Laurette Schaefer
My skills and adaptability have enabled me to handle challenging roles at Coca-Cola Beverages SA, Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI), UBS Warburg, ABN AMRO and Ericsson. My last role was as Category Planner at Coca-Cola Beverages SA.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb-2017 - Jun-2018 Category Planner Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa
Jan-2013 - Jan-2017 Promotions & BTL Specialist Amalgamated Beverage Industries
Sep-2010 -Dec-2012 Promotions & BTL Co-ordinator Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Jul-2009 - Aug-2010 Project Team: FIFA World Cup Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Aug-2008 - Jun-2009 Marketing Co-ordinator Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Oct-2004 - Jul-2007 Marketing Assistant Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Nov-2003 - Oct-2004 Temp Contract: Distribution Department Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Mar-2001 - Sep-2003 Equity Sales Desk Assistant UBS Warburg - South Africa (Sandton)
Sep-1998 - Feb-2001 Researcher & Assistant: UK Origination ABN AMRO (London)
May 1995 - Jul-1998 Senior Human Resources Officer Ericsson South Africa (Hyde Park)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
o Category planning
o Channel strategy execution aligned and executed
o Brand strategy management
o Promotions and sales execution
o Presentation creation and presenting
o Internal communications
o Thorough understanding of shopper, category, competition and customer
o Consumer insights
o Project management
o New product development
o New product launched
o Event management
o Advanced computer software literacy
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS Access
SAP
JDA
o Human resource policies
o Salary administration
o In-house training
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb-2017 - Jun-2018 Category Planner Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa
Jan-2013 - Jan-2017 Promotions & BTL Specialist Amalgamated Beverage Industries
Sep-2010 -Dec-2012 Promotions & BTL Co-ordinator Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Jul-2009 - Aug-2010 Project Team: FIFA World Cup Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Aug-2008 - Jun-2009 Marketing Co-ordinator Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Oct-2004 - Jul-2007 Marketing Assistant Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Nov-2003 - Oct-2004 Temp Contract: Distribution Department Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI)
Mar-2001 - Sep-2003 Equity Sales Desk Assistant UBS Warburg - South Africa (Sandton)
Sep-1998 - Feb-2001 Researcher & Assistant: UK Origination ABN AMRO (London)
May 1995 - Jul-1998 Senior Human Resources Officer Ericsson South Africa (Hyde Park)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
o Category planning
o Channel strategy execution aligned and executed
o Brand strategy management
o Promotions and sales execution
o Presentation creation and presenting
o Internal communications
o Thorough understanding of shopper, category, competition and customer
o Consumer insights
o Project management
o New product development
o New product launched
o Event management
o Advanced computer software literacy
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS Access
SAP
JDA
o Human resource policies
o Salary administration
o In-house training