Robert Weitzenhofer

CUSTOMER MARKETING & SALES STRATEGIST | Shopper Insights | Analytical Curiosity | Trade Marketing | Category Management

Role
Senior Category Leadership Manager, Commercial Excellence Branded North America at Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Location
Richmond, VA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Robert Weitzenhofer

Award winning sales and marketing professional who has partnered with major accounts in…

Experience

  1. Senior Category Leadership Manager, Commercial Excellence Branded North America

    Scandinavian Tobacco Group

    Mar 2019 — Present · Richmond, VA, US

    Largest manufacturer of premium cigars in the world. Leader in pipe tobacco, roll-your-own and little cigars.• Enhance the Group’s knowledge of markets, brands, trends, and opportunities in pursuit of achieving category leadership while driving incremental sales and share.• Lead project to initiate data-capture in Canada, restructure their route-to-market, and maximize EBITDA. • Negotiate multiple contracts with Salesforce, MSAi and TDLinx, saving money for US and Canada.• Deliver financial commitments; helped launch new US sales division; create KPI measurements; train Sales, Mktg, ComEx, Demand Planning divisions across 2 countries; exceeded expectations on annual reviews.

Education

  • Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business

    Master of Business Administration - MBA

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Pamplin College of Business

    Bachelor of Science - BS

Skills

  • Marketing
  • Sales Operations
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Trade Marketing
  • Consumer Products
  • Account Management
  • Shopper Marketing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Forecasting
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Sales Management
  • P&L Management
  • Iri
  • Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
  • Strategy
  • New Business Development
  • Product Development
  • Product Launch
  • Analytics
  • Market Planning
  • Fmcg
  • P&L
  • Market Analysis
  • Sales
  • Retail
  • Category Management
  • Brand Management
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Pricing
  • Business Development
  • Digital Marketing
  • Merchandising
  • Customer Insight
  • Business Planning
  • Management

Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn

Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.

Free plan included · No credit card required

This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.

Robert Weitzenhofer — Senior Category Leadership Manager, Commercial Excellence Branded North America at Scandinavian Tobacco Group in Richmond, VA, US | Unifers