Maria João Bernardo is a Brand Building | Retail & FMCG Management | Private Label Strategy & Product Development | Operations & Sourcing | B2B & B2C National & International Markets | Team Leadership at GT Portugal. She possess expertise in retail, merchandising, team management, negotiation, business strategy and 19 more skills. She is proficient in French and English. Colleagues describe her as "Maria João is an excellent professional and a good friend. We work together at Sonae MC, being Maria João, Business Unit Director. She is a highly motivated professional who puts all dedication in every single project she is given to performe. Maria João possesses a wide range of knowledge in several fashion retail areas. She is a person of extreme good taste and sense of aesthetics with a deep knowledge of the business. So, my sincere and best recommendation." and "I worked with João during one year. During that time João showed a very high commitment in acheiving her results, always pushing and helping her team to find new and creative ideas to overcome the difficulties that they were facing to better serve the consumer. Her good taste, her diplomatic skills and her taste for "team work" , helped improving the assortment of the range of products under her responsability and most of all, improved their image. It was fun and challenging to work with her."