Experience

Spirits International Group Ltd

• Bulgaria
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • May 2022 - Present

  Starting with the supply of raw materials for its own needs, Spirits International Group Ltd successfully develops reliable supply chains, making the company a preferred supplier of raw materials for the food & the beverage industries in the Balkans.The main supply includes:• glass bottles & jars• aluminium & cork closures• bulk wine• wine & grain distillates• ethyl alcoholHolding expertise in the production of tailor-made wine & spirits is allowing us to satisfy the specific needs of different export markets.We are producing & bottling wine & spirits in EU-certified wine & spirits production facilities in Bulgaria.Production & bottling capabilities include:• vinification of traditional Bulgarian & international grape varietals• production of white, rose & red wines• distillation of wine & grain distillates• stainless steel tanks with a total storage capacity of millions of litres• carbonation of sparkling wines• bottling of still & sparkling wines and spirits:- bottles from 100 to 2000 ml with cork, aluminium & Guala screw cap closures - BIBs (bag-in-boxes) from 2 to 20 litres Show less

• • Jan 2019 - Apr 2022

  Holding expertise in the production of tailor-made wine & spirits is allowing us to satisfy the specific needs of different export markets.We are producing & bottling wine & spirits in EU-certified wine & spirits production facilities in Bulgaria.Production & bottling capabilities include:• vinification of traditional Bulgarian & international grape varietals• production of white, rose & red wines• distillation of wine & grain distillates• stainless steel tanks with a total storage capacity of millions of litres• carbonation of sparkling wines• bottling of still & sparkling wines and spirits:- bottles from 100 to 2000 ml with cork, aluminium & Guala screw cap closures - BIBs (bag-in-boxes) from 2 to 20 litres Show less



Колев и Син Билд ООД / Kolev and Son Build Ltd

• Bulgaria
• Construction

• Operations Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Колев и Син Билд ООД е строителна компания, основана от инж. Петко Колев и Никола Колев в партньорство с инж. Валентин Миланов. Опитът на екипа ни включва над 30 успешно завършени жилищни и офис сгради. Основен приоритет на компанията е развитието на жилищни сгради в район Оборище, южните и източните квартали на гр. София. Kolev and Son Build Ltd is a construction company established by dipl. eng. Petko Kolev and Nikola Kolev in cooperation with dipl. eng. Valentin Milanov. The experience of our team includes over 30 successfully completed residential and office buildings. Key priority for the company is the development of residential buildings in Oborishte region, the southern and eastern districts of Sofia city. Show less



Platinum Brands Ltd

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Export Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

  Developing export sales & building brands of fine Bulgarian wines & Polish spirits produced by Katarzyna Estate LTD & Polmos Bielsko-Biała S.A. Developing export sales & building brands of fine Bulgarian wines & Polish spirits produced by Katarzyna Estate LTD & Polmos Bielsko-Biała S.A.



Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits Group

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • Feb 2016 - May 2018

   Created new business leading to opening spirits production in Bulgaria entering new categories as Scotch whisky, vodka, gin, mixed spirit drinks and expanding spirits BIB production in Lithuania. Increased business unit’s sales revenue by +650% and profit by +680%, comparing secured business for 2018 to actual business in 2015. Established route-to-market for developing spirits pillar brands in SEE region and distributing wine and spirits private labels in Western and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia and USA. Opened new markets, establishing partnerships with Middle East second biggest spirits importer, Romania’s 2 major wine and spirits distributers, UK distributers of Bulgarian wine, USA’s biggest importer of Bulgarian wine and spirits, Chinese biggest online wine and spirits trading platform. Won first Bulgarian wine BIB tender in Sweden in 12 years with annual volume for Y1 of 400 000 L. Created annual business plans and export procedure, cross-functionally aligning the work of Export, Marketing, Purchasing, Production and Logistics departments, resulting in meeting and exceeding the annual business plans with the available resources. Developed and implemented commercial and pricing strategies improving region's profitability. Executed category management optimisation projects rationalising the portfolio. Show less

• • Dec 2015 - Feb 2016



HP

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Process Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

   Managed the end-to-end process for Non-standard Service Requests, from a request’s receipt, through analysing the provided details, to proposal creation and managing the delivery teams.  Developed a process and created an innovative reporting tool for optimising the requests’ closure procedure resulting in a decreased requests’ total turnaround time by 20%.  Analysed performance indicators and sales trends providing valuable fact-based recommendations and solutions for solving clients’ complex problems. Show less



Cash Credit

• Bulgaria
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial and Marketing Director Assistant

  • Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

   Actively supported brand and product marketing strategy development.  Coordinated Cash Credit’s and partners’ channels operations – Bulgarian Post, Handy and Lafka.  Implemented behavioural marketing and commercial analysis techniques to competition research.  Actively supported brand and product marketing strategy development.  Coordinated Cash Credit’s and partners’ channels operations – Bulgarian Post, Handy and Lafka.  Implemented behavioural marketing and commercial analysis techniques to competition research.



Procter & Gamble

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Business Development Graduate Trainee

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

   Developed an in-depth understanding of customers' needs and specifics in different categories in Cash and Carry, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Discounters and Local Supermarkets' channels.  Created an SKU product differentiation matrix and promo plan for growing detergents and diapers categories, using optimised promo strategy across all trade channels in Modern- and Traditional Trade, based on identifying core market trends and evaluating sales fundamentals.  Prepared and presented an action plan to the country manager with recommendations for winning with the key customers using innovative index pricing and promo distribution strategy. Show less



Meritwork

• London, United Kingdom

• Strategy and Marketing Trainee

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

   Perfermed a sociological survey providing market insights into the economic structure of the UK freelance industry.  Presented results of quantitative and qualitative data analyses to clients and suggested possible implementation actions for improvement of the company’s business model.  Perfermed a sociological survey providing market insights into the economic structure of the UK freelance industry.  Presented results of quantitative and qualitative data analyses to clients and suggested possible implementation actions for improvement of the company’s business model.



Praxis Hartgens Heilpraktiker GmbH

• Germany
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications and Monitoring Intern

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

   Maintained communication with medical materials suppliers.  Performed simultaneous translations during meetings with English-speaking patients of the clinic.  Maintained communication with medical materials suppliers.  Performed simultaneous translations during meetings with English-speaking patients of the clinic.



Lozanova 48

• Sofia, Bulgaria

• Translation and Editing Intern

  • Jul 2007 - Aug 2007

   Translated and edited written documents from, and into, German, English and Bulgarian.  Responsible for the distribution of work within the apprenticeship team and further quality control.  Trained a fellow colleague in working with a specialised corporate software product – SDL Trados Synergy 2007 Business.  Translated and edited written documents from, and into, German, English and Bulgarian.  Responsible for the distribution of work within the apprenticeship team and further quality control.  Trained a fellow colleague in working with a specialised corporate software product – SDL Trados Synergy 2007 Business.