Carlos Ortiz-Valero
Head of Product Management @Continental
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Product Management @Continental
Part of the Living Solutions Business Unit of Continental. Leading and developing the Product Management team to deliver winning product solutions for the DIY (Do-it-Yourself) Consumer. Responsible for overseeing all aspects of the product from the initial concept or idea to the final positioning and communication at shelf. Exploring and developing new product categories such as wall products that fit the target end user and the brand identity. Product groups include Decorative Adhesive Foils, Window and Glass Foils, Flooring including Luxury Vinyl Click Tiles, Wall products (new) and Table Decoration. Main customers are European DIY Markets such as OBI, Hornbach, Leroy Merlin, Toom, Globus, Wilkos, B&Q among others. Responsible for strategic entry into North American market with main customers Home Depot and Amazon.• Leading strategic direction and developing strategic role of all product groups• Responsibility for leading innovation efforts, creating an innovation strategy and filling the new product pipeline• Optimizing product assortment, packaging, online & social media communication and point of sale• Exploring and investigating new product categories to expand on the Home Decoration product offering• Leading, coaching and developing a team of 5 direct reports as well as support functions to deliver optimal results through continuous improvement in all aspects of product development• Recruiting and developing new members of the product management team • Partnering with Sales to develop core strategic markets inside and outside of core European region, with primary focus on the North American marketDelivered continuous sales and margin growth in both core, established product categories as well as incremental sales in new product categories
EDUCATION
NYU Stern School of Business
MBA, Marketing, Finance
NYU Stern School of Business
BA, International Business, Marketing, Medieval History
ABOUT CARLOS ORTIZ-VALERO
A highly experienced and passionate consumer goods marketing professional with 24 years of experience across a variety of industries. An encouraging and motivating team leader, having led both cross-functional teams (including external agencies) and direct reports. Multilingual and holder of both EU (Spain) and US citizenship with vast experience working in multi-national settings. Currently looking for a new career challenge in an international marketing role.
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