Matej Padela
Group Leader, North America at Mitsui Plastics, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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French Limited working proficiency
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Italian Elementary proficiency
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Philipp Krauß
I started working with Matej in Czech Republic. He is a very talented and smart person, fast learning and asking the right questions. So we soon started working together in an international team developing business for different chemical suppliers all over Europe, from Portugal to Russia and Scandinavia to Italy. He is a very international, open minded person always delivering punctual, good results. He is the perfect fit for your international team as either sales person or business developer.
Lubos Slepanek
I know Matej more than seven years. Matej is dependable, detail-oriented and excelent in comunication. Further he exhibits strong intuition to the client needs and capacity for empathy.These qualities most notably translate in his ability to find valuable solution and create partnership. I would highly recommend Matej for any position, as he is proactive and tireless person.
Philipp Krauß
I started working with Matej in Czech Republic. He is a very talented and smart person, fast learning and asking the right questions. So we soon started working together in an international team developing business for different chemical suppliers all over Europe, from Portugal to Russia and Scandinavia to Italy. He is a very international, open minded person always delivering punctual, good results. He is the perfect fit for your international team as either sales person or business developer.
Lubos Slepanek
I know Matej more than seven years. Matej is dependable, detail-oriented and excelent in comunication. Further he exhibits strong intuition to the client needs and capacity for empathy.These qualities most notably translate in his ability to find valuable solution and create partnership. I would highly recommend Matej for any position, as he is proactive and tireless person.
Philipp Krauß
I started working with Matej in Czech Republic. He is a very talented and smart person, fast learning and asking the right questions. So we soon started working together in an international team developing business for different chemical suppliers all over Europe, from Portugal to Russia and Scandinavia to Italy. He is a very international, open minded person always delivering punctual, good results. He is the perfect fit for your international team as either sales person or business developer.
Lubos Slepanek
I know Matej more than seven years. Matej is dependable, detail-oriented and excelent in comunication. Further he exhibits strong intuition to the client needs and capacity for empathy.These qualities most notably translate in his ability to find valuable solution and create partnership. I would highly recommend Matej for any position, as he is proactive and tireless person.
Philipp Krauß
I started working with Matej in Czech Republic. He is a very talented and smart person, fast learning and asking the right questions. So we soon started working together in an international team developing business for different chemical suppliers all over Europe, from Portugal to Russia and Scandinavia to Italy. He is a very international, open minded person always delivering punctual, good results. He is the perfect fit for your international team as either sales person or business developer.
Lubos Slepanek
I know Matej more than seven years. Matej is dependable, detail-oriented and excelent in comunication. Further he exhibits strong intuition to the client needs and capacity for empathy.These qualities most notably translate in his ability to find valuable solution and create partnership. I would highly recommend Matej for any position, as he is proactive and tireless person.
Credentials
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EF SET English Certificate 83/100 (C2 Proficient)
EF Standard English Test (EF SET)Jul, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Advanced Certificate in Entrepreneurship (Starting a New Enterprise)
University of Glamorgan, United KingdomJan, 2010- Sep, 2024 -
Dow Jones Business English certificate
-Jan, 2009- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Mitsui Plastics, Inc.
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United States
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Plastics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Group Leader, North America
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Team Leader
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Jul 2018 - Jul 2022
- sales team management- sales and business development of rubbers/elastomers (CR, SIS, C5 tackifiers, SBR, PIB) and additives (CPE, Kaolin clay, carbon black) in North America
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Sales and Marketing Manager
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Oct 2015 - Jun 2018
- sales and business development of SIS and C5 resins in the United States- sales of polychloroprene rubber in the United States and coordination of export to EMEA region- management of junior sales staff
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Sales Engineer
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May 2015 - Oct 2015
- Duties: new customers’ acquisition, contract negotiations, price negotiations, forecasting, customer care, technical support, communication with integrators. - Responsibility for markets: Czech Republic, Slovakia - Products: industrial robots for automation applications with focus on plastics industry - Duties: new customers’ acquisition, contract negotiations, price negotiations, forecasting, customer care, technical support, communication with integrators. - Responsibility for markets: Czech Republic, Slovakia - Products: industrial robots for automation applications with focus on plastics industry
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Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
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Germany
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project and Sales Manager
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Apr 2013 - Apr 2015
- Duties: handling of all aspects of the Sales Cycle from prospecting, marketing, new customers’ acquisition, budgeting, contract negotiations, credit risk management, price negotiations, consignment agreements, forecasting, customer care, logistics, imports, exports, technical support, trialing, invoicing and collections, cooperation with other offices and suppliers in EMEA region and Japan, management of pan-EMEA projects (new product launches) utilizing sales representatives in other offices, searching for new suppliers, oversee a staff of 2 (in Czech and German offices).- Responsibility for markets: Czech Republic, Slovakia, EMEA region- Products: plastics (PP compounds for automotive TIER 1 and 2 injection molders, POM, PVC modifiers, CR rubber, adhesive and barrier polymers), carbon fibers (PAN and pitch) Show less
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Product/business specialist
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Apr 2011 - Mar 2013
Products: PP compound (for automotive industry), PVC modifier, chloroprene rubber, adhesive and barrier resins, carbon fibres (pitch and PAN), TPV, EPDM
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Sales representative
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Aug 2007 - Mar 2011
Products: PVC modifier, PVC modifiers, TPV, chloroprene rubber, EPDM rubber, adhesive and barrier polymers
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Unicorn
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United States
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Food & Beverages
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IT support
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Mar 2004 - Sep 2005
Daily support of PC users Daily support of PC users
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Education
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2014 - 2015
College of Economics and Management, Prague
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Corporate management -
2011 - 2014
College of Economics and Management, Prague
Master's degree (Ing.), Corporate management -
2008 - 2011
College of Economics and Management, Prague
Bachelor's degree (Bc.), Marketing -
2006 - 2008
Prague University of Economics and Business (University of Economics, Prague)
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