CV, Multilingual Business Developer And Marketing Manager

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Skills keywords: business development, communications, legal paralegal, marketing, sales

Short Bio:

I have exceptional credentials managing sales and marketing in a multidiscipline organizational environment, negotiating and delivering successful projects with emphasis on business development, budgetary analysis/forecasting and negotiation of contracts with a strong emphasis on delivering quarterly results. Relentless multi-tasker with a healthy appetite for risk and an unbridled passion for innovative sales, business developement and marketing.

Current location:  Brussel, Belgium - View on map

Nationality: Greek

Preferred Sector of Employment:  , Marketing, HR and Recruitment

Spoken languages: Albanian, english, french, german, Greek, spanish

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Qualifications & Education

2015-present

Online Certificate of Mastery in Communications and Marketing
Harvard University

2010-2011

Netherlands Master in Advanced Air and Space Law
University of Leiden

2009-2011

Greece Master of Laws (LL.M) in Public International Law
University of Athens

2005-2009

Greece
B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration

Languages

Greek, Albanian –  Mother tongues

English – Proficiency Cambridge, TOEFL

French –  Excellent (DELF Certificate)

German – Good (Zertifikat by Goethe Institut)

Spanish –  Elementary (VUB Certification)

Awards

2014 – Best Diplomat Of The Year Nomination By Thessis Model United Nations (MUN)

2013 –  Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs by the European Commission, DG Enterprise & Industry

2012 –  Best performance by Eurocontrol

2011 –  Voted Representative of the LL.M Consulting Group by the LL.M in Public International Law

2010  – Valedictorian Honour by the University of Athens

Personal Skills

Computer skills Internet and intranet systems:

Social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Blogger, Tumblr);

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Publisher).

Social skills:

Sharing and acquiring expertise and knowledge through regular working team meetings;

Cultural sensitivity and ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings;

Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.

Organisational skills:

Ability to effectively prioritise and juggle multiple concurrent projects;

Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints;

Demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinising, improving and streamlining complex work processes.

Career Summary

02/2013 – present

Brussels International Sales Manager at M. Sharma, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Sector: Business brokerage in the packaging, food and transportation industry

– Developed new sales policies achieving annual growth of 18% on sales across India, Europe and USA and thus was awarded with the Best Employee of the Year Award;

– Maintaining long term multi-level relationships with customers and interacting with them to increase sales of organization’s products;

– Negotiated successfully a 250.000€ contract with Bemis Company, Inc, Promoting & selling flexible packaging equipment for Bemis and establishing plans and strategies to expand the customer base;

– Researching and prospecting for potential customers (phone calls, e-mails, conferences and tradeshows, network within the industry).

Main stakeholders: 3M, British Chamber of Commerce, Embassy of the United States, European External Action Service, Google, IBM, Western Union, Parliament Magazine, European Voice, New Europe, Bemis Inc.

01/2012 – 01/2013

Brussels Sales and project adviser at Clavie Packaging

Sector: Flexible packaging (Convertors/Distributors/Food packers)

– Identified key decision makers and lobbied for the company’s interests in the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council of the EU by pursuing meetings with high level officials;

– Maintained and updated the CRM/data base with commitment objective, notes and next steps;

– Developed new accounts from leads and prospecting efforts, and followed up on company-supplied leads in a timely manner;

– Stayed abreast and updated the upper management of new technology, market developments, appropriate standards, and competitor offerings.

Main stakeholders: European Parliament, Council of the EU, European Commission, Catering Sol, 3M.

01/2011 – 12/2011

Maastricht, Brussels Sales and communications assistant expert – EUROCONTROL

Sector: Aerospace manufacturing

– Worked cross-functionally across the enterprise to identify key influencers, define gaps in products or services, and develop and implement the necessary tools to capitalize on opportunities;

– Organised multi-country exhibitions, and prepared sales proposals, presentations and solutions.

Main stakeholders: DG MOVE, EASA, ICAO, European Patent Office, Bombardier, AirFrance

10/2009 – 05/2010

Athens Attorney at law trainee D. Karabogias Law Firm

Sector: Customer care

– Worked closely with customers to ensure meeting all objectives towards customer satisfaction.

Main stakeholders: National Bank of Greece, Ministry of Economy and Justice, European Central Bank

06/2009 – 09/2009

Athens Sales and Communications trainee UNHCR

Sector: International diplomacy

– Developed reports, and maintained a prospect-stakeholder CRM/data base.

Main stakeholders: Greek Army forces, German Ministry of Defence, UNICEF, Embassy of Sweden

Projects

06/2014 – 09/2014 LEAD, Project in cooperation with the Embassy of the United States in Lithuania and Latvia

03/ 2014 Entrepreneurship education, Project in cooperation with the First high school of Zagreb (Croatia)

2013 – 2020 CoBiz Incubators, Project in cooperation with SEAVUS in Skopje (FYROM) and Warsaw (Poland)

2013 – 2016 IPA Cross Border Programme between the Republic of Macedonia – Kosovo, European Commission