels.I'm a natural at Business Development and Entrepreneurship, and I have experience introducing new categories such as the iPhone at Retail and Surface as a 1st Party. I'm well-versed in Category and Product Management, including end-to-end strategy development for Go-to-market. I also have a talent for Project Management and have been involved in multiple PC gaming activities with OEMs and the Microsoft PC Game Pass subscription service.Outside of work, I'm a proud father of 4 and 6-year-olds. I'm always ready to take on new challenges.SKILLLS: #Peoplemanagement: Managing 5-15 Teams since 2011 at both Microsoft and Apple#Analytical: Market analysis - GFK, IDC, Gartner, Internal Telemetry. Turning insights into business decisions#Alliances: working thru complex matrix organizations w. multiple stakeholders / teams including Fortune 500 OEMs and Retailers on executive level#Sales: Account Management - Retailers / Disties / OEMs#Omnichannel: #Consumer (Apple and Microsoft) and #Commercial (Lenovo, Smart Collaboration, Microsoft Surface Commercial)#Regional: multiple geographies track of record - both developed and emerging markets exposure on EMEA and CEE level#Business Development: #startupingbusinesses #Enterpreneurial: e.g Surface as 1st Party or introducing new categories - e.g. iPhone at Retail #Category & #Productmanagement: 1st and 3rd Party Product Management incl Go-to-market end-to-end strategy development#ProjectManagement#Gaming - multiple PC gaming activities with OEMs and Microsoft PC Game Pass subscription service
Listed skills include Partner Management, Business Development, Strategy, Account Management, and 5 others.