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37 years oldSalesMaster's DegreeCome from Yugoslavia Living in Shanghai
Language: Other, Spanish, French, Mandarin, English

• Main interest: international business development, focusing on international sales. • 6 years of international sales and business development experience in the B2B & B2C. • Turnkey partners such as Nestle Asia, Coca-Cola Asia, DANONE Africa, Manufri S

Sales director & project manager for the international market
Jiangsu, Huihe Packaging Machinery
Apr 2017 - Now(7 years)

Job description: Sales director & senior business development for international market Main job activities: • Researching, prospecting, and qualifying leads before starting sales development and closing the deals; • Making strategic local partnerships with companies from the packaging sector for promoting Huihe machines to the overseas market; • Turn key project supervision and management, coordination between procurement, production & sales and after sales departments. Project management team size: 72 – 120+ employers • Creation, adaptation and improvement of Business Process Blueprint from A to Z –developing process inventory, process foundation, draw the Blueprint, Estimate time and cost, Blue print verification, creation of internal metrics, trial run, implementing change, drive improvement. • Developing agents network worldwide for promoting Huihe machinery brands, creating and maintaining the win-win relationship; • Gathering product intelligence necessary for strategic marketing and business development plans • Developing sales and marketing strategies to meet or exceed business goals 2017/2018 • Evaluation, selection and organization of packaging exhibitions worldwide – Drinkteck Germany 2017; Propak Thailand 2018; Djazagro Algeria 2018. • Developing rebate and pricing strategies to grow market share and maintain profitability • Lead the team sales process by managing the day-to-day, weekly and quarterly business • Supporting sales team members to promote and sell packaging machinery solutions • Implementing innovations: SCADA online production monitoring for packaging machinery, Industry 4.0; other related tasks. • Contract forms and terms preparation for turnkey projects, contract realization and follow up. Major accomplishments as regional sales manager & project manager: • Successfully negotiated and sign contracts and starting projects for turnkey projects water & beverage lines with a total value above 6,080,000 USD in the European Union and Africa.

Regional sales manager for Africa and Europe
Jiangsu, Newamstar, Expert and Leader of China Liquid,
Apr 2013 - Apr 2017(4 years)

Jiangsu,Job description: Regional sales manager & project manager Main job activities: • Negotiating and managing four international projects in liquid machinery packaging industry with total value above 7,150,000 USD. • Managing turnkey projects, including project production control, quality management control respecting EU norms and after-sales service. • Leading sales team of four members for second sales region in Newamstar; managing team of more than 25 people for the turnkey project (engineers, after sales service staff, purchasing department etc.) • Improving, realization and monitoring business development strategies for countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. • Participating in more than 15 machinery packaging exhibitions in 10 countries (China, Kenya, Serbia, Macedonia, Iran, Kuwait, Algeria, Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh). • Negotiating contracts between the purchasing department and suppliers for turnkey projects Additional activities: • Positioning premium beverage brands NECTAR in the Dominican Republic. • Posh & Media (Coca-Cola Hellenic partner): Brand building for new water and beverage products (brand name creation, the design of the key visual including logo, packaging, website design, stores branding, organization of special events. Projects for: Europe (Qualitec d.o.o.), Dominic Republic (Jady Agua Purificada). Major accomplishments as regional sales manager & project manager: • Successfully negotiated five projects with a total value above 7,150,000 USD in Africa (Algeria, Kenya), Europe (Serbia) and Iran in the period of three years. Comparing to previous years, Newamstar average annual sales increased by 56%. • Implementing new policies, which decreased costs for the company after sales service for 2 turnkey projects for 53% (average costs from 120,000 USD to 56,400 USD). • Successfully implemented new price policy for Iranian and Algeria market with our agent, result – reaching the sales target of 2,000,400 USD comparing to 307,000 USD annual sales in 2014/2015. • Supporting the purchasing department in negotiation processes, we decreased prices for main European spare parts around 35-45% for turnkey projects (save on costs for more than 62,000 USD for Serbian project).

Strasbourg Business School
, Master in International and European business
Sep 2011 - Sep 2013(2 years)

• Master’s degree in International and European business at EM Strasbourg Business School (France) 2011-2013 • Bachelor’s Degree: Bachelor of Management in Faculty of organization science, Belgrade University (Serbia). January 2011 • First student in S

Jardins d’ Alsace & Esprit d’ Alsace France – International sales (December 2012- March 2013) Part-time job Job description: Organization and control of French products exports in Serbia (wine and cheese). Marketing adviser, SIG basketball club, Strasbourg (January – May 2012.) Part-time job Job description: Developed Marketing project: ‘’Sig place of true values” which defined main SIG stakeholders and secured long-term relationships using CRM Coca-Cola Hellenic, MIT Project (November 2008 - December 2009.) Part-time job Job description: Implemented Coca-Cola sales strategy with sales supervisors (part-time job) Main results: Gained prize for the best team result in branding Coca-Cola stores. Languages: English: Professional level (C1) French: Advanced level (B2) Chinese: Advanced (HSK 4) Spanish: Basic communication Serbian: Mother tongueSkills: • Communication: Use of communication models in negotiation and sales; EQ negotiation strategies application; Conflict solving and stress management etc. • Sales: Presentation skills; Answering objections; Closing sales advanced strategies etc. •