Alfonso Leon

Bis 2025, Global Commercial & Marketing Director, ZEISS
Abschluss: Master in Business Administration, EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Management
Marketing
Sales management
Retail
Business Plan
Brand management
Negotiation
Project Management
Brand strategy
Budgeting
Business Analysis
General Management
Project Leading
Production management
Digital transformation
Master of Business Administration
Marketing automation
Artificial intelligence
Outbound Marketing
Inbound Marketing
Change Management
Innovation Management
Creativity
Strategic mindset
Communication skills
Assertive person
Influencing skills
Negotiation skills
Analytical thinking
Listening skills
polyglot
open-mindedness
International experience
well-organized
resilient
Positive attitude

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Alfonso Leon

  • 6 years and 7 months, Dec 2018 - Jun 2025

    Global Commercial & Marketing Director

    ZEISS

    • Strategic E2E business development and launch of integral solutions to match market trends with customer and consumer needs • Support and promotion of digital transformation, automation and Omni-channel presence • Creation and rollout of strategic marketing plans increase market share reduce costs and maximize profit • Support of commercial initiatives to launch best-in-class technologies to differentiate from competition • Team development of cross-functional Jr. and Sr. managers

  • 2 years and 4 months, Aug 2016 - Nov 2018

    Senior Global Marketing Manager

    HARTMANN GROUP

    • Develop, implement and manage the strategic tender process, analyzing and optimizing the operation in strategic international markets • Create and support the full Market Intelligence system for the main business division, helping to identify market trends, opportunities and competitor’s activities as well as to develop strategies, aiming to increase market share • Develop second brands, creating value through offering proper products for different market segments

  • 6 months, Mar 2015 - Aug 2015

    Sr. Strategy Manager

    TÜV Rheinland

    • Managed and analyzed the projects' portfolio across business divisions and geographies worldwide. • Supported regional and business division managers with Market Intelligence and Business Plan creation • Created controlling documents and communication strategies to implement the Strategy process within the company

  • 3 months, Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

    Strategy Consultant

    SIEMENS

    Consulting Project - Pricing management

  • 4 years and 9 months, Jan 2009 - Sep 2013

    SR. SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER

    Luxottica Germany GmbH

    • Created and implemented marketing and sales strategies for luxury brands, resulting in yearly double digit increase (G2M, B2B2C, Pricing, Cat Management, CRM, SWOT, 4P, 3C, Operational excellence) • Managed sales and marketing professionals, coaching and developing Jr. Managers • Created and implemented best online training practices at POS at retail level

  • 1 year and 5 months, Aug 2007 - Dec 2008

    LOGISTIC AND CONTRACT MANAGER

    NEXXTRADE, MK Metal Trading Mexico

    • Created contracts and operational management of contracts with miners • Administrated logistic for international sales with both internal and external parties • Managed purchase and sales processes by preparing weekly cash flows of 50 million USD

  • 4 years and 3 months, May 2003 - Jul 2007

    SALES REPRESENTANT

    Pfizer

    • Implemented marketing and sales strategies in competitive markets to keep continuous growth of 10% vs previous year • Created reliability and loyalty with customers to new product lines to close sales through retail market channels • Participated actively in several training courses to coach new sales reps on training sites and hands-to-work activities

  • 1 year and 5 months, Dec 2001 - Apr 2003

    MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER

    MEDIAMATES, PEDRO TORRES & ASOCIADOS, MEXICO

    - Supported the creation of channel rebrand for the biggest TV producer in Latin America: Televisa - Supported the development of massive communication campaigns for Miss Clairol TV advertising

  • 6 months, Sep 2001 - Feb 2002

    Professor of Experimental Chemistry

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    • Developed freshman students of Chemical Sciences, linking theoretical with practical knowledge of general chemistry

  • 3 years and 7 months, Feb 1998 - Aug 2001

    PRODUCT MANAGER AND PRODUCT STEWARD

    DuPont

    • Developed, launched, coordinated, and managed the International Safety, Health and Environmental Control Program • Created trade marketing, branding and launching strategies to increase market share • Created and organized multidisciplinary groups to improve customer services and to reinforce customer relations and internal procedures, and managed QSI 9000 code in the sales area

Ausbildung von Alfonso Leon

  • 3 months, Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

    Creating Brand Value

    Harvard Business School

  • 4 months, Apr 2024 - Jul 2024

    Digital Marketing Strategy

    Harvard Business School

  • 1 year, Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

    MBA with concentration on Innovation and Change management

    EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

    General Management, Strategy, Innovation and Change management; International Field Seminar: Research about Entry-market strategies and operations in Africa; Master Thesis: How website tools affect the purchase behavior in the Luxury fashion industry, e-Commerce (2014)

  • 11 months, Aug 2005 - Jun 2006

    Medicine

    Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

    Kardiologie, Neurologie und Algologie

  • 11 months, Aug 2004 - Jun 2005

    ADVERSTISMENT AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

    UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA

    Advertisement and Marketing Communications

  • 4 years and 11 months, Sep 1993 - Jul 1998

    CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Management and Economy; Bachelor Thesis: e-Commerce in the Chemical Industry (2001)

Sprachen

  • Spanish

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

  • Italian

    C1 (Fließend)

  • German

    C1 (Fließend)

  • French

    A1-A2 (Grundkenntnisse)

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