Our Client is a global leader on nutrition market, a producer of non questionably best selling brands within it''s category. Due to the dynamic growth on European Market the Company is currently focusing on development of CEE markets and has decided to establish a local entity in Poland. The role of Country Head would be to be responsible for devising a business strategy and plan to optimize the business in Poland and to implement the agreed plan, building the structure to deliver sustained growth.
- Define and deliver a market plan to include the size of medium-term opportunity and the necessary structure and route to market and Suitable investment levels
- Deliver against ambitious growth plans and clearly defines the critical success factors to achieve this growth.
- Devise and implement channel/customer strategy
- Manage, either directly or via subordinates, all customer relationships
- Identify new market opportunities and distribution partnerships, develop robust business proposals to support buy in from key stakeholders and negotiate contracts with a view to developing long term relationships.
- Own the P&L, managing to agreed Sales, GM and Operating Profit targets, steering gross margin delivery via pricing, product and customer mix
- Drive sales number in Poland as well as driving range distribution
- Managing market pricing within European guidelines.
- Manage all expense budgets
- Minimum 5 years experience in a sales and/or marketing managerial function for a blue-chip consumer goods organization, working in Poland.
- Bachelor''s Degree or equivalent qualification in Marketing, Business Studies, Food Business/Science or a related discipline
- At least 3 years experience of building new brands and/or sales channels in Poland
- Ability to influence at a board level
- Experience of managing budgets
- Demonstrable history of building a business and working in a start-up/medium sized company would be desirable.
- Excellent leadership skills and proven experience of building a team
- Fluent in English and Polish.
- Willingness to travel extensively both in Poland and across Europe and US
- Ability to work to stretching targets in a dynamic industry
- Excellent communication and influencing skills at a senior level
- Projects professional presence, gravitas and strong credibility
- Results orientated strategic thinker and creative problem solver
- Interest in sport or health and fitness
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