Executive director for International Business & Sales at IN2 Group
July 2017 - Present | Zagreb
Member of leadership team at IN2
• Develop plans and strategies for developing business and achieving the IN2 sales goals
• Create a culture of success and ongoing business and goal achievement
• Responsible for driving revenue growth, building a high-performance sales organization and developing a highly productive partner network
• Develop & report sales revenue forecasts on a monthly & quarterly basis, based on visibility into direct and partner pipeline
• Define and oversee sales staff compensation and incentive programs that motivate the sales team to achieve their sales targets
• Define and coordinate sales training programs that enable staff to achieve their potential and support company sales objectives
• Manage customer expectations and contribute to a high level of customer satisfaction
• Define sales processes that drive desired sales outcomes and identify improvements where and when required
• Developing and executing deal strategies, leading and mentoring a team and collaborating cross functionally with every area of the organization
• Work with other areas of the organization to drive new markets, sales, support & product development strategy based on market needs
Member of Board at Gavrilovic d.o.o.
June 2009 - May 2012
1. Direct responsibility for the management of areas: Production and IT, 800+ employees. It also includes:
- Project management for QM ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HALAL
- Personal responsibility, responsibility for costs and budget
- Product and production optimization, quality optimization of the individual product groups, quality standards of recipies, processing technologies
2. Direct responsibility for IT on corporate level, Gavrilovic, Diona, Puris, 2500+ employees.
3. Coordination with top management of main companies
Production Manager at Gavrilovic
September 2010 - March 2012
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (400+ employees):
o Ensures quality production standards
o Trains and monitors employees on proper work procedures to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labor and food costs
o Manages daily manpower planning including assignment of responsibilities and workstations
o Controls production costs and other controllable costs
o Works with management staff to improve performance of the unit
o Assists in the development and training of subordinates
o Responsible for safety, quality and compliance to customer specifications and regulatory requirements and Company policies and procedures
o Conducts inventory of all range of products and materials to ensure proper usage and minimization of waste
o Works with maintenance staff to ensure preventive maintenance of machinery according to schedules, reports maintenance and repair issues in timely manner
o Responsible for performance evaluation, coaching, counseling and preparing corrective action for employees and liaises appropriately with HR and other support functions
o Manages work flow balancing - the division of responsibilities amongst employees on each shift.
o In conjunction with department leaders, determines number of employees needed by shift
o Responsible for employee retention and monitors employee turnover.
Corporate IT Manager at Gavrilovic d.o.o.
March 2006 - June 2009
- Establishing of new, centralized IT organization
- Implementation of new IT-Infrastructure
- Administration of MS Windows Network incl. user administration
- Monitoring of backup procedures, fault analysis and troubleshooting
- Selection and implementation of new ERP solution for food industry - Microsoft Navision
- Selection and implementation of new ERP solution for retail
Aldata - G.O.L.D.
- Selection and implementation of new POS solution for retail Wincor-Nixdorf - TP Linux
- Selection and implementation of BI solution - SAP Business Objects
- Support and Maintenance for all software products in all companies
- Control function of all IT-relevant issues
IT Manager at Kaufland Hrvatska k.d.
2000 - 2006
- "Mann der ersten Stunde"
- Establishing of local IT organization in Croatia
- Implement all processes according to Enterprise policies
- Planning, implementation and maintenance of various systems (SAP, POS systems, Supply chain systems...)
- Responsibility for the personnel and systems
- Internationl project management
- Manager for Decentral systems by ,,Kaufland Mittel-, Osteuropa". Strategy and global process defining in relation to the stores and distribution centers in the region of middle and east Europe
- IT cost controlling
- Reporting to the headquarter in Germany
Country Manager for Croatia and Slovenia at CSB System AG
September 1996 - April 2000
o Sotware and Consulting Services in Kroatien
o Sales support and sales in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina
o Project management and software implementation in various companies in Germany and Austria
o Sales activities in Croatia and Slovenia
Izvrsni direktor / Executive Director at IN2
May 2012
Management responsibility for a team of software engineers and consultants who sale, design, develop, test, implement and support custom built applications and standard ERP systems, B2B and B2C Platforms, Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence implementations for medium-sized to large enterprises.
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