Julien CERE

Ares & Co is a strategy consulting firm dedicated to financial services. Our areas of focus include retail banking, private banking & wealth management, corporate & investment banking, financial sponsors, asset management, insurance, and specialist financial services.

Retail, Consumer Goods & Luxury practice - Opportunity assessment to identify growth levers to accelerate revenues /identify new revenues opportunities, for a leading French optic company - E-commerce logistic outsourcing strategy for a leading distribution company - E2E supply chain transformation via the industrialization of a RFID worldwide deployment for a leading luxury goods conglomerate - CRM data optimization for a worldwide cosmetic company - Business process optimization and change management strategy definition for a leading aeronautic, defense & aerospace company - Project owner for an IS/HR solution implementation for a European leader in Cloud-based talent management and learning software Internal contributions : commercial proposal, benchmarks and market analysis, recruitment, writting articles. Experience in team management. Experience in working in complex, international and multicultural environments.

- Managed retail operations (shopping mall launch, supply chain and supplier follow-up) - Analyzed database and trigger CRM - Participated to the corporate business program development - Handled merchandising and marketing animations for every product launch - Undertook the project “Store of the Future” and the social media plan

- Participated to various retail activities (sales training, process innovation, communication monitoring, ad hoc analysis) - Wrote analytical reports, strategic recommendations and competitor analysis in preparation of closing meetings with top management - Analyzed business development opportunities to open new markets - Managed various events for boutique/collection opening

- Participated in the Retail Excellence project (creation of various deliverables for various topics) - Administrated back and front office operations for all the European channel - Involved in the boutique launch projects (coordination of all the streams and suppliers until the opening – business trip in Europe : 1 month in London, opening in Zurich, Barcelona)