Providing consultancy expertise in textile and retail fashion segment, Business and expansion plan preparation, Product portfolio advice, Pricing management, etc. Major Projects: Men’s wear Fashion Concept focusing on classic collection of shirts, suits and accessories – development of full concept for establishing a commercial fashion brand on Slovak market; business plan and expansion strategy preparation; pricing policy development; visual and marketing concept preparation; training of personnel; GLG Councils – Active member of Gerson Lehrman Group Councils providing consultancy to business leaders and organizations worldwide upon request

Main Activities and Responsibilities: * Responsible for implementation and development of the brand on the assigned markets - corporate as well as franchising stores; * Responsible for opening and coordinating the management of retail stores; * Responsible for annual turnover planning, forecasting of collection category results, planning of strategic seasonal campaigns and promotions; * Product - approving the collection distribution, communication with central buyers, setting and implementing price policy, optimizing stock level, visual merchandising; * Image & Concept - approval and implementation of seasonal concept, supervision of window styling; * Leading and motivating a team of area managers, HRMs, store managers and merchandisers; employee performance management; * Supporting HRMs in recruiting decision making, personnel training, personnel evaluation, creating and implementing employee motivation programs; * Responsible for planning of financial and human resources (HC planning), annual employee production budget planning, full P&L responsibility; Major Achievements: * Restructuring of organization in order to reach higher efficiency and productivity; * Creating and building up Commercial Department responsible for sales management and store concepts - 14 EEs; * Refreshing the image of the brand - introducing concept into seasonal collections reflecting the target audience; * Contracting new providers/ garment producers.

Main Activities and Responsibilities: * Providing consultancy expertise in textile and retail fashion segment ; * Business and expansion plan preparation * Product portfolio advice ; * Pricing management, etc. Major Projects: * Ready-to-wear Fashion Concept (Slovakia) - development of full concept for establishing a commercial fashion brand on Slovak market; business plan preparation; business terms negotiations for production set up in Asia; pricing policy development; * HoReCa Uniform Production - establishing and supervising production of uniforms in Slovak producing sites for export markets; * Ready-to-wear Fashion Chain (Romania) - analysis of Romanian market and business plan preparation for investor who wants to enter the market and open several fashion stores across the country; * GLG Councils - Active member of Gerson Lehrman Group Councils providing consultancy to business leaders and organizations worldwide upon request.

Main Activities and Responsibilities: ⦁ Responsible for implementation and development of the brand on the assigned markets;  ⦁ Responsible for opening and coordinating the management of retail stores; ⦁ Responsible for annual turnover planning, forecasting of collection category results, planning of strategic seasonal campaigns and promotions; ⦁ Product – selecting the right collection suitable for the particular market, communication with central buyers, setting and implementing price policy, optimizing stock level, visual merchandising, approval of window styling; ⦁ Leading and motivating a team of area managers, HRMs, store managers and merchandisers; employee performance management;  ⦁ Supporting HRMs in recruiting decision making, personnel training, personnel evaluation, creating and implementing employee motivation programs; ⦁ Responsible for planning of financial and human resources (HC planning), annual employee production budget planning, full P&L responsibility; ⦁ Communication with local authorities – customs, tax; ⦁ Responsible for observation of commercial fashion market and on time reaction with marketing activities. Major Achievements: ⦁ Opening of 42 retail stores in Russia; ⦁ In 2007 Inditex Group took back the Pull & Bear franchising license from the local franchisee and I was assigned the position of CBL in Russia in order to build up and strengthen the position of the brand on the market. I have introduced many new processes and systems and created a completely new team of managers and coordinators. With this successful change we reached turnover increase of 13%. In the following years we kept the positive increase in average of 9% year over year; ⦁ Seasonal special production for Russian market needs; ⦁ Developing and introducing a new position of Product Manager dedicated to Russian market; ⦁ Entering the markets of Latvia and Lithuania (2006), Kazakhstan (2010) and Georgia (2011).

Main Activities and Responsibilities: ⦁ Scouting for European fashion brands and their further implementation on the Slovak and Czech market – preparation of business and expansion plan (Miss Sixty, Energie, Sixty, Killah, Promod, G-Star); ⦁ Responsible for negotiation of commercial conditions with the mother company and the franchisee/ distributor contract signature; ⦁ Responsible for choosing/ buying the collection, communication with central buyers, setting the price policy, optimizing the stock level, visual merchandising incl. shop windows; ⦁ Responsible for marketing campaigns and organization of fashion shows; ⦁ Preparation of reports for the financial department; ⦁ Creation and implementation of new processes within organization; setting up internal policies; ⦁ Participation in international fashion fairs (Bread and Butter Berlin/ Barcelona, Pitti Huomo Firenze, etc.). Major Achievements: ⦁ Expansion of Pull&Bear brand on Slovak market; opening of store in Kosice (2005); ⦁ Establishing distributorship of Miss Sixty, Energie, Sixty, Killah fashion brands for the Slovak and Czech market; opening of flagship store in Brno (2006).

Main Activities and Responsibilities: ⦁ Coordination of retail store openings in new emerging markets; ⦁ Responsible for implementation of the Pull & Bear brand on the market; ⦁ Product – selecting the right collection suitable for the particular market, communication with central buyers, setting and implementing price policy, optimizing stock level, visual merchandising and coordination; ⦁ Leading and motivating a team of area managers, HRMs, store managers and merchandisers. Major Achievements: ⦁ I have started as an employee of Israeli franchisee and after two years of collaboration with Inditex Group I was offered to assume an employment relationship with the Spanish headquarters; ⦁ Opening of 14 retail stores in Israel (1997 - 2002); ⦁ Opening in Andorra and Slovakia (2003); ⦁ Opening in Romania and Czech Republic (2004).

Main Activities and Responsibilities: ⦁ Responsible for organizing and coordinating the daily activities of the department store, ⦁ Responsible for leading a team of 40 employees, schedule preparation; ⦁ Responsible for visual merchandising incl. store window preparation, stock level optimization, delivery organization; ⦁ Customer Service. Major Achievements: ⦁ Qualifying for Department Store Manager position.

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