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Valentin Coston

Valentin Coston

Membre Pôle rugby

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Go-To-Market Strategy Lead Senior

  • Education

    • Sidoine Apollinaire

      2011 - 2013
      A two years degree in business administration Business/Managerial Economics

      Activities and Societies: UNNS Volley -Baccalauréat-Classe préparatoire HEC

    • Wine & Spirit Education Trust

      2020 - 2020
      Pass with merit

      The Wine & Spirit Education Trust provides globally recognised education and qualifications in wines, spirits and sake, for professionals and enthusiasts.

    • INSEEC Grande Ecole

      2013 - 2016
      Master's degree - Business School Marketing stratégique et innovation des marques

      Activities and Societies: Member of BDS pôle rugby Master's degree

  • Experience

    • Bureau des sports INSEEC Bordeaux

      Sept 2013 - Apr 2015
      Membre Pôle rugby

      Sports association of INSEECMissions: -Organization of the championship final among French business school (2014_2015)-Search sponsor-Coordination of 400 students -Organization of differents events like running every week with students in Bordeaux

    • DECATHLON

      Dec 2013 - Feb 2014
      Seller

      Seller running: -Principal target: Increase turnover per cubic meter during holiday periods-Find the better ergonomic to boost the sales-Inventory management, replenishment

    • GreenLionBali

      Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
      English teacher

      humanitarian internship:- Supervision and management of four classes (children between 6 and 14 years old) with a dutch collaborator - Transmission taste of learning English- Adaptation to a population

    • Settle-in

      Apr 2015 - Sept 2015
      Junior Digital Marketing (Intern)

      -Assisted in the launch of a Canadian start-up within an incubator.-Managed social media and web content strategies.-Conducted business development across Quebec and Ontario markets.

    • Alcon

      Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

      -Drove marketing efforts for an EMEA-wide digital project. -Launched 2 top-performing products through incremental and disruptive innovation.-Provided strategic marketing support to a sales force of 33 professionals.

      • Digital & Trade Marketing Manager

        Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

      • Product Manager junior

        Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

    • KRYS GROUP

      Nov 2017 - Jan 2023

      -Achieved an outstanding revenue growth (2020-2023), driving significant business expansion.-Tailored a private label and an associated service to promote a bundled offer, enhancing customer value and adoption.-Implemented corrective actions and drove analytical insights to optimize performance in the audiology category. -Conducted in-depth analysis to define a high-performing business model for the hearing care sector, ensuring optimal market fit and sustainable growth.-Tailored a hybrid business model for the contact lens, balancing cooperative members’ needs with evolving customer practices.-Leveraged analytics to identify market trends and improve category strategies. -Developed the Vision 2025 contactology strategy to drive long-term growth across 1,200 stores, validated by the CODIR (Executive Committee). -Deployed a private label with a Tier 1 supplier, securing market leadership in the contact lens sector.-Led Krys’s first CSR initiative for contact lenses with a recycling program and innovative marketing strategy.

      • Category Manager Senior Audition

        Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

      • Category Manager contactology & audition

        Sept 2020 - Jun 2022

      • Category Manager Contactologie

        Nov 2017 - Sept 2020

    • FeetMe

      Feb 2023 - Sept 2024
      Product Manager Go-To-Market

      -Led the expansion of a new Go-To-Market pilot in the US, focusing on the remote therapeutic monitoring market.-Launched two new med-tech products from scratch to address the remote therapeutic monitoring market in the US.-Facilitated successful presentations and funding pitches to BPI France, ensuring critical project milestones were met on time.

    • Doctolib

      Sept 2024 - Nov 2024
      Go-To-Market Strategy Lead Senior

      -Designed the 2025 GTM business plan for optics and audiology cluster, aiming to increase gross new ARR.-Managed cross-functional alignment among sales, marketing, product, and finance teams.-Optimized growth by leveraging market insights to boost MRR.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Valentin Coston
      Winner Markstrat by StratX Simulation INSEEC Promo 2016 Strategic Marketing Nov 2015 Strategic marketing simulation gameExperience essential Strategic Marketing concepts and tools in highly challenging B2C and B2B environments. Markstrat is a strategic marketing simulation which offers MBA students and professionals a risk-free platform to test theories and make decisions. Thanks to this marketing strategy simulation game every aspect is real: from competitive forces to the effects of sales, distribution, R&D and advertising. Each team’s actions will have… Show more Strategic marketing simulation gameExperience essential Strategic Marketing concepts and tools in highly challenging B2C and B2B environments. Markstrat is a strategic marketing simulation which offers MBA students and professionals a risk-free platform to test theories and make decisions. Thanks to this marketing strategy simulation game every aspect is real: from competitive forces to the effects of sales, distribution, R&D and advertising. Each team’s actions will have direct consequences on the market, thus competitive analysis is a must. Competitor actions and reactions, new product launches, sales and distribution strategies all define how teams will manage their own product portfolio, R&D projects, positioning, pricing and distribution channels.Teams must plan not only for short-term profits, but also for long-term objectives; the name of the game is not just tactics, but long-term strategy. Show less
    • Awarded to Valentin Coston
      Double Champion de France de Rugby à XV des ESC 2014/2015 Championnat de rugby des ESC

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Professeur d'Anglais en Indonesie

      Issued by GreenLionBali on Jun 2014
      GreenLionBaliAssociated with Valentin Coston