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Laure VIELLARD DEGENEVE

Laure VIELLARD DEGENEVE

Pont de Briques

Summary

Accomplished Sales and Marketing Marketing Manager, +25 years experience in international B2B environment.

I like to face new challenges, curious about product innovation and new technologies.

I'm satisfied when I achieve to create long term partnership with customers or suppliers.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Trading Manager

SOPROPECHE
Wimille, Pas-de-Calais
12.2019 - 01.2025

Sopropeche is specialized in the trading of ingredients for the Petfood industry, Aquaculture and Feed industries.

  • Identify new market opportunities, new products
  • Selecting the best ingredients manufacturers
  • Purchasing and Selling
  • Key account management
  • Large range of ingredients: Hydrolysed proteins, fish oils, fish meals, mand animal proteins, frozen meat, vegetable proteins, brewer's yeast, microalgaes...

Marketing and Communication Manager

Montreuil Appart Holidays
Montreuil-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais
02.2018 - 11.2019

Co-creation with my husband of an Apartment Hotel in Montreuil sur Mer. www.montreuilappart.com

  • Setting up the business plan
  • Renovation of a historical building (1776) and designing new apartments
  • Developing the website and communication

Export Sales Manager

INGREDIA
Arras, Pas-de-Calais
04.2006 - 01.2018

INGREDIA is a french dairy cooperative specialized in the production and commercialization of dairy ingredients for the Food and for the Health & Nutrition industries.

  • 2 years in the Nutritional Business Unit, promoting bioactive ingredients (milk protein peptide with relaxing properties Lactium, lactoferrin, colostrum, cranberry extract, chia oil to the Food supplement and Petfood industries. Turnover: 2.4 millions Euros
  • 6 years in the Functional Business Unit, promoting milk protein isolate, milk protein concentrate in Sports and Nutrition industries

Turnover: 42 millions Euros

  • 4 years as business developer in Europe and Central America to promote an innovative new process of cheese manufacturing without whey separation. Turnover: 21 millions Euros

Tasks:

  • Set up 3 years Operational Marketing Plan and Annual Budget
  • Increase turnover and margins
  • Manage Key accounts: Nestlé, Mondelez, Mars-Royal Canin
  • Manage distributors
  • Coordinating customer's project with Marketing, R&D and Production Departments

Product Manager

INGREDIA
Arras, Pas-de-Calais
03.2002 - 03.2006
  • Set up 3 years operational marketing plan for specific range of products on international level: Europe, Asia, AME and North America
  • Pricing policy
  • Communication plan
  • Organising Food exhibitions (FIE, FI Asia, CFIA Morocco), Sales and Team building seminars

Product Manager

Alimentos Procesados
Arequipa, Peru
06.1999 - 08.2001

Developing new products for the peruvian mass market: Infant Food and Animal Food

Marketing Assistant

PRESENCE MARKETING
Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine
05.1998 - 05.1999
  • Set up and sell in France a marketing study on French consumer habits toward exotic foods- Quantitative and Qualitative study
  • Organising focus group for Key Accounts in order to test new products and packaging before launching in the mass market

Education

Master of Business Administration - International trade

Orléans University
Orléans, Loiret
09.1996 - 06.1998

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Humberside University
Hull, England
09.1995 - 06.1996

DUT - International trade

IUT de Sceaux
Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
09.1993 - 06.1995

Skills

  • Results oriented culture
  • Analysis and Communication skills
  • Business negotiation
  • Active listening

Languages

French
Native
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent

Affiliations

  • I like reading novels and comics, watching basket-ball games, swiming, walking in the countryside, travelling and discovering new countries and their cultures

Certification

Driving Licence Category B

Timeline

Trading Manager

SOPROPECHE
12.2019 - 01.2025

Marketing and Communication Manager

Montreuil Appart Holidays
02.2018 - 11.2019

Export Sales Manager

INGREDIA
04.2006 - 01.2018

Product Manager

INGREDIA
03.2002 - 03.2006

Product Manager

Alimentos Procesados
06.1999 - 08.2001

Marketing Assistant

PRESENCE MARKETING
05.1998 - 05.1999

Master of Business Administration - International trade

Orléans University
09.1996 - 06.1998

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Humberside University
09.1995 - 06.1996

DUT - International trade

IUT de Sceaux
09.1993 - 06.1995
Laure VIELLARD DEGENEVE