Vladimír Soukup Email & Phone Number

Prague, Czechia

Prague, Czechia

Various - Czech Republic, France, Saudi Arabia, London

Received “Rising Star Award” for the most promising consultant in BCG Prague officeProject Management • Co-ordinated a team of 4 in a broader context of 50 stakeholders across European retailer and delivered 2% COGS savings from supplier negotiations through improved commercial analytical insight • Led a client team of 5 to implement Lean in operations division of a major EU utility company saving 12% of operating costs • Coordinated USD 10M marketing launch of an education platform in Saudi Arabia through a complex approval process of senior stakeholders across ministriesProblem Solving and Analysis• Optimized branch real-estate portfolio management of a EU bank saving 10% real-estate costs • Carried out reset in a category constituting 11% sales of a major EU retailer resulting in 5% sales uplift thanks to measures in product range, in-store marketing, employee engagement and promotions• Performed commercial due diligence of a global EUR 7Bn transaction in the cement industryCommunication and Facilitation Skills • Facilitated a series of 4 strategy planning workshop and respective follow ups for 20 board members and senior managers resulting in definition, alignment and implementation of 11 cost saving initiatives• Ensured 90% buy-in and adoption of a supplier negotiation tool in change-resistant commercial department of CEE retailer through a series of full day trainings and one-on-one implementation support Relationship Building and Stakeholder Management• Managed stakeholders across client divisions to implement a controversial change in layout of 300 supermarkets in half the time originally expected for the project• Became a go-to person and trusted advisor to the CMO of a European retailer and his directors, which contributed to selling the biggest BCG project for the client in 5 years of common co-operation

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

London, United Kingdom

• Co-designed a new business model for the company enabling large scale up of the existing operations. • Delivered high impact workshops for K-12 kids.• Designed web page content and layout to support sales of a newly launched product.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

• Designed a model to optimize real-estate portfolio of branch buildings of a major Czech retail bank• Helped a CEE media publishing company design a turnaround transformation strategy

Tokyo, Japan

• Creating international expansion analyses for the top management to decide which country to expand their waste management business to• Analysing purchasing opportunities of CRM systems based on Shirai Groups need and suggesting the best solution to the top management• Supporting marketing activities of Shirai Group on Eco Products 2012 and in many business negotiations

Moscow, Russian Federation

• As a member of executive board I was co-developing and executing national strategies of AIESEC Russia NGO effecting 2000 members in 29 branches across Russia• Co-ordinating sales and delivery of Global Internship Program for corporate sector

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

• Selling and marketing IT solutions for flight operating companies• Creating marketing strategy and materials of the company products

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Graduated with distinctions (TOP 10% of the class) Class of 2017D

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Exchange period from INSEAD

Master Of Science (Msc), Cems Master'S In International Management

Study average: 1,0 (on the scale 1-4, 1 being the best)

Exchange Semester During Cems Mim

Bc., International Trade

· Field of study: International Trade · Study average: 1,57 (on the scale 1-4, 1 being the best) · Bachelors study: Comparison of product.

Master’S Degree, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Part-time long distance degree All classes completed - Degree incomplete - Master thesis not submitted.

Education record