André Steiner

Brand Director - Global Travel Retail

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Accomplished and passionate Marketeer with over 15 years of experience in portfolio, brand, pricing and trade strategies, business development, KA management, trade- and consumer activation in multiple leading FMCG corporations. Multi-lingual, results-oriented manager with cross-functional management and leadership skills along with a "nothing is impossible" attitude.

Experience

  • JTI (12 yrs 5 mos)
    • RRP & Digital Director - Global Travel Retail
      Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

      Leading the global portfolio and brand strategy for JTI’s Reduced-Risk Products (RRP) & Digital across Global Travel Retail (~160 markets, 10 trade channels). Driving portfolio direction, product and brand launches, pricing and assortment strategy in close partnership with HQ, regions, and markets to deliver sustainable growth.

    • Multi-Category Portfolio, Pricing & Brand Strategy Lead
      Nov 2025 - Feb 2026 · 4 mos

      Shaping multi-category portfolio, pricing and brand equity strategy across all brands in Switzerland, bringing together CTP and RRP teams under a unified structure. Leading and developing a team of 7 to drive competitiveness, market share and profitability

    • CTP Portfolio, Pricing & Brand Strategy Lead
      Feb 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Driving strategic growth and competitiveness for the RMC and FCT portfolio in the Swiss market. Developing portfolio, brand, and pricing strategies to maximize share growth and profitability. Leading and supporting a team of 4 Brand Managers to foster development and achieve success.

  • RB ()
    • Customer & Shopper Marketing Jr. Manager, CHAT
      Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr

      Trade Marketing & Category Management for Surface Care (Cillit Bang, Harpic, Sipuro) in Switzerland and Austria. Key areas included planning and execution of go-to-market, launch and relaunch strategies. Developing and implementing various sales and marketing tools.

    • Customer & Shopper Marketing, CHAT
      May 2012 - Dec 2012 · 8 mos

      Responsible for monthly reporting of retail data and ad-hoc analyses such as competitive- and potential yield analysis. First point of contact for AC Nielsen and other market research institutes in the Swiss and Austrian market.

  • Insights & Information at British American Tobacco International
    Sep 2009 - Dec 2011 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Traineeship to gain marketing and market research experience during bachelor studies. Managing consumer research projects and creating various business reports and analyzing global market movements for Global KAMs.