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Sascha Dutta
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Sascha is a Marketing & Social Media Strategy Consultant with a wealth of experience managing marketing projects in the UK and internationally. As a Marketing Project Manager for Terry's Chocolate Orange, Sascha oversaw the packaging relaunch for Brexit, managed international product launches, and still creates shipper and trade marketing strategies.

Sascha is also the Founder and Director of a successful independent marketing consultancy near London. She provides strategic marketing and social media advice to help food and drink brands grow their business. Recent clients include Gut Drinks, Zepice Ltd, Chimi Love, The Spice People, and Irie Sea Moss. Sascha is the Lead Ambassador for FoodHack London, a community for F&B entrepreneurs, and a Co-producer and Branding Expert on the Advisory Panel for F&B Pitch Events.

Sascha has also worked as an Interim Marketing Manager for PepsiCo, where she managed the launch of Sensations Nuts and developed a £1m Comms Launch Strategy. She  gained listings in all major retailers and developed the brand strategy for Nobby's Nuts, focusing on Impulse Trade.

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Experience

Terry’s Chocolate Orange

Marketing Project Manager UK & International・ London 2021 - Present

  • Overseeing the Brexit packaging relaunch, managing the rollout of International product launches and  managing the shipper creation & trade marketing
  • Focused on just the UK shipper creation & trade marketing, which has just been renewed for the 3rd time for 1 day/week

High Wycombe

Marketing Strategiser・ 2016 - Present

  • Independent Marketing Consultant providing strategic marketing & social media advice to help food & drink brands grow their business. Clients inc. Gut Drinks, Zepice Ltd, Chimi Love, The Spice People and Rubis Wine.
  • Appointed Lead Ambassador for FoodHack London (community for F&B entrepreneurs) & Co-producer & Branding Expert on Advisory Panel for F&B Pitch Events.

Shell International

Interim European Brand Project Manager - Employer Branding & Experienced Hires Recruitment Marketing ・ London 2013

  • Developing Campaign Strategy & Plans to recruit Experienced Hires for Engineering & Business roles to hit hire targets with a focus on online, social media and oil & gas industry events
  • Advising Recruitment Marketing Team on ‘best practice’ for recruitment events
  • Advising on how to improve and grow Shell Employer brand perception

PepsiCo

Interim Marketing Manager (New Ventures) - Walkers Sensations Nuts & Nobby's NutsTheale 2012

  • Managing the launch of Sensations Nuts & developing the £1m Comms Launch Strategy. Already gained listings in all major retailers.
  • Developing Brand Strategy for Nobby’s Nuts with focus on Impulse Trade
  • Developing innovation pipeline and managing NPD projects for Sensations Nuts & Nobby’s Nuts for 2012/13
  • Advising New Ventures Team on ‘best practice’ for how to work more effectively to get products to market quicker & how to work more entrepreneurially

Henkel

Group Brand ManagerHatfield 2010-2011

  • Developing Brand Strategy & new Brand Design for UniBond brand with key focus on the Tiling Category (£15m) to turn around sales decline
  • Managing & developing a team of 6 (Graduates to SBM)
  • Re-launch Tiling Range of 70 skus to tie in with B&Q Range Review – Project managed from day 1 of joining Henkel. Already increased MS back to 2007 level and new listings agreed in Homebase & Screwfix
  • Introduced processes & shown best practice in the business from running projects & briefing agencies to analysing & interpreting data
  • Attending Buyer Strategy Meetings at B&Q, Homebase, Focus & Jewsons

AB World Foods Ltd

Partnership Senior Product Manager – Tabasco, Capilano, Nielsen-Massey & Go-tan・ United Kingdom 2007-2010

  • Developing Brand Strategy & presenting 2007, 2008 & 2009 Marketing Plans to Brand Owners, then implementing activities to grow brand sales & hit sales targets for Tabasco, Capilano, Nielsen-Massey & Go-tan
  • Partnership with Greggs to launch a limited edition pasty with Tabasco supported by TTL consumer campaign to increase brand penetration

Senior Product Manager Condiments – Blue Dragon & Tabasco ・ United Kingdom 2005-2007

  • Launching Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce Squeezy with very effective launch campaign - one of the most successful product launches ever at company
  • Increasing household penetration & AWOP of SCDS in glass jar to continue double digit brand growth
  • Managing overall condiment sauce portfolio, prioritising key lines & optimizing range to maximise sales, as well as preparing & implementing 2006 brand plans for all key products
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