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Maria KOSTOVA

PARIS

En résumé

Anglais - Français - Russe - Bulgare

Mes compétences :
English
French

Entreprises

  • MD FASHION STUDIO - Owner

    2011 - maintenant Consulting and International Business Development in Fashion and Luxury Fields
  • JC de Castelbajac - Sales Manager

    2010 - 2012 • Participation in the Management and Strategic Committee: set up and implement the sales strategy;
    • Worldwide development of wholesale and retail network distribution for both lines: JC de Castelbajac and JC/DC: Women's & Men's RTW and accessories;
    • Building business partnerships, negotiating commercial and distribution agreements, creating and maintaining a network of cooperative relationships with business partners and key customers;
    • Ensuring the brand image and position;
    • Setting up and coordination of price positioning policy;
    • Setting goals, negotiating yearly sales targets for each account/area, follow up and achievement of sales and profit targets;
    • Organizing, participating and managing of commercial and promotional events: showroom sales and international fairs;
    • Identifying opportunities, monitoring competitive activities and trends in markets, customers, products, prices and channels;
    • Leading and managing the sales team ;
    • Participating and setting up of merchandising strategy and plans ;
    • Managing outlets distribution’s network ;
  • CHRISTIAN LACROIX - Export Area Manager

    2007 - 2009 • Responsible for the brand commercial development of Wholesale networks in Europe, Eastern Europe, C.I.S: 64 customers/ Key Accounts : Increased Area Operating Income by 42% since 2007;
    • Optimizing the sales turnover; development and improvement of the distribution network;
    • Developing and setting the targeted turnover for all areas and repositioning the brand on a single line with a leading luxury line network;
    • Organizing and managing showroom sales to international customers;
    • Advising brand representatives in their purchases, optimizing turnover and identifying needs;
    • Managing sales relationships with exclusive agents, distributors and business generators;
    • Preparing and submitting the budget (twice a year), following-up of sell-in, sell-out;
    • Organizing and participating of commercial and promotional events;
  • KENZO - Export Sales Representative

    Paris 2006 - 2007 • Managing and developing customers portfolio (50 customers/ Key Accounts);
    • Showroom sales of 6 lines RTW Collections Women’s / Men’s to international customers (France, Europe, Eastern Europe, South America, Asia);
    • Submitting sales statistics analysis and regular reporting;
    • Managing sales relationships, customer and commercial following-up; preparing sales forecasts;
    • Managing customers budgets ; turnover analysis and following up of sell-in, sell-out ;
  • ROCHAS - Export Sales Representative

    2004 - 2005 • Organizing and participating of showroom sales to international customers (Barneys, Jeffrey, Harrods, Holt Renfrew, Joyce etc.)
    • Developing the wholesale brand networks in the North America/ Europe/ Asia: 52 customers
    • Managing sales relationships with customers, agents, distributors;
    • Commercial following-up of sell-in, sell-out; turnover analysis;
    • Preparing promotional and seasonal events for the brand; Organizing trunk shows ;
    • Setting up couture books, look books, press release and promotion tools for RTW& Accessories lines

Formations

  • GROUPE PGSM (Paris)

    Paris 2003 - 2004 MBA Luxury Marketing and Management

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