Sam Pearce

Experience

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  Off to Work

  Sept 2013 - Mar 2014

  Waiter

  Team Leader

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  STA Travel

  Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

  Brand Ambassador

  Independently built projects on campus to develop the brand of STA Travel via talks, experiential events and online projects

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  PageGroup

  Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

  Technology Consultant

  Intern with the technology division of Michael Page, involved in the full recruitment process from interviewing candidates to client business development.Success during this summer internship helping bill several candidates led to working part time during my final year studies at university, this primarily focused on candidate generation and Midlands business development for technology.

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  Pinewood Group plc

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2015

  Marketing Intern

  Working in the marketing department at Pinewood Studios, activities included: -Researching and analysing data on production companies to gain an improved understanding of positioning-Editing ongoing projects within the Pinewood Community, assisting client projects -Managing social media and helping develop the Pinewood project 'On the Lot' achieving collaboration between production companies

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  Mars

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2018

  Grad Scheme: Final Third year placementNAM on Asda & Morrisons Grad Scheme Second year placement: Account manager in the Convenience Channel, Impulse- Convenience- Discount- High StreetDirect P&L ResponsibilityFull cycle Graduate on the accelerated Customer Development Management Programme with Mars Incorporated, Three year scheme:- Working within the Wrigley Company segment - First year:Territory Development Manager- responsible for the growth and development of Wrigley sales within the Home Counties. Regional Account Manager- Handling the Co-Op Southern and Channel Island Societies

  • Mars Graduate: Bricks & Clicks NAM

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Mars Graduate: National Account Executive- Convenience & Discounters

    Jun 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Mars Graduate: Regional Account Executive

    Sept 2015 - May 2016
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  L'Oréal

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2024

  Strategic commercial lead at L'Oreal on the Amazon account for LPPD. Both account management in UK and lead for Pan EU 5. - Amazon Lead- Full 360 ownership in UK & leading EU. Launching several brands on Amazon, owning full process from onboarding to scaling (Commercial, Analytics, Supply, AMS, DSP etc).-Leading organisational change through educating and upskilling.- Profitero lead for division - Manage both vendor and marketplace approach to Amazon. - Consultant for oboarding brands across EU including Nordics market. - New E commerce Strategy for the next 3 years. Onboarding new partners whilst scaling existing retailers with a focus on price, pack, hierarchy. Full P&Ls and profitability responsibility. -Building the future Amazon team at LOreal including 2x line management - Commercial Strategy for Ecomm- Leading ecomm packaging strategy for improved operational performance.- Innovating beauty online through some exciting tech projects :) Show less

  • Commercial Operations- CPD

    Apr 2024 - Aug 2024

  • E-Commerce Director Europe- Indirect

    Jan 2023 - Apr 2024

  • E-Commerce Director | Europe Zone- Amazon

    Oct 2021 - Feb 2023

  • UK & Western European Zone Lead- Amazon

    Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

  • E-Commerce National Account Manager

    Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Ecomm Business Development Manager

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
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  Ghd

  Sept 2024 - now

  E-Commerce Director | EMEA

  Leading our E-Commerce Business at EMEA