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Prague, Czechia

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Bringing in-store activation solutions based on occassion and respecting shopper behaviour.Leading a team across three categories (Biscuits, Confectionery, Gum&Candy) and across three countries (CZ, SK and HU).Delivering the annual plan for each category and permanent work with the key planning assumptions, risks and new opportunities.Continuous improvement and identification of further potential to grow sustainable business of brands and the whole market categories.Revenue Growth Management initiatives to lead sustainable category growth with the right price pack architecture, efficient return on investments while exploiting the shopper and consumer insight.Leading the team of 10 people by developing their growth mindset and exploiting their full potential.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Develop and co-ordinate strategies and plans of assortment, availability, visibility, pricing and activation for the category.Bridge between Marketing and Sales, translating Category plans into Commercial plans and finding a commercial solution.Managing a team of Sales Revenue Planners (Category planning), and Customer Activation team (channel activation - Ahold, Lidl, Penny, Kaufland, Traditional trade customers)

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Responsible for North Central Europe (CZSK, Poland, Baltics).Managing the Demand Planning and Fulfilment team of 8 people in CZSK and 2 Product Supply managers (Poland, Baltics).With IBP process in place, ensurining that 6-step FRC process is efficiently executed to reach the KPIs (CSL, SFA, BIAS, DIOH, Ageing).Identifying the opportunities and risks to the current IBP plan and facilitating the area IBP at Area Demand Review in monthly cycles.Being in a daily touch with central category teams to discuss, decide and deliver the results in the permanently changing environment.Motivating and developing the team to grow within the company and achieve the personal targets.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Managing the Demand Planning and Replenishment Team of 8 people.Directing the process which includes the Sales Forecasting, Demand Planning, Production, Replenishment (Deployment) and Inventory Control.Ensuring that every step of the process is functioning effectively to avoid costly delays and lost sales opportunities.Communicaton of needs and objectives to line managers and key personnel in Sales, Marketing, Finance, Development, Manufacturing, Logistics&Distribution and Customer Service.Motivating and developing the team to achieve agreed personal targets and grow within the discussed carreer plan.Participation in production allocation within EU Region. Dotted line reporting to the Regional Product Supply team.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Designing and generating weekly forecast reports (cumulating on a period level, as well).Improving forecast techniques, method, and approach.Relating and measuring the impact of forecast accuracy and bias.Making recommended adjustments to forecast and inventory targets based on changes in demand and market trendsLeading forecast and inventory planning meetings with Marketing Managers, Sales Managers, Plant Flow Managers, reviewing sales forecasts and inventory goals (emphasis on brand transitions, new product introduction, and promotions).Monitoring SKU levels and recommending SKU rationalisation (de-complexity) initiatives in the future.Facilitating, re-engineering, best practices & consensus between functional experts (Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Finance, and IT).

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Prediction of the future sales of a particular product over a specific period of time based on past performance of the product, promotions announced by the sales department, and the marketing events. In the long-term period also macroeconomic indicators must be included, such as inflation rates, unemployment, consumer spending patterns, market trends and interest rates.In the preparation of a comprehensive marketing plan, sales forecasts help the marketer develop a marketing budget, allocate marketing resourcers, and monitor the competition and the product environment.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Examining and analysing accounting records to determine financial status of establishment and preparing financial reports concerning operating procedures.Reviewing data regarding material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, and expenditures.Verifying journal and ledger entries of cash and check payments, purchases, expenses, and trial balances by examining and authenticating inventory items.Inspecting items in books of original entry to determine if accepted accounting procedure was followed in recording transactions.

Master, International Business

Certificate Of Proficiency, Strategic Management, Organisational Behaviour, Management In Asia Pacific

Business Administration And Management, General