Nathaniel Soares Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada

While serving as the Portfolio Marketing Manager, I oversaw portfolio of six handset manufacturers and 20 wireless devices with annual spend worth $50+M, led device lineup/lifecycle, initiated quarterly meetings, and collaborated with key stakeholders to streamline product development. I also utilized competitive insights to determine best handsets for launch. In addition, I determined the efficacy of in-market programs and improved accuracy of forecasts by analyzing key sales metrics and devising marketing strategies. Moreover, my job responsibilities also included developing aggressive marketing plans as well as differentiated offers, and increasing sales by inspection of handset Manufacturer Positioning Statements and the combination of information with organizational value proposition. Furthermore, I also conducted bi-weekly meetings with sales/marketing representatives to strengthen strategic partnerships with key handset manufacturers, and ensured alignment of promotions with business cases by developing playbooks and implementing best practices, while serving as SME.Key Accomplishments: • Directed organization from inventory position of over twenty-five years of stock down to seven months and eliminated obsolescence hit of $2M by devising robust business case and action plans.• Certified, on-boarded, and arranged supply chains in less than 50% of set time limit after issuance of denial order by US Commerce Department against ZTE and increasing need to pivot Mobile Broadband portfolio to other OEMs.

Toronto, Canada

As the Manager of Device Operations, I spearheaded account representatives and sales primes to formulate distribution lists of all collateral, including demo and mock devices, while ensuring proper merchandizing of stores for handset launch. In addition to it, I also served as an integral member of Hardware Management Team to coordinate and support ~60 handset launches annually. Furthermore, I collaborated cross-functionally aimed at supporting system readiness and SKU setup on iPhone launches each year. Streamlining on-boarding process by effectively managing device eligibility and several other internal hardware as well as pricing tables was also part of my job.Key Accomplishments: • Reduced team errors and omissions by 15% through development and execution of an impeccable launch checklist.• Launched LTE and VoLTE services in Canada in a team project and served as prime for Hardware Management, ensuring correct mapping to leverage 4G network and improving customer NPS by 10 points.

During my stint as Device Specialist, I held responsibility for heading cross-functional teams on new launches, and coordinating with key stakeholders to meet set constraints and ensure seamless launch operations. I also formulated and maintained device specification sheets, designed up-to-date pricing grids, and prepared ad-hoc presentations/reports, while overseeing all hardware communications circulated by Hardware Management. Additionally, I developed branded as well as third-party channels for new device launches by gathering information and configuring internal systems, while collaborating with 12 handset manufacturers. Furthermore, my job was to ensure SOX compliance by coordinating with internal audit team and administering Pricing initiation/Change (PIC) database.Key Accomplishments: • Designed the template to track price changes internally, which served as SOX control and accurately captured approvals necessary for external auditors.• Reduced yearly departmental translation expenditures by $20K+ by streamlining hardware communications and leveraging templates where possible.

Toronto, Canada