Ross Handler Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Senior Brand Manager - Innovation and Renovation Strategy for Heinz and Kraft Brand Condiments, Sauces, and Dressings

Chicago, Il, Us

Downers Grove, Il, Us

Brand leader helping to build Instant kitchen appliances beyond our core category. Key launches include the Precision (electric) Dutch Oven and smart Instant Pot Pro Plus with Wifi and a new Instant app. Responsible for building a robust innovation pipeline and brand strategy into 3 new categories, executing seamless product launches, and developing strong, consumer driven marketing plans.

Berlin, De

Accelerated two upstart brands in the US market. Responsible for marketing and communication strategy, innovation, demand planning, trade promotion strategy and financial delivery.

Berlin, De

Built and led the insights, innovation, research, and analytics team; re-orienting the organization to put our consumers first to build our brands. Elevating our technical capabilities by bringing in new methodologies, tools, and software. Building a network of trusted partners. Facilitating better decision making through informed, thorough, and clear analyses. Launching better products.Team lead on far out innovation work; identifying white space opportunities, understanding consumer behavior and attitude trends, volume forecasting, pricing strategy, and business case development. Efforts ensure R&D is focusing resources and time on the most promising opportunities.

New York, Ny, Us

Consultant and client lead for new product innovation. Advised consumer brands across the entire innovation process from early concept development through product testing and launch. Leveraging primary research, insights on brand positioning, product optimization, sales forecasting, and marketing execution, helped clients to grow their business by launching winning ideas.Price and Promotional strategy subject matter expert, helped our clients better position themselves at retail to compete within their category with optimal pricing and trade strategy.