Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt

Current

• Marketing, Business & Product manager/ Key accountat AVANTE-CREATA Ltda (Self-employed)

Past

• Global Product Manager at Nu Skin Intl
• Marketing & Communication Manager at Nu Skin Brazil Ltda.
• Product Manager (regional) at Quest international

• Account manager at Ciba Especialidades Quimicas
• Director at Kristia Ind e Com. Import. e Export. Repres. Ltda
• Supplier Mananger at Cia Paulista de Obras e Serviços
• Product & Laboratory of Application Manager at Dragoco Ind. E Com Ltda

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Education

• Universidade de São Paulo
• FGV _ Fund. Getulio Vargas/SP
• Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz

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Industry

Cosmetics

Websites

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Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt’s Summary

I believe that marketing strategies allied to technical resources, social responsibility, optimization of natural resources and high technology are essential ingredients to generate a supported growth and open new market opportunities making the real difference for business.

I develop my expertise on marketing, communication, commercial, technical, research and product development areas working at Mane Fils, Dragoco, Quest and Ciba in Brazil, BYK and Marbert in Germany and NSI in Brazil and United States.

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Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt’s Specialties:

Wide expertise on B2B and B2C working in marketing & business development for the follow segments: chemicals, flavor & frangrances,cosmetics, pharmaceuticals,packaging etc in Brazil,Europe,USA and Latin America including analysis of regional/global trends, rationalization and improvement of new technologies allied to innovation and creativity with successful adaptation to the industrial and local reality.

Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt’s Experience

• Marketing, Business & Product manager/ Key account

  AVANTE-CREATA Ltda (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Cosmetics industry)

  June 2004 — Present (4 years 7 months)

  - Working as brand,product and communication advisor, developing analysis of regional/global trends, brand development and strategy. including marketing plan, communication/advertisement plan, business plan & sales strategy development.
  
  - Advising new businesses on formation of corporations and business structures, drafting privacy policies and structuring commercial transactionsinvolving initial prospective and initial contact with customers, sales forecast, price strategy, negotiation, elaboration of contracts and commercial strategies.
  
  - Market Share growth oriented.Strong technical know-how and readiness to support customers and internal staff.
  
  -Wide experience in the Development of New Markets and Businesses, acting in the segments: Cosmetic, Phamaceutical and Fine Chemistry.
  
  - Expertise on Projects Management, product development & services, including complete analysis of current trends/ competition/ cost/ benefits evaluation.

• Global Product Manager

  Nu Skin Intl

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; NSI; Cosmetics industry)

  April 2002 — February 2003 (11 months)

  American company, which acts on multi level market of cosmetic products as Global Product Manager for Face/Body and Sun, care products.Ø As product Manager in USA with global managerial responsibility for face care and body care line of products (41% of company annual net income). Development of new concepts end new products, including the modernization of existing lines and all marketing/communication material, coordination of global market research (qualitative and quantitative) to identify the brand perception/acceptation, improvements, etc, SWOT analysis and sales impact (before and after changes implementation).

• Marketing & Communication Manager

  Nu Skin Brazil Ltda.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; NSB; Cosmetics industry)

  January 2000 — April 2002 (2 years 4 months)

  Subsidiary of NS International. Creation/development and implementation of Business, Marketing and Advertising plans. Direction of marketing/communication area (corporative and product): coordination and planning of projects directly with specialized companies of Public relation area, including good contacts with media in general, newspaper and specialized magazines of those segments, close contact with advertising agencies to develop/create product catalogues (technical/commercial approach), promotional material (flyers, banners, etc), magazine advertisements, etc., giving full support to sales team.

• Product Manager (regional)

  Quest international

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Cosmetics industry)

  November 1997 — July 1999 (1 year 9 months)

  Quest Intl. – (from Nov/97 to Jul/99) – British company, which belongs to ICI group. Manufacturer of fragrances, flavors, essential oils and cosmetic ingredients with global revenues in around £ 691,000,000.00 and 4,590 employees.
  Position: Product Manager
  Main Responsibilities: Managerial responsibility in Latin America for a Multimedia system and its marketing tools to understanding the final consumer (MIRIAD - Multimedia Interactive Redefining Intelligent Aromatic Design - which win the Fifth awards 97 – USA – business intelligence tool. Development of Market database for Latin America (info of launched products, characteristics, claims, etc). Coordination and study analysis about global emerging trends in Latin America and its importance to support new product concepts and/or to attend with active participation in global, regional and local briefs and projects to companies like UNILEVER, P&G, R&C, J&J, Sara Lee, L’Oreal, Avon, etc.

• Account manager

  Ciba Especialidades Quimicas

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Chemicals industry)

  June 1996 — January 1997 (8 months)

  Swiss company (name before de fusion with Sandoz: Ciba-Geigy) with revenues around CHF 7.1 Billion and 5,000 employees.
  Position: Account/Sales Manager
  Main Responsibilities:
  Responsible for marketing and sales areas and giving technical advisory of company’s products for local customers of cosmetic and household segments in Brazil and sales negotiation directly with main clients.

• Director

  Kristia Ind e Com. Import. e Export. Repres. Ltda

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Chemicals industry)

  August 1993 — April 1996 (2 years 9 months)

  Brazilian company that specialized in the import, export and trade of raw materials for flavor and fragrance, food, beverage, etc, prospecting new business and clients, improve current accounts in terms of sales and profitability and define pricing strategy for products and solutions.

• Supplier Mananger

  Cia Paulista de Obras e Serviços

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; CPOS; Civil Engineering industry)

  May 1992 — August 1995 (3 years 4 months)

• Product & Laboratory of Application Manager

  Dragoco Ind. E Com Ltda

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Cosmetics industry)

  August 1989 — January 1992 (2 years 6 months)

  German company. After the fusion with the company Haarman & Reimer its name actually is Symrise. Manufacturer of fragrances, flavors, essential oils, plant extracts, color dyes/pigments and cosmetic and household ingredients.

Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt’s Education

• Universidade de São Paulo

  MBA, Management and Product Engineering, 2003 — 2006

• FGV _ Fund. Getulio Vargas/SP

  Specialization, Marketing, May 1990 — January 1991

• Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz

  University, Chemical Engineer, February 1980 — December 1986

Additional Information

Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt’s Websites:

• Gerson Lehrman Group advisors
• Guidepoint Global advisors

Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt’s Interests:

management, new technology, philosophy, psychology, raw materials used on cosmetic industry, flavors & fragrances, food technology, cosmetic inovations, genetic, etc.

Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt’s Groups:

Brazilian Association of Cosmetics and Hygiene Industries - ABIPHEC/SIPATESP and ABC

Brazilian Technical Rule Association - ABNT.

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Sandra Cristina Poli Schmidt’s Honors:

Honorific mention at VII Cosmetic Chemistry Congress/1990 with the presentation of the work: “Alpha-Bisabolol draw out the Candeia oil and its application in Cosmetic products”.

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