Ryan Agee Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco, CA, US

London, England, GB

• Team Unilever ShopperResponsibilities:
• Hired to lead Shopper media strategy for the Health and Beauty channels at Unilever
• Increased scope to cover strategy for Target, Grocery, Value, and National retail clients
• Provide strategic planning recommendations for shopper programs at Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, and Ulta Beauty
• Manage vendors and internal agencies to ensure timely execution of Shopper Marketing programs
• Partner with vendors to develop new ad tech solutions based on strategic pillars of each business unit

New York, New York, US

• Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with Senior Manager, Shopper Marketing for Walgreens on planning and developing Shopper Marketing programs
• Work with Shopper Insights team to develop strategies by business unit and plan Shopper Marketing programs based on strategies developed
• Manage vendors and agencies to ensure timely execution of Shopper Marketing programs
• Partner with vendors to develop new ad tech solutions based on strategic pillars of each business unit
• Manage yearly budget in excess of $5MM, track spend through internal systems, and send invoices to the proper contacts to be paid

Irving, Texas, US

• Responsibilities:
• Primary client contact and project lead for all programs, including in-store, digital and social campaigns
• Ideated innovative in-store displays and overall campaigns for leading OTC brands
• Relayed client’s brief to the creative team to ensure that all communication priorities are captured and the creative fits with the client’s overall strategy
• Led planning sessions with Shopper Marketing Managers for yearly marketing budgets across multiple OTC brands and retailers including Target, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, Kroger, Costco, and Sam’s Club
• Mentored and managed Account Manager on the Pfizer business by training in agency process, client communications, and project execution

New York, New York, US

• Develop relationships with printers, injection molders, and other vendors to ensure prompt and accurate quotes
• Negotiate with vendors to receive the best pricing possible and achieve cost reductions
• Issue custom quotations for multi-million dollar in-store advertising programs
• Coordinate programs for top CPG clients including Procter & Gamble, Kraft, ConAgra, McNeil, Neutrogena, Kimberly Clark, Colgate-Palmolive, Hershey, Mars, and retailers including Kroger, Safeway, Ahold, Publix, HEB.
• Manage client and Sales expectations for custom program deadlines and develop detailed schedules to keep programs on time for delivery
• Participate in client meetings to provide expert advice on printing and program specifications

New York, New York, US

• Hired to train and assist Sales on the workings of a new internal system for booking and executing in store programs.
• Developed all job responsibilities for this newly created position
• Collaborated with internal departments to develop workarounds to software system bugs and issues
• Responsible for assisting the entire Eastern Sales Division and the eastern Operations team
• Reported and logged all bugs to I.T. and tracked each issue to ensure they were tested and fixed
• Scheduled and led weekly meetings with Sales Regional Vice Presidents to discuss developments to the in store order processing software system and pinpoint users who needed additional training