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Registration: 28.10.2022

Alexander Usachev

Marketing
middle
Specialization: Marketing / Digital Marketing

Portfolio

Sber Logistics

CMO and Head of Product Development

Decathlon

Digital Marketing Director

Avito

Head of C2C Marketing

Skills

Analytics
Digital marketing
Digital transformation
Marketing strategy
Product marketing

Work experience

Digital Marketing Director
11.2021 - 01.2023 |Decathlon
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Leading Digital Marketing Strategy with Brand building, cross-functional marketing and e com processes Global Digital Transformation and Product Marketing. Responsibilities: ● Lead Digital strategy and team (acquisition, SEO, CRM, creatives, web analytics) as a key business growth. ● Cross-functional processes and culture (Marketing, Digital, E-com) and strategic approach for end-to-end communication -> conversion -> retention -> advocacy process. ● Organize international digital transformation with Product Marketing: CJM, audience segmentation, product development funnel with stage gate process and communication global teams -> markets/regions. ● Lead omni-channel integration to merge Digital and Retail experience based on CJM. Creating centralized + regional communication process and planning with cities communication leaders Achievements: ● Created strong and highly collaborative team in 2 months vs. “closed digital club”. ● Launched multi-touch attribution approach from brand offline channels to retail/e-com funnel. ● Digital strategy with digital marketing model: o Converted acquisition approach from “tools first” to “sports and audience first”. This brought more efficient and engaged traffic from key sports to be retained in e-com (Google Analytics data). o SEO development scenarios -> SEO traffic and revenue grew over 2x times. o Implemented CRM long term planning with E-com and Retail teams, adding App CRM planning. o Best in class creatives approach launch: Big Idea approach, which then was executed in relevant channels creatives with cross-functional agreements. ● Optimized ROAS by 2x times with separating always on efficient channels and test and learn projects 10-20% budget allocation. ● Created structure for global Digital Transformation planning, communication and results sharing. ● Introduced strategy and process product development funnel with a stage gate process (Decathlon United team).
CMO and Head of Product Development
03.2021 - 10.2021 |Sber Logistics
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Leading 2 teams – Marketing and Product Development departments. Member of Leadership Team. Responsibilities: ● Organize Marketing and Product teams to achieve KPIs in volume and revenue (quarterly and annual). ● Building product ownership approach in the company: team recruitment, cross-functional processes establishment, building product centric approach. ● Marketing strategy: recruit and organize marketing team to build 2021 marketing plan for brand building (through awareness and trust). ● Communication plan creation (no marketing budget planned previously), and execution through creating and defending business cases to receive funding. ● Budget control and review with finance team for P&L confirmation to Sber top management. ● Recruitment of external resources and agencies to support marketing and product processes. Achievements: ● Created product centric approach (product managers as owners of end-to-end business process). ● Reviewed key product processes for automatization by IT team. ● Launched 9 product development processes with multi-functional teams with product/project leadership and flexible resources review (for product preparation, business/system analysis, IT production). ● Built and launched first marketing plan and digital first communication strategy. ● Brand awareness raised by 2x times, search lift +150%, brand rating raised by 2.3x times. ● Digital performance – Cost per lead decreased by 4x times. ● SberLogisitcs own app prepared and tested. ● Launched 4 Sber ecosystem projects. ● Brought permanent media, creative and brand protection agency as constant partners. ● Built both Marketing and Product teams with recruitment and structure review. ● Introduced quarterly bonus system for Marketing team (previously possible for Product team only).
Head of C2C Marketing
08.2019 - 01.2021 |Avito
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Leading team of 7 people Creating and managing C2C marketing and communication strategy with 90% of total marketing budget. Member of Avito Leadership Team and Marketing Leadership Team. Leading Product Development process integration from Marketing team. Responsibilities: ● Organize Marketing and communication strategy development (1+ year) by C2C team and all functional teams. ● Trust and Safety stream leadership from Marketing. ● Strategic cases (verticals and brand) review and preparation for Executive Management submission. ● Efficient C2C team management and all Marketing team involvement (media, performance, PR, SMM, creative, research) for annual marketing plan, 8 people team with their functional leadership. ● Avito brand development and positioning. ● Budget management based on key KPIs (buyers, revenue), with reporting to Finance and global investors. ● Cross team collaboration (Marketing-Businesses-Product) with KPIs and OKRs setting Personal and team achievements: ● Hired a strong team of PMMs and BM: strongest 360 marketing campaigns with Link test results 100%, best Tik Tok result in Russia with 1 bln views, innovative communication for young audience, etc. ● Created 2020 Marketing/communication strategy with Analytics and Performance teams with 2x budget growth based on 1+ years attribution windows. ● Updated unified process for 2021 marketing strategy including Finance, Businesses and Marketing teams. ● Created a process for involving partners and stakeholders in long term communication planning (solved an issue with constant projects development and launch delays). Executed 3x more campaigns in 2020. ● Established Avito brand strategy with new visual style and brand guidelines (BM). ● Created RACI process and integrated it into end to end product launch process with all teams. ● Smooth anticrisis transition process and budget review with 3 scenarios for Executive.
Senior Marketing Manager/Senior Marketing Engagement Manager/Marketing Manager/Associate Marketing Manager
04.2012 - 08.2019 |Lego
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Strategies deployment (LEGO Brand, partnerships, Content) and communication strategy. Boys Category leadership: 70% of business with key brands and new launches. Responsibilities: ● LEGO Brand (Masterbrand) strategic positioning and integration in brands/retail strategies. ● Partnerships strategic 18 months planning, leading process in Marketing team (strategy direction, budget, 360 campaigns, sponsorships, production/logistics, in-store support and retail placement). ● Media planning, budget and P&L management. ● Content strategy on TV (with additional campaigns) and in digital (YT/AVOD/SVOD/TVOD). ● Transition to new global media agency (Carat -> Initiative), leading Marketing team transition. ● LEGO Movie 2 launch as the key brand and partnership campaign (leading project team). ● Top Priority novelties launches: project team creation and leadership for 360 strategy planning. Achievements: ● Cross-functional leadership for Marketing strategy preparation and presentation to clients. ● Established full planning/execution/reporting process with new media agency, local contract preparation and management (Russia the first country to sign local contract). ● Outstanding results for IPs launches (highest desire for NY gift, minimal stock in Jan’19, portfolio share <30%). ● Created planning pipeline for 2018/2019 media and trade plans with Disney, WB, Universal and Blizzard. ● Ninjago content contract expansion by various channels with content ratings above market average. ● Prepared content strategy with global content team for largest local partners (IVI, Okko) and 24/7 airing on YouTube with Russia having highest test results in the region (in viewing time).
Brand and Trade Activation Manager
06.2010 - 04.2012 |Kimberly-Clark
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50% Brand management, 50% Trade Marketing, leading 6 KAMs for NKA in Kleenex brand Responsibilities and results: ● Marketing execution, Media and in-store Kleenex strategy. ● Special occasions support planning (New Year, Women’s Day, B2S). ● Global market analysis leading for box tissues positioning. ● New products launch. First in Europe created fully emotional communication vs. functional for box tissues. ● NKA (70% of sales) team KPIs, budget tracking and in-store solutions management (best in company results +20% annual growth). ● LEAN implementation in company business strategy.
Product Manager
09.2008 - 06.2010 |Sony
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BRAVIA TVs product management, 60% of total company business, 90% of TV/Video category Responsibilities and results: ● New TVs lineup development, inputs for Tokyo headquarters (2 years horizon). ● TVs strategy management: communication (ATL and in-store), pricing, budget. ● Full market analysis (GFK) for local management and Tokyo. ● Special products and features for RU market development. ● Launched new Monolith design (2009-2010) series with 5% sales growth. ● Created special local TV model with Tri-Color integrated solution.
Associate Brand Manager (Shopper Marketing)
01.2008 - 09.2008 |Procter & Gamble
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Driving Customized Marketing solutions for P&G total beauty category based on customers specifics (scale, location, traffic, average receipt).
Associate Brand Manager
01.2004 - 01.2008 |Gillette
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Associate Brand Manager Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 Brand management for 2 categories (Double Edge and Disposable razors) and premium products launch. Demand planner: Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 Forecasting for Blades and Razors – key category in Gillette business.
Logistics/Supply planner/Production line operator
07.2000 - 01.2004 |MARS
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Logistics/Supply planner: Jul 2002 – Jan 2004 Production line operator: 2000 – 2001

Educational background

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Till 1995
Kennewick High school, Wa, USA (GED)
P&G
2007
Brand Management College
Production management. System behavior forecasting based on non-linear dynamics
1996 - 2002
Moscow Aircraft Technical University

Languages

EnglishProficientRussianNative