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Managed product group category budget (business & Home cinema projectors and Professional B2B Audio) for all Western & Eastern Europe. P&L accountability, Forecasting, Budgeting and European-wide marketing responsibility. Liaison with Sony Corp, Japan, for strategic business, product, and fiscal budget planning.• FY22 ~ 104% Budget achievement for Business Projectors.• Total 6 product categories (11 products) FY23 ~ €37M Budget (32% of total 115M Budget).

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

Managed product group category budget (business projectors and professional pan tilt cameras) for all Western & Eastern Europe. P&L accountability, Forecasting, Budgeting and European-wide marketing responsibility. Liaison with Sony Corp, Japan, for strategic business, product, and fiscal budget planning.Added PTZ Cameras to responsibility for product life cycle marketing and product group category budget. • Achieved 170% of Budget in FY2020 for Pan Tilt Professional Cameras.

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

Managed product group category budget (business projectors) for all Western & Eastern Europe. P&L accountability, Forecasting, Budgeting and European-wide marketing responsibility. Liaison with Sony Corp, Japan, for strategic business, product, and fiscal budget planning.• Received AV Awards. Best Projector 2018.

San Diego, California, United States

· Responsible for group category budget (projectors) for all United States · P&L accountability, Forecasting, Budgeting and European wide marketing responsibility · Liaison to Sony Corp, Japan for strategic business, product and fiscal budget planning

New Jersey, United States

Accountability for entire Sony LCD Projector B2B Market · Liaison to Japan for product needs and product planning · Developed & approve all product pricing, product inventory levels & MARCOM judgmental spending. · Responsible for developing and implementing marketing plans for LCD Projectors in all aspects of channel marketing, channel advertising, sales & incentive programs and channel advocacy for IT channel, AV channel & new developing retail channel. · Responsible for all Marketing Development Funds allocation and spending to key channel account partners. · Working with sales management to develop & implement national & local marketing activities, product training, promotions, and channel

New Jersey, United States

· Responsible for developing and implementing marketing plans for network colour & monochrome laser printers into all sales channels in the United States & Canada. · Responsible for all aspects of channel marketing, channel advertising, sales & incentive programs and channel advocacy. · Managed a team of three Product Managers for all aspects of product marketing, product pricing, research and competitive product analysis · Worked with sales management to develop & implement national & local marketing activities, product training, promotions and channel advocacy. · Assisted VP of Marketing with national advertising campaigns, public relations and corporate communications

New Jersey, United States

· Successfully developed & implemented 3-year channel sales & marketing strategy for Sharp Electronics to enter into the computer reseller channel with a new breed of multifunction document systems. · Managed Andersen Consulting (Accenture) company to design an e-commerce business system for new IT sales channel · Oversaw all channel marketing, product marketing, promotions, sales recruiting and vertical market development and directed two marketing managers responsible for collateral materials and product marketing.

New Jersey, United States

· Worked with Director of Sales on production procurement, assembly and sales forecasting for PC notebook market · Responsible for allocation and approval of channel marketing funds to channel partners and oversaw all marketing materials, programs, and incentives for PC notebooks · Company's primary contact for public relations, advertising, merchandising and promotions for the Notebook PC & Printer business · Directed a marketing staff to monitor PC / printer market, pricing, and market trends and a technical staff to evaluate competitive products and evaluate software and PC accessories for potential bundle opportunities · Other responsibilities included product, sales & inventory (PSI), sales presentation, sales & product training and trade show preparation.

New Jersey, United States

· Worked directly with the National Marketing Manager · Accountable for product marketing and customer support; dealer programs and promotions for the Sharp National Account Program (SNAP) · Responsibilities also included: dealer & end user communications, fiscal SNAP business plans, sales reporting & analyzing, attending product, sales & inventory (PSI) monthly meetings.