C a t a l i n G e o r g e A l d u l e a P i v a r u
Bucharest, Romania +40766.516.560 catalin.aldulea@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
15 years in FMCG industry
8 years of Business Executive
Leadership abilities with proven results within 3 top FMCG companies
Extended experience in building, developing and optimizing a Distribution Network
Extended experience in building and developing successful selling teams.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Business Strategy
Strategic Management
Change Management
Online Management
Leadership
Sales team performance
Route to market optimization
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
General Manager – Master Detox Romania (personal project) since October 2014 – present
Commercial Manager – SC Cafea Fortuna SRL, March 2013 – October 2014
National Sales Manager – SC Cafea Fortuna SRL, October 2012 – March 2013
National Sales Manager – SC Atifco Fine Food SRL, August 2011 – October 2012
National Sales Manager – SC Vincon Vrancea, October 2010 – January 2011
Regional Sales Manager – SC Vincon Vrancea, 2006 – 2009
Area Sales Manager – SC Vincon Vrancea, 2002 – 2005
Van Sell, Chio Romania – Intersnack, March 2001 – August 2001
Office Manager – Tourism & Bran Impex Trading & A.N.T.R.E.C.
Business Consultant – AGROTEX - Switzerland
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
S.C. Cafea Fortuna – Bucharest
FMCG company providing coffee
Commercial Manager – March 2013 – October 2014
Responsible for defining and implementing the Commercial Strategy
Risk assessment tasks
Ensuring that the contractual obligations are accurately defined and all the stakeholders understand and
adhere to them
Sales volumes and market share objectives
Ensuring all the Area Managers apply correctly company’s regulation practices
Make sure that all the financial aspects and impact on a contract are perfectly understood by all parties
involved in
Reviewing, analyzing and developing operational processes flow
Guiding, mentoring and motivating team’s members
Managing daily operations
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S.C. Cafea Fortuna – Bucharest
FMCG company providing coffee
National Sales Manager – October 2012 – March 2013
Establishing annual unit and gross-profit plans by marketing strategies implementation after trends and results
were thoroughly analyzed
Establish sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for each region and territory
Predicting expected sales volume and profit for the existing and new products
Implementing national sales programs by developing field sales action plans
Responsible for maintaining the level of sales volume, product mix and selling price by keep-up with demand and
supply, changing trends, economic indicators and competitors
Establish and adjust selling price by monitoring costs, competition, demand and supply
Complete national sales operational requirements by scheduling and assigning tasks to employees
Follow-up team’s work results
Maintain national sales team by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training
Maintain national sales staff job results by counseling and disciplining team’s members; planning, monitoring and
appraising job results
Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops
Reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
Contribute to team’s effort by accomplishing related results as needed
Achievements:
Increased by 7% in 2013 vs 2012 the coffee sales volume
Increased by 40% the instant coffee sales volume
Increased by 55% the sunflower seeds sales volume
Launched 3 new products
Plans for 2 more new products coming-up
Signing contracts with 2 major players on Vending industry: Nordexim Coffe Services – Aquilla Group member
2013 was The Best year for the last 20 years of Cafea Fortuna history.
S.C. Atifco Interantional S.R.L.– Bucharest
FMCG Rice delivering company
National Sales Manager – August 2011- October 2012
Oversee national sales, promotions, collections and other activities to achieve sales target
Building and maintaining positive working relationship within existing clients
Identifying and developing new business opportunities
Coordinate with sales team in order to plan promotional activities, trade shows and special events
Motivate and guide sales team’s members to achieve revenue targets
Maintaining sales management and reporting tools to achieve business objectives
Coordinate with Board members in order to develop sales plan, budget and schedule
Work together with sales team to develop sales plans and strategies
Developing creative sales techniques and tactics to meet business goals
Understanding client’s needs and provide appropriate sales solutions
Respond to client’s issues and queries in a timely fashion
Prepare sales contracts, proposals and reports both for the Management and customers
Developing sales presentations for Board of Directors and customers
Participate in sales conferences, industry meetings and social networks to represent company’s brand.
S.C. Vincon Vrancea S.A. – Bucharest
FMCG Wine delivering company
National Sales Manager – 2010 - January 2011
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Recruiting, selecting and training new sales team – ensuring the cohesion of new team members within existing
members of Sales Team
Scheduling visits of CEO and Top Management team to distributors in Bucharest, Transylvania, Moldova
Establishing regional budgets - Expenditure, Trade Marketing, Sales
Designing and implementing new unitary ways of work analysis - a new reporting system - SAP Information System,
this daily report and sale report, daily analysis of sales in the system 'Must to do and Yes to do ";
Establishing performance indicators of the department:
1. A new concept of wine coolers - Contracts, Appendices, Volume Commitments;
2. Concept plan of implementing wine heaters;
3. Specific actions to promote alcoholic drinks, brandy - HoReCa Pack - Brandy + Wine + Cigar Caravans HoReCa
Brandy sheets;
4. Proposing a new system of targets considering the following 4 indicators: Sell Out, Sell in, History of sales,
Stocks.
Achievements:
Planning production in fourth quarter based on estimates each of the 120 products from portfolio
Planning the Logistics Department for Q4 2010 deliveries;
A new system for determining the distributors targets more transparent and more easy;
Effective recruitment and training center team, Oltenia and Bucharest;
Recruiting new HoReCa Business Developer - 8 people;
A new program for motivating sales team and distributors;
A new concept of commercial contract for distributors related to new salary scale.
ACHIEVING the SALES objectives for 2010.
S.C. Vincon Vrancea S.A. – Bucharest
FMCG Wine delivering company
Regional Sales Director – 2009 – January 2010
Responsible for the following counties: Brasov, Covasna, Harghita, Sibiu, Alba, Mures, Olt, Dolj, Mehedinti,
Gorj,Valcea
Achieving monthly both quantitative and qualitative targets - distribution in 11 counties
Propose necessary actions of Trade Marketing to achieve the objectives
Signing contracts with distributors
Implementation of trade policy STRATEGY regarding the relationship with distributors
Achievements:
Reorganization of the sales team – recruiting new members of the sales force, dismissing underperforming Area
Sales Managers and HoReCa Business Developers
Reorganization of distribution product portfolio and distributors
Recovery of debt from the insolvent retailer NOVARTIS
Finding the best ways to work with the insolvent retailer - Big Imprest
Result: Debt Collection, important selling over this difficult period and continued collaboration in 2011
Solution by successive negotiation balances situation with most distributors, increasing the numerical and
weighted distribution
Halting the decline in sales and even bringing the region a value + 14% versus 2009, after the first 5 months
First Place - National Competition Distributors 2010 - AMIGO Intercost- World Soccer Championship Final
tickets - South Africa 2010
S.C. Vincon Vrancea S.A. – Bucharest
FMCG Wine delivering company
Regional Sales Director, 2006 – 2009
Responsible for the following counties: Brasov, Covasna, Harghita, Sibiu, Alba, Mures
Recruiting and training a sales team composed of 6 Sales Managers
Achieving monthly both quantitative and qualitative targets
Propose trade and marketing actions necessary to achieve the objectives of volume and value required;
Signing contracts with distributors
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Successful implementation of trade policy STRATEGY for the relationship with distributors.
Achievements:
Best RSM - 300% GROWTH in 2004 – 2009
The greatest growth in distribution in 2008 - 8 product groups
Win a trip to Paris for the best RSM 2008
Budget Management and composition of trade marketing and promotional plan for specific actions - Events,
Tastings, Sponsorship
Manage expenditure budgets - their efficiency through the re-division of areas, roles and responsibilities.
S.C. Vincon Vrancea S.A. – Bucharest
FMCG Wine delivering company
Area Sales Manager, 2003 – 2005
Responsible for the following counties: Brasov, Covasna, Harghita
Achievements:
Best ASM – Biggest volume growth in 2004
Best Numerical Distribution - 73% for a new range of wines - Vita Romaneasca;
Increasing the weighted distribution by signing commercial contracts with key customers to promote retail - shops
and hospitality networks;
Fulfilling and exceeding sales budget;
Hungarian language learning.
S.C. Vincon Vrancea S.A. – Bucharest
FMCG Wine delivering company
Area Sales Coordinator, 2002 - 2003
Management of sales in Brasov county
Finding new distributors - two new distributors - Riolio and Distrib
Increasing the DN and DP-daily field visits
Presentations for vendors - training of sales teams;
The signing of commercial agreements with distributors and implementation of business strategy - suggestions for
activity improvement
Participation in events of its kind in the hospitality industry.
Achievements:
Signing contracts with store chains: the share volume, shelf space, trade marketing actions
Numerical Distribution Increase by 20%
Increase by 30% of weighted distribution
Doubling sales in Brasov
S.C. Chio Romania - Intersnack – Bucharest
FMCG company
Van Sell, March 2001 – August 2001
Achieve monthly sales budgets for the three product groups:
Chio - Snaks, Chips, Popcorn
Wolf - pretzels, Stiks, Maxi Mix
Felix – peanuts
Successful plan collections implementation
Maintaining clients and portfolio diversification.
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Achievements:
Increased by 20% the number of active customers in 3 counties;
Growth of the shelves space to major customers through the installation of new shelves;
Permanent placements in several volume locations;
Reorganization of Brasov warehouse loading system.
Tourism & Bran Impex Trading
Tourism Company
Tourism Agency Director, 1999 – 2001
A.N.T.R.E.C.
General Secretary, 1999 – 2001
Agrotex, Switzerland, 1999 – 2001
Business Consultant
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY — Brasov
MBA in International Economic Relations
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY - Brasov
Bachelor of Economy – The Faculty of International Relations
Certifications:
Travel Classes - France - Loire Valley
Business and Public Administration - Israel – Rehovot
Assessment and Team Building - Antal International
Management By Objectives, Accor Services – Accelera
Vision Mission Values- Accor Services - Accelera
Negotiation Techniques - Accor Services - Accelera
Sales Training - The Learning Business
Sales Steps - The Learning Business
Authorized wine taster course - Alin Lazarescu
Training of communication - Verbal and Non Verbal - The Learning Business
Planning Courses - The Learning Business
OF NOTE
Computer Skills:
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
SAP
Foreign Languages :
English – Advanced level
French – Advanced level
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Achievements:
Increased by 20% the number of active customers in 3 counties;
Growth of the shelves space to major customers through the installation of new shelves;
Permanent placements in several volume locations;
Reorganization of Brasov warehouse loading system.
Tourism & Bran Impex Trading
Tourism Company
Tourism Agency Director, 1999 – 2001
A.N.T.R.E.C.
General Secretary, 1999 – 2001
Agrotex, Switzerland, 1999 – 2001
Business Consultant
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY — Brasov
MBA in International Economic Relations
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY - Brasov
Bachelor of Economy – The Faculty of International Relations
Certifications:
Travel Classes - France - Loire Valley
Business and Public Administration - Israel – Rehovot
Assessment and Team Building - Antal International
Management By Objectives, Accor Services – Accelera
Vision Mission Values- Accor Services - Accelera
Negotiation Techniques - Accor Services - Accelera
Sales Training - The Learning Business
Sales Steps - The Learning Business
Authorized wine taster course - Alin Lazarescu
Training of communication - Verbal and Non Verbal - The Learning Business
Planning Courses - The Learning Business
OF NOTE
Computer Skills:
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
SAP
Foreign Languages :
English – Advanced level
French – Advanced level
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