Jan Hermans

Global Senior Product Manager Sourdough

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced brand love & brand value builder, creative teamplayer, storyteller and go-getter with a passion for brands and people/consumers.

Experience

  • Global Senior Product Manager - Sourdough at Puratos
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Head of Category Management at Miele
    Oct 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Development and implementation of the category management strategy for the full Miele product portfolio. Define priorities, national product assortment (line-up & pricing), focus channels & activation to deliver the required turnover, sales units and profitability for the country and all the attached subsidiaries

  • The Coca-Cola Company (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • Product Owner - Packageless home business
      Apr 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Responsible for developing sustainable & new packageless business models across our total beverage portfolio in the at home channel. As an enterprise-wide initiative, this platform is a global priorty with Europe taking a lead role to advance our initiatives in this space

    • Senior Brand Manager Western Europe
      Oct 2019 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Responsible for leading the strategy development, product innovations and delivery of multi-market brand initiatives across 14 countries in Western-Europe

    • Senior Brand Manager New Beverages - BeLux
      Jun 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Responsible for strategy development, innovation pipeline and creation of brand plans on the local water brand Chaudfontaine and the sports drink Aquarius. Building and expanding the local market portfolio with new categories & new brands: Fuze Tea, Honest (organic) and AdeZ (plantbased drinks) Managing a team of 3 passionate brand managers

  • Account Director at Square Melon
    Dec 2010 - May 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Responsible to deliver sales targets and defining activation/brand strategies for several fast moving brands, banking & telecom projects. Leading and coaching a team of 8 account managers

  • Bananas (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Account Director
      May 2009 - Dec 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Responsible to deliver sales targets and defining activation/brand strategies for several fast moving brands. Leading and coaching a team of 3 account managers

    • Account Manager
      Jan 2007 - May 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Responsible for the development and execution of experience and (sampling) activation plans for different Coca-Cola and other fast moving brands

    • Account Executive
      Jun 2005 - Dec 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos