Stian Ström Email & Phone Number

Gothenburg, Se

Alingsås, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

TengTools is a global industrial company selling hand tools and storage solutions to +30 countries. TengTools has own sales and development units in Taiwan, UK, Ireland and Australia and HQ in Sweden.

Alingsås

Gothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg, Sweden

Ström Management Consulting (SMC) helps companies and their management teams to map market needs, identify new opportunities, and develop company offerings to create added value for their customers. SMC also has broad experience in creating growth and increasing its clients' profitability by optimizing and streamlining their business and motivating and engaging the organization to perform better. SMC offers both corporate advisory services and takes interim assignments within marketing, sales or corporate management. SMC is based in Gothenburg, but takes on assignments from Oslo in the west to Stockholm in the east and Malmö in the south. If you know someone who needs an experienced manager to help a company improve value creation and increase profitability, please contact me at stian.strom@yahoo.se or by phone +46 706470262.Keywords: B2C, Consumer goods, Management consulting, Interim Management, Consumer Insight, Product development, Portfolio Analysis, Strategy, Brand Management, Sales Management, Marketing Management, Key Account Management, International Sales.

Sweden

Pladis is a global biscuit and confectionery company with a turnover of $US5,2 billion and operations in 120 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. The company is owned by Yildiz Holding, the largest food company in CEEMEA, and combines three centuries of baking and confectionery expertise by bringing together the three iconic brands, Godiva, McVitie’s and Ülker.pladis Sverige AB (former United Biscuits Sverige AB) was established at the end of 2015 and has today 17 employees. Key accomplishments: In just over a year we managed to increase RTM sales by 27%. I launched the GODIVA brand (Belgian Chocolate) with all four major grocery retailers and achieved a weighted distribution of 20-60% on 11 items (970 stores). We also developed a 360 degrees marketing plan including PR events, social media, cooperation with influencers, outdoor media, TV, magazines and in store activities such as demos and big displays. We established the Group's ERP system and took over product planning, warehouse management and all back office features from third-party vendors.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Almondy is a supplier of frozen cakes with 100 employees and 400 MSEK in turnover, of which 85% went to export.I was member of the Almondy Group Management team and responsible for all sales to both retail and food service in more than 30 markets around the world (300 MSEK). I led a sales organization with two Area Sales Mangagers and a network of agents and distributors in each market. Key accomplishments:• Established Almondy with new distributors in the US, Canada and in the Middle East.• Negotiated an agreement to get the Almondy branded products back into IKEA• Established a Sales and Operational Planning process that lead to better forecasting which again made it possible to reduce the production and logistical costs.Keywords:Strategy, Leadership, International Sales, Sales Management, Key Account Management, Negotiation, Customer Insight, FMCG, Brand Management

Gothenburg, Sweden

The Viking Footwear Group is a leading supplier of rubber boots and GORE-TEX shoes to the shoe and sports trade in the Nordics. The group had 50 employees and 400 MNOK in turnover. I was a member of the Executive Management team and responsible for the Swedish sales company with 7 employees and 100 MSEK in turnover.Key accomplishments:- I led a turnaround in Sweden where we managed to increase the turnover with 25% at the same time as we went from large deficits to deliver the three best annual results in the company history.- In 2011 I was appointed “Viking of the year” for “outstanding profit growth, keeping high energy level in the organization and continously challenging everyone to improve”.- The last year I was project leader for a product portfolio project in the Viking Group that led to reduced sourcing costs from the factories in Asia.Keywords: Consumer goods, Sports industry, Sales Management, Business strategy, Leadership, Key Account Management, Negotiation, Brand Management, Customer Insight

Kungalv, Sweden

Göteborgs Kex was the mother company in the Orkla Biscuits business which was a market leader in both Sweden, Norway and Finland with a turnover of 750 MSEK. I was responsible for research, marketing strategy, category strategy, marketing and innovation in the Nordics and led a team of 15 people. Member of the Orkla Biscuits Executive Management team. Key accomplishments:- When I started, biscuits was a declining category in the Nordics. We started by doing extensive consumer and shopper research that created a basis for developing a new category strategy to improve the customer profitability within the Biscuits & cake category. We then launched several new brands and products and created new growth.- I also participated in several cross functional, cost saving projects within production, purchasing and logistics leading to a significant increase of the profitability. - The last half a year in Göteborgs Kex I was project leader to change and improve the company culture. I carried through workshops with more than 100 employees in Göteborgs Kex and Sätre Kjeks and then summarized and presented a new set of values that were approved in the Executive Management team. Keywords:FMCG, Strategy, Leadership, Brand Management, Marketing Management, Consumer Insight, Innovation, Product development, Category Mangement, Marketing Communication, International Marketing

Responsible for marketing strategy, category strategy, innovation and communication in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

Marketing Manager Home Care and member of the Board of Innovation. Responsible for the innovation process and Customer Service in Lilleborg.Keywords:FMCG, Brand Management, Innovation, Product development, Leadership, Consumer Insight, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Communication.

Key Account Manager, Coop, Servicehandel & Horeca.Member of the Management team.

Marketing Manager Chips&Nuts

Brand Manager Personal Wash

Cems Master In International Management, Economics And Business Administration

Activities and Societies: CEMS Exchange student at Hochschule St. Gallen, Switzerland, Spring 1995, CEMS internship (10 weeks) at Hafslund.

Certified Board Member

"Right focus in the Board Work" - 2.5 days education with examination

Education record

• Orkla Brand Academy (40 days) • Orkla Sales Academy (20 days) • Orkla B2B Academy (25 days) • Orkla Management Program (24 days)

Siviløkonom, Economics And Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Big Business Band, CEMS Alumni

High School

High School