France Perier

France Perier

Strategy & Marketing Manager - In the Process of Relocating from USA to France

Paris Area, France

Past
  • Senior Manager, Strategic Consumer Insights at Victoria's Secret Beauty
  • Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group
  • Brand Manager, Category Manager, Sales Representative at Unilever France
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • ESSEC - ESSEC Business School
Connections
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Industry
Consumer Goods

France Perier’s Summary

ESSEC / Harvard Business School graduate with 8 years of experience in corporate strategy, operational marketing and category management in the consumer goods and specialty retail industries. International profile.

France Perier’s Specialties:

Growth Strategy, Brand Management, Segmentation Analysis, Concept Generation, Performance Measurement, Qualitative & Quantitative Market Research, Category Management, Benchmarking, In-Store Testing.


France Perier’s Experience

  • Senior Manager, Strategic Consumer Insights

    Victoria's Secret Beauty

    (Cosmetics industry)

    July 2007March 2009 (1 year 9 months)

    Developped consumer insights for the beauty division of Victoria’s Secret ($5MM in sales with 25% for beauty, 1300 stores). Supervised the customer relations department which included a team of 3 associates.

  • Consultant

    The Boston Consulting Group

    (Management Consulting industry)

    July 2005June 2007 (2 years)

    Advised leadership teams of Fortune 500 corporations. Specific expertise includes growth strategy development, financial modeling, segmentation analysis, organizational restructuring and performance evaluation.

  • Brand Manager, Category Manager, Sales Representative

    Unilever France

    (Consumer Goods industry)

    January 1999July 2003 (4 years 7 months)

    2002-2003: Brand Manager, REXONA (deodorant). Managed the brand's marketing activities. Supported European innovation center for product development. Developped communication plans. Supervised 1 ACP.

    2001-2002: Category Manager, Oral Care (Carrefour Account). Partnered with the retailer to improve the category's performance. Provided oral care expertise. Listed new products. Created promotions at the national level.

    1999-2000: Assistant Brand Manager, SKIP (laundry detergent). Conducted day-to-day analyses. Tracked competitor sales & activities. Managed the brand's promotional plan. Organized communication with the sales force.

    1999: Sales Representative. Improved availability of new products in 50 stores in the south of France. Implemented national promotions locally. Optimized shelf space through the creation of merchandising plans.


France Perier’s Education

  • Harvard Business School

    20032005

  • ESSEC - ESSEC Business School

    19941998


Additional Information

France Perier’s Groups:

Co-chair 2005 HBS Marketing Conference

  •    Harvard Jobs
  •    Viadeo.com
  •    Expat Network
  •    Harvard Business School Alumni Network
  •    The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
  •    ESSEC Business School Alumni Group
  •    Top Consulting Firms - Employees and Alumni
  •    ProBeauty
  •    Harvard Business School Alumni
  •    Consumer Insights Interest Group
  •    Danone Alumni Network (Already Over 1100 Members !!!)
  •    Ivy League Alumni
  •    Unilever Alumni Network (4000+ Global members!)
  •    Cosmetics and Beauty Network
  •    Unilever Marketing Alumni
  •    Multicultural Marketing Experts
  •    UNILEVER PEOPLE
  •    Harvard Club of France
  •    MBA Highway | MBA & Recruiter Network
  •    Women's Wear Daily
  •    Personal Branding 2.0

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