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Registration: 28.10.2022
Alexander Usachev
Marketing
Specialization: Marketing / Digital 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