National Marketing & Corporate Affairs Manager - Aust / Nz
Uniden Australia Pty Ltd
Uniden: A consumer electronics communication specialist. The No.1 selling brand of cordless phones and UHF radios in Australia and New Zealand. Additionally it launched many new business categories including Digital Video Surveillance, Baby Monitors, In-Car Accident Cam Vehicle Recorders & GPS car navigation. Sales exceed $65 millionResponsibilities:* Develop the marketing strategies for Australia and New Zealand for all traditional and digital marketing. Manage budgets up to $1 million annually, supervise two marketing staff and lead Aust / NZ cross functional teams. * Manage all facets of Uniden’s transition from one 3rd party logistics provider to another. * Manage legal activities including preparing promotional terms and conditions, trademarks, supplier contracts, negotiation with a Receiver and liaison with external lawyers if needed.Key Achievements: * Expanded Responsibilities - In May 2012, in addition to managing Marketing, was promoted to have expanded responsibilities of managing Corporate Affairs.* Tripled Sales - annual sales tripled to $65 million * No 1 Market share – grew the phone market share from 27% to 55% per year (No.1).* Developed all Communication - internal and external B2B and B2C communication activities, including the creative development process for promotional campaigns, consumer and trade media advertising, press releases, event marketing, digital advertising, sponsorships, educational literature, web sites, videos, brochures, in-store displays, vibrant packaging development and sales road shows.* Launched many New Business Categories * Segmentation, Positioning and Pricing * Managed Change – transitioned to a new 3rd party logistics provider resulting in much greater visibility and control of inventory, better service levels for dealers and saved over 10% annually.* Secured Financial Gains - obtained a large settlement from Receivers, * Workplace Health and Safety – provided staff training to ensure WHS compliance