Led innovation projects for Latin America and the Philippines. Regions accounting for €37.1M, ~20% of the CBU business (Forecast FY23). Fostered collaboration with the Strategy & Planning team to optimize resource allocation and operational efficiency. Implemented data-driven processes to streamline project lifecycles and facilitated comprehensive portfolio analysis for informed decision-making.Key Achievements:• Built and deployed a Resource Calculation model to optimize project execution, achieving cost and time efficiency. • Designed a robust forecasting model to predict the financial impact of projects on CBU, improving forecast accuracy and enabling data-driven financial decision-making.• Built a comprehensive PowerBI dashboard to consolidate and visualize financial data across the innovation portfolio, enabling real-time insights and data-driven decision-making for project management.

Managed a €23.4 million distributor network in Latin America (~20% of CBU business, FY20 actuals). Secured favorable trade terms and a strategic route-to-market plan for FY2020, driving a projected +3% YoY growth in FY21 despite regional instability. Implemented data-driven brand strategies to optimize marketing spend and achieve growth objectives. Owned trade support, performance bonus investments, and commercial negotiations.Key Achievements:• Developed a VBA-powered ROI calculator to optimize distributor execution of temporary price reductions and bundle promotions. This data-driven tool provided real-time ROI insights, facilitated historical data analysis, and empowered informed decision-making for future campaign optimization.

Proficiently managed month-end financial close and rolling forecast process, ensuring alignment with IFRS and compliance standards. Oversaw Operational Expenditure (OPEX) and Topline optimization strategies. Engaged in strategic business partnerships across Core Markets (Balkans, CIS, and LATAM), constituting approximately 72% of the business (2017 actuals). Effectively contributed to driving top-line growth through category, customer, and channel strategies, positively impacting P&L. Supported innovation business cases, ensuring top-line growth and profitability maximization.Key Achievements:• Spearheaded the successful integration of the “Demand Building Blocks tool” into the strategic planning process, resulting in enhanced forecasting accuracy for Net Sales and Profitability.• Led improvements in the quarterly resource allocation process, prioritizing projects with positive P&L impact.

Created compelling content for both internal and external communication platforms. Contributed to the planning and execution of marketing campaigns. Analyzed marketing strategies, identifying areas for enhancement in awareness and retention initiatives.Key Achievements:• Implemented the SciVal Teaser tool using VBA and Sharepoint, empowering Sales managers to efficiently generate sales proposals. Reduced costs and turnaround time, enabling efficiency gains.

Managed a network of small mining accounts in Peru & Bolivia, securing ~10% of total procurement volume. Established and maintained profitable, long-term relationships with miners through strategic negotiations. Conducted in-depth financial and hedge analyses to optimize procurement costs and mitigate risks. Owned the entire supply chain from mine to warehouse, ensuring efficient export logistics and back-office operations.Key Achievements:• Led improvements in stock reconciliation by implementing data-driven systems to identify and resolve inventory discrepancies.

Led the development, execution, and monitoring of financial budgets for the platform, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Analyzed intercompany and local sales data to identify trends and optimize revenue streams. Managed 'mark-to-market' evaluations of live contracts, proactively monitoring performance, and mitigating potential risks. Delivered comprehensive month-end reports for global platform stakeholders, providing data-driven insights for informed decision-making.Key Achievements:• Built and implemented the FY2015 budget for the metal’s platform (warehouse & corporate office), prioritizing cost and volume efficiency.• Successfully led and supported a local tax authority audit, ensuring seamless integration of financial data, commercial team input, and compliance regulations.• Developed and deployed a warehouse throughput optimization model leveraging scenario analysis and VBA to achieve improvements in cost and time efficiency.

Managed tracking and analysis of marketing budgets and expenditures. Designed and monitored promotional initiatives, assessing their outcomes. Provided support for point-of-sale trial executions and effectively designed and implemented strategies to break trial barrier.

Managed Herbal Essences shampoo in Peru and contributed to initiatives for the country's top-ranking shampoo brand, Head & Shoulders. Streamlined the bundling process for Hair Care brands and implemented a data-driven initiative tracking report with both quantitative and qualitative metrics, enabling ongoing performance optimization and informed decision-making.