Nick Ludovico

Experience

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  Spectrum Brands

  Feb 2006 - Jan 2008

  International Marketing & Sales Trainee Remington
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  MC Marketing Corporation

  Feb 2008 - May 2008

  Management Consultant
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  Spectrum Brands

  Jul 2008 - Sept 2012

  • Building and leading the Russell Hobbs trade marketing team (4 reports) successfully for the CEEMEA region, obtaining marketing budget and personal leadership responsibilities• Contributing to the brands growth creating central and regional marketing plans• Development of the area marketing campaigns, preparing the introduction of further product categories (food preparation, irons, grills and table top cooking)• Russell Hobbs was strongest growing brand (SDA category, Eastern Europe in 2011 / GfK) Show less

  • Head of Trade Marketing CEEMEA Russell Hobbs

    Jun 2011 - Sept 2012

  • Senior Trade Marketing Manager CEEMEA Russell Hobbs

    Oct 2010 - May 2011

  • Trade Marketing Manager DACH Remington

    Nov 2008 - Sept 2010

  • Area Product Manager DACH Remington

    Jul 2008 - Oct 2008
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  SymphonyAI

  Dec 2012 - now

  • Developing proposals and business models to engage new clients leveraging the entire architecture of Symphony RetailAI insights solutions (i.e. new Category Management and Supplier Suite, Merchandising and CRM Campaign Targeting Tool) enabling customer analytics• Acquiring market leading Portuguese retailer through successful RFP process optimizing the client’s assortment and promotion activity through customer analytics solutions• Successfully growing engagement with existing market leading German retailer (in Germany and Austria) delivering customer insights enhancing the client’s promotional leaflet strategy• Successfully renewing multi-year contract engagement with existing Italian client Show less • Achieving 5-years contract extension converting retailer into long-term client engagement as part of the executive project team successfully leading the assortment work stream• Triplication of scope for assortment (i.e. number of categories reviewed and analytical innovation work) due to positive results during the POC phase (+2-4% ID sales growth) • Built strong senior stakeholder relations across the business selling convincingly the new way of working into the category management and controlling teams Show less

  • Senior Director Solutions Consulting

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Solutions Consulting Director

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2023

  • Lead Consultant Sales Solution Southern Europe

    Feb 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Lead Consultant Assortment

    Mar 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Senior Consultant

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Category Management Consultant

    Dec 2012 - Jun 2014