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Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Responsible for development of distribution scheme for premium brands of equestrian goods in Eastern Europe. Start-up project, starting from the ground. Launching international equestrian online store www.HORSEandME.eu / HORSIMO.eu

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Overall responsibility for the new country development and company P&L. Sets all operations proceses, dealing with suppliers and partners, leading the team, sales building, local marketing activities.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

The mission here was to bring innovative and premium food/drinks concepts and products to the CEE Markets, especially for the HoReCa. Dealing with local producers and also with producers abroad, 5* Hotels chains and other food chains, presenting them tailor made solution, unique products etc.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Supports the Marketing calendar and core menu strategies by identifying and developing suppliers / products / technologies to meet the requirements. Ensures products meet company standards, policies and administrative requirements throughout. Facilitating supplier input into the generation of menu initiatives along with drawing on own knowledge and experience. Stays current with market trends relevant to product development and the formulation of menu strategies.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Responsibility for developing of new products, innovations of products / productions platforms, implementing of successful platforms from leading markets, all in order to reach company margin targets. Managing relations between Marketing, Operation, Purchasing and Finance departments. Managing relations with suppliers. Following the latest F&B trends.Responsibility for Czech&Slovak markets.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Within such a robust system like McDonald´s, the must is to spend few months in the stores operations and in the HQ in order to get familiar with it. This includes several specific courses finished with one week course “BLP” (Business Leadership Practices) in Munich at "McDonald´s Hamburger University". Really very useful and interesting experience.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

(Executive since Aug. 2007 until Feb. 2011) – reporting directly to Executive Chairman of Coffeeheaven international plc. in London, later to Chief Operating Officer - Costa International in London (Whitbread Group). Main activities and responsibilities:Complex responsibility for whole company, responsible for company P&L, setting long/short term company targets, budgets and strategies, developing motivation schemes for employees, sales building activities, costs optimizing, searching locations for new stores, building and opening new stores, dealing with landlords and main suppliers, reporting and presenting quarterly/yearly results to board of directors.Main challenges:Building the company structure. Optimizing stores portfolio, closing and selling part of the stores due to the Economic crisis. Significant restructuring of the company in order to minimize the costs during the Economic crisis. Cash flow management. Introducing the appraisals schemes for all employees. Coordinating international projects.Responsibility for Czech&Slovak markets.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Main activities and responsibilities:Day to day store operations up to 21 premium coffee shops (Prague, Brno, Bratislava), securing a high level of services and products, recruiting of new people on managerial level, introducing motivation and salary schemes for stores team members, opening new stores, planning and managing on-going trainings schemes for stores team members, introducing and checking the operations standards, introducing and control of health and safety procedures, communicating with customers, dealing with suppliers. Analysing sales and costs data, dealing with stores P&Ls, setting detailed store by store budgets.Main challenges:Defining the store and operations hierarchy, creating effective supply chain, labour costs control, creating the training schedules for initial and on-going trainings, introducing and organising mystery shoppings, introducing loyalty scheme for customers.Responsibility for Czech&Slovak markets.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Responsibility for all Nestlé brands and products within the Out Of Home division, at the time the fastest growing and by % most profitable division within the group on the Czech and Slovak markets. Analysing Markets researches. Managing a team of 4-6 Brand Managers. Responsibility for division P&Ls, budgeting, defining the new sales channels possibilities like HoReCa, Vending Machines, Transport etc. Creating “tailor made” products and solutions.Successful introduction of chain of coffee shops under brand Café NESCAFÉ, more than 20 units within one and half year.Responsibility for Czech&Slovak markets.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Responsibility for Nescafé brand and products within alternative trade channels. Searching for new sales channels. Responsibility for products categories P&Ls.Responsibility for Czech&Slovak markets.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Involvement in studying and investigating possibilities whether and how to enter Czech and Slovak markets with portfolio of Nestlé Waters.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Responsibility for several brands and products, proposing product innovations, defining the marketing strategy. Responsibility for products categories P&Ls.Responsibility for Czech&Slovak markets.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Project to introduce scheme to instantly control the payment discipline of Nestlé customers.Responsibility for Czech&Slovak markets.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Mandatory experience in the field for every commercial Nestlé employee.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Managing McDonald’s store following the company standards, store has around 70 employees depending of season. Earlier Store Manager Assistant.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Being member of a team traveling around the Czech & Slovak republic and supporting new stores openings.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Working as a shift leader or trainer in several stores. In the same time being educated within the MDP (McDonald’s education scheme – Management Development Program).