Hitesh Valand

OOH/On Trade Controller at Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Leicester Area, UK
Languages
  • Gujarati -

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • OOH/On Trade Controller
      • Dec 2021 - Present

      Orangina, Lucozade Sport, Lucozade Energy & Ribena Orangina, Lucozade Sport, Lucozade Energy & Ribena

    • United Kingdom
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • National Account Controller
      • Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

      Facilitating full composite direct supply to National Pub Companies Facilitating full composite direct supply to National Pub Companies

    • United Kingdom
    • Hospitality
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior National Account Manager
      • Oct 2019 - Apr 2021

      Facilitating full composite supply to Punch Pubs and Brakspear

    • National Account Manager
      • Oct 2017 - Oct 2019

      Facilitating Full Composite Supply, everything from Beer, Cider, Wine, Spirits, Minerals and Consumables to Brakspear Pub Co and Wells & Co

    • National Account Manager
      • Sep 2014 - Oct 2017

      National On-Trade

    • National Account Executive
      • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

      HORECA

    • Spain
    • Beverage Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Regional Brand Experience Manager
      • Jun 2011 - Mar 2014

      My role changes have been due to progression within the business and have been in my current role with Cellar Trends since June 2011. Regional Manager with 6 Brand Experience Managers reporting into me. The Brand Experience Team develops and manages creative consumer activation in the on-trade, to build brand awareness, generate recall and create valuable consumer word of mouth recommendations. My role ecompasses ensuring my team are placing the product in the correct venue and with the correct consumer type, ensuring the signature serve is being implemented, the product is kept visible at all times and staff are fully trained on the brands heritage. Once completed, the Managers use our Band Experience Team to carry out promotional activity in the venue, to drive volume and brand awareness. In addititon I am responsible for each individuals training and coaching, KPI reviews, ensuring they are working within their budgets, delivering new listings and driving volume in their current account base whilst achieving 32 quality calls per week.Brands we have worked on include, Jagermeister, Patron XO Cafe, Luxardo Sambuca, Grand Marnier and Midori.Previous to this I was Sales Manager from Dec '09 to June '11 for the business developing the East Midlands and East Anglia region. Prior to this I was the Brand Experience Manager for Leicester, Nottingham and Derby from Feb '08 up until Dec '09. Show less

    • Area Sales Manager
      • Dec 2009 - Jun 2011

    • Brand Experience Manager
      • Feb 2008 - Dec 2009

  • Alliance & Leicester
    • leicester, united kingdom
    • Borrowing Specialist
      • Jun 2007 - Feb 2008

    • Banking
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Sales and Borrowing Specialist
      • May 2005 - May 2007

  • Lifestyle Concepts UK Ltd
    • Leicester, United Kingdom
    • General Manager
      • Jan 2004 - May 2005

      General Manager of a 200 capacity city centre bar, serving a range of beers, wines, champagne and cocktails General Manager of a 200 capacity city centre bar, serving a range of beers, wines, champagne and cocktails

Education

  • University of Derby
    Bachelor's degree, Business Studies
    1998 - 2002

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