Markus Armbruster

Angestellt, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Merz Lifecare / Merz Consumer Care GmbH
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

brand development
FMCG
Konsumgüter
Lebensmittelbranche
B2C
B2B
Konzern
Mittelstand
Verfügbarkeit
Markenführung
Strategieentwicklung
Innovationen
Innovationsprogramme
Portfoliomanagement
Wachstum
Neuprodukte
Produktentwicklung
Lösungen
Handel
ATL
BTL
TV
Online
change management
Weiterentwicklung
Marketing Direktor
Geschäftsführung
Marktführerschaft
Umsatzverantwortung
Budgetverantwortung
Profitverantwortung
P&L Verantwortung
Marktforschung
Consumer Insight
DACH
USA
Kanada
Europa
Deutschland
Österreich
Schweiz
Markenartikel
breites Markenportfolio
Marken
Knorr
Pfanni
Mondamin
Carte d'Or
Lukull
Lipton
Rama
Becel
Vileda
Mövenpick
Schöller
Nachhaltigkeit
Lebensmittel
Nahrungsmittel
Außer Haus
Teamleitung
Personalführung
Internationalität
Retail
Foodservice
OOH
out of home
Marketing
Marketingleiter
Marketingleitung
Strategie
market development
brand leadership
Marketing director
sustainability
strategy
innovation
international marketing
Marketing Europe
Global brand
building new teams
people management
cross-functional
team leadership
team building
market research
Tempo
Zewa
Demak'Up
Libresse
Edet
Plenty
Management
Marketingstrategie
Führungserfahrung
Führung
Mitarbeiterführung
leading team
virtual team
Auslandserfahrung
Teamfähigkeit
Erfahrung
strategisch
Reisebereitschaft
Business Transformation
Change Management

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Markus Armbruster

  • Current 11 months, since Jul 2025

    Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

    Merz Lifecare / Merz Consumer Care GmbH

  • 3 years and 6 months, Jan 2022 - Jun 2025

    Marketing Director Region Central & Eastern Europe (parallel roles @ Essity)

    Essity Germany GmbH

    Responsible for Consumer Marketing and sustainable revenue and profit growth in more than 20 countries | Leading an international team of up to 65 professionals | Creating and executing regional and local marketing strategies | Strategic and operational leadership of multiple international market leading brands | Strategically planning and optimizing a substantial advertising budget to maximize return on investment | Transformation (change management & restructuring)

  • 5 years and 8 months, Sep 2018 - Apr 2024

    European Marketing Director 'Bathroom Tissue'

    Essity Germany GmbH

    Represented Consumer Goods EMEA markets with Global Business Unit to develop consumer-centric innovation and communication | Developed and executed European category strategies | Identified lead markets for new product launches, coordinated with other launch activities and oversaw execution across Europe

  • 4 years and 8 months, Sep 2017 - Apr 2022

    European Key Account Director Buying Alliance

    Essity Germany GmbH

    Led a designated international key account | Negotiated annual and medium-term contracts | Led process amongst more than 20 countries to maximise their local revenues versus negotiated European terms

  • 7 years and 6 months, Jul 2014 - Dec 2021

    Marketing Director Region Central Europe D-A-CH–NL

    Essity Germany GmbH

    Responsible for Consumer Marketing and sustainable revenue and profit growth | Led international team of up to 25 professionals | Enhanced brand positioning and differentiation | Pioneered sustainability breakthrough innovations | Maximized profitability through portfolio management and simplification | Change management

  • 4 years and 2 months, Jul 2014 - Aug 2018

    European Marketing Director ‘Hanky/ Facial’

    Essity Germany GmbH

    Developed the EU Hanky & Facial marketing strategy and growth directions | Provided leadership in the development and implementation of the Global Brand, Innovation and Sustainability Global Unit strategies | Identified lead markets for new product launches, aligning with other launch activities and overseeing execution across Europe

  • 3 years and 8 months, Aug 2010 - Mar 2014

    Marketing Direktor D-A-CH

    Unilever Deutschland - Food Solutions

    Responsible for B2B2C marketing and sustainable revenue and profit growth | Led international team of 20 professionals | Created marketing strategies linked to global key targets

  • 2 years and 2 months, Jun 2008 - Jul 2010

    Marketing Direktor Savoury USA, CANADA

    Unilever Nordamerika - Food Solutions

    Responsible for long-term, multi-country 2015 growth agenda | Created new vision, strategy and communication for the brand ‘Knorr’ in the American OOH market | Managed innovation pipeline and portfolio strategy | Built the new ‘Brand Development/Category Mix’ department

  • 2 years and 1 month, May 2006 - May 2008

    European Projects Marketing Manager & Category Marketing Manager

    Unilever Deutschland - Food Solutions

    Responsible for development and implementation of a European-wide long-term, strategic innovation and rejuvenation funnel | Led international team of up to 12 professionals | Strategically repositioned the ‘Knorr’ brand in the European OOH market

  • 3 years and 1 month, Apr 2003 - Apr 2006

    Senior Brand Manager 'Savoury' Deutschland

    Unilever Deutschland - Food Service

  • 2 years and 8 months, Aug 2000 - Mar 2003

    Senior Produkt Manager 'Pfanni' - Retail

    Unilever Bestfoods - B2C

  • 4 years and 7 months, Jan 1996 - Jul 2000

    Sales Manager & Group Product Manager - Retail

    Vileda GmbH - B2C

    • Group Product Manager • Product Manager • Trainee-Programm: Junior Product Manager & Sales-Bezirksleiter

  • 9 months, Apr 1995 - Dec 1995

    Marketing Assistant Product Manager International - Retail

    Schöller Lebensmittel GmbH & Co. KG - B2C

Ausbildung von Markus Armbruster

  • 4 years and 5 months, Sep 1990 - Jan 1995

    Betriebswirtschaft

    Fachhochschule Fulda

    Marketing

Sprachen

  • German

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

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