Candidate Profile

JPalasti

+36309656732 ifj.palasti.jozsef@gmail.com

Description


Education

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BA in Business Studies- International Business School, Budapest

English biligual, with Marketing specialisation


Work & Experiance

2022 -

Senior Consultant - Strategy & Operations- KPMG Hungary

Main project experiences: • Led the delivery of multiple SME engagements focusing on organizational development, process optimization and cost reduction with positive Client and managerial feedback • Other relevant project experiences: • Delivered an ESG maturity assessment and strategy for a retail client • Concluded research, conducted interviews, and built the allocated slides • Supported managers with previous work experience based ideas • Kept in contact with the client throughout the delivery cycle • Business development experiences: • Participated in proposal preparations for banking, retail, energy, and public interest companies • Presented relevant parts of proposals for Clients and led discussion connecting to it • Represented KPMG at 2 networking events, which resulted in 3 new lead opportunities

2021 - 2022

Head of Product Development- Food Universum Kft.

Managed product development expenditures • Introduced 2 new product categories, totalling 12 new products • Collaborated with multiple teams (Quality Controllers, Production Managers and Developer Chefs) to achieve seamless new product rollouts • Organized and led new product demonstrations for internal and external stakeholders • Operated as the first point of contact for export sales partners in private label development

2016 - 2021

Managing Director- Food Universum Kft.

End to end project managed strategic investments • Production line expansions, ERP integration, EDI invoicing implementation, custom sales hardware and software development , digital sales channel implementation • Set and continuously optimized internal policies to reflect the actual state of the evolving Company • Procurement, cost validation, request handling, base sales terms and conditions • Personally managed social media and represented the company at networking events in Hungary and CEE countries • Executed HR tasks • Created job descriptions, executed interviews, • Held trainings about production technology, internal IT, and reporting systems Investment

2015 - 2016

Investment Project Manager- Palasti Vagyonkezelő Kft.

Successfully s et up a diversified investment portfolio in excess of 20M € €, with the main objective being value preservation above inflation, at a minimal risk level • Monitored micro and global macroeconomic trends , and tracked prices and yields to correctly interpret impacts on portfolio elements • Operated as the first point of contact for service providers to periodically review and update accounts

2012 - 2015

Project Manager- Fornetti Kft.

Personally coordinated the rebranding and modernization of 50+ flagship stores in Hungary • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and escalated any arising challenges • Kept in contact with key franchise partners in all 3 countries during the engagements and semi annually during partner meetings • Installed and instructed the usage of new IT system and related controlling practices for the supervision of the work of regional representatives in Romania • Supported the know how transfer from the Hungarian parent company for the start up of the Russian master franchisee during a 9 month deployment in Moscow • Other responsibilities were to establish contact with relevant local sub contractors and manage store openings: opened 45+ points of sale during the assignment



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