Experience

Podravka

• Croatia
• Food and Beverage Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Marketing Communications Director

  • Sep 2023 - Present

• Marketing Director

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2023

  BU Meat & More



Badel 1862

• Croatia
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Development Director (CMO)

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2019



Ledo

• Croatia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director for development, innovation and QM

  • Oct 2006 - Sep 2015

  Managing:- developing a new business ideas, innovations and marketing solutions in line with quality and food safety demanding for Ledo group (all site Ledo operations in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Monte Negro, Slovenia and Hungary).- Have a proven results in quality, food safety and R&D area, great understanding of QA, QM, GMP, GLP, Quality Systems, Compliance documentation, policies and guidances.- Grat experience in work with Professional Bodies (Ministry/Food Safety Government, Auditing institutions, Regulations and inspection services, EFSA, FDA).- Main purpose were to ensure that whole group and each site work in line with quality and safety strategy and regulations, foster and develop onsite Quality culture and standards.Focused on:- All aspects of food safety, food defense, quality management and assurance, asurring GMP/GLP/GDP/HACCP/TACCP.- Regulatory affairs, responsibility for the following general areas:- Ensuring that companies comply with all of the regulations and laws pertaining to food business of national and international markets/regulatory affairs, - Advising company on the regulatory aspects and climate that would affect proposed activities. i.e. describing the "regulatory climate" around issues such as the promotion of food.- Ensuring :- that companies implemented international food safety and quality standards and policy (HACCP, IFS, BRC, ISO, Kosher, Halal, customer tailor made standards, etc.), - maintaining a documentation system and assuring that all procedures are in line, - management of complaints and non-conformities.- Process improvement, technological savings and developmental changes.- Audits of suppliers, internal audit.- Vendor management/Outsourcing.- Allert and recall management.- Personenel training.- Project management, change management and team leading.- Continuous improvement and environmental stewardship to ensure alignment with the company's vision and goals. Show less

• Marketing and R&D director deputy

  • 2003 - Oct 2006

  Responsible for marketing and development projects and oversee operational budgets, Marketing plan, Brand plan, trend analysis, market research, profitability, R&D division, launching of products.

• Brand Manager

  • Dec 2002 - Dec 2003

• R&D Technologist

  • Dec 2000 - Dec 2002

  Responsible for R&D projects, ensure product formulations, specifications and implementation meetscorporate and client requirements relative to cost, quality and consistency.



PLIVA

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainee

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2000

  Production and packaging of cosmetics (Nivea and Rosal brands). Production and packaging of cosmetics (Nivea and Rosal brands).



Štedbanka d.d.

• Croatia
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Associate-Students Job

  • Oct 1996 - Dec 1999