The FMCG Guys Dwyer Partners

Christophe Mahaut heads up supply chain at one of the most exciting sports brands right now: Brooks Running. Currently the leader in the performance running category in North America, the Berkshire Hathway owned, Seattle Based company, has really ramped up in the last decade to become a global player. This growth wouldn’t be possible without a solid operational backbone, which is already preparing for the next growth stage.
Tune into this podcast to learn how Christophe is preparing to reach more consumers and shares his thoughts on:
His career beginnings and how he ended up in supply chain Transitioning from Fast Moving Consumer Goods to Sports Apparel The runner at the center as the key reason behind Brooks’ last successful years Supply Chain Complexity: what are the key pillars of the function How global challenges will affect trade routes What Supply Chain Leaders need to do to have a “seat at the table” and occupy a central function in a company’s strategy  More:
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Russell Close is Carlsberg’s Global eCommerce Director. In this unique role, he overlooks the Danish Brewer's Digital Strategy across Global Markets, from Europe to Asia. Having worked in Online for many years at the likes of Coty, he comes to the show to explain the uniqueness and what attracted him to the category, the current status of it and the key routes of growth.
Christina and Daniel really enjoyed this conversation, which covered:
Russ' current role and career path prior What he learnt setting up eCommerce in Beauty  Taking a role in a much less digitally advanced category five years ago The key pillars for growth Driving eGrocery across markets Looking at eCommerce as a full-funnel proposition Emerging Marketing Channels  More:
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With 66% of FMCG's growth coming from Digital Platforms, it's obviously a no-brainer to invest in this channel. But with all the layers of complexity that have been added in the last few years, where do you start? Our two guests today, Gemma Spence, Chief Digital Commerce Officer at VML and Anja Spielmann, Global Brand Experience Director at Mars, join the show to show us the different levers brands can pull to win on the famous Digital Shelf in 2024.
In this conversation, you'll learn about how to turn up online through:
The evolution of the Digital Shelf in the last years Lower funnel vs. Upper funnel Key Metrics when measuring online performance How FMCGs are reorganizing internally as a consequence of the evolution AI's potential role in making companies more agile and fast The Kitchen: Mars' cross-agency collaboration platform  More:
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Our guest is Steph Lilley, General Manager for Reckitt’s Hygiene Business Unit in their home market, the UK, and Ireland. She joins Christine and Daniel to speak about her career from a graduate program to becoming a General Manager, with some international moves in between, but always focusing on development and with a prominence of P&L roles.
Tune into this conversation to hear about:
Steph’s first leadership experience The learning curve when taking an international assignment in Russia The leadership style she’s developed in time Balancing being genuine with “getting results” Her experience being a woman in commercial roles Approaching diversity, equity and inclusion Leveraging Reckitt’s popular brands for societal change  More:
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How can companies come up with new, relevant innovations without proper quality insights? Our guests Joris de Bruyne (CEO at EyeSee) and Joanna Dumont (VP Insights with experience at Danone and Colgate) join us to explain how today’s technologies can give better, more complete and accurate answers to the classic questions when it comes to understanding the consumer.
Get ready for a deep dive into the fascinating world of consumer insights through:
Answering questions: the primary role of insights and market reasearch across time Eyesee's unique mix-method research approach - the synergy of behavioral methods and surveys for more actionable insights  Linking consumer insights to new product launches How insights leaders are getting together (Insights Lighthouse) to have a stronger voice in the industry Agency x FMCG Brands relationship: how to get the most out of it The power of Insights to debunk myths and pre-conceived thoughts  More:
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Our guest today is one of the rising stars in Retail. With a background in Retail blue chips like Arcadia and Levi’s, Maddy Booker-Price is now the Head of eCommerce at Urban Outfitters. She joins the podcast to speak about how the role of Digital has become more central in Retail organizations during her career through:
The role of an omni-channel Director in 2024 Working with cross-functional peers The importance of listening to the consumer Her vision of what an online store has to be Leaderships lessons learnt along the way More:
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