George Stoica

Experience

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  Romanian Parliament

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2016

  Political Consultant

  • Conduct research, draft, and edit political and public communications, including press releases, presentations, speeches, award submissions, and video scripts.• Perform marketing research using various techniques such as surveys, focus groups, personal interviews, and field trials to gauge public perception on topics related to the Romanian Parliament.• Track, monitor, and measure media coverage diligently across different media channels.• Handle media inquiries and continuously foster and maintain good relationships with the press and influencers.• Manage and create content for media/public relations, websites, and social media channels• Conduct comparative studies on various legislative processes in different countries.• Perform research and studies necessary for drafting legislative proposals. Show less

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  Inventus Research

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2015

  Senior Consultant

  • Developed and executed comprehensive communication plans, including white papers, case studies, newsletters, presentations, talking points, and blogs on various political and social topics.• Managed public communications and appearances for clients, primarily members of the European Parliament, Romanian Parliament, and Romanian Government.• Conducted marketing research using techniques such as surveys, focus groups, personal interviews, and field trials to gauge public perception and develop communication and political strategies for clients.• Created and implemented email marketing campaigns, web content, and social media strategies to increase customer numbers and generate new sales leads.• Handled branding campaigns for governmental and private companies.• Identified potential new customers and conducted market prospecting to achieve sales targets. Show less

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  Romanian Government

  Nov 2013 - Apr 2015

  Consultant

  • Develop and write policy documents resulting in new or revised state initiatives and programs • Wrote multiple speeches for elected officials to deliver at a public meeting, events or conferences• Research, draft and advise members of the Government on legislative topics• Review and analyze legislation issues to advise members of the Government about possible actions and solutions• Involved in the development, editing, and maintenance of all Romanian government communications, including press releases, presentations, white papers, speeches, marketing collateral, talking points, and other related material• Coordinated communications across multiple internal and external channels (e.g. mediate the relation between a member of the Government and mass-media representatives) Show less

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  Ministery of Energy, Romania

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Senior Consultant

  • Dealing within the communication area: Extensive writing, editing, and proofreading of publications and materials (articles, speeches, reports)• Consulting the Romanian Ministry of Energy on personal narrative and message, press and media preparation, etc.;• Involved in public communication strategy for a large energy project (€ 1 billion estimated project value);• Attended international conferences on energy topics.

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  Firstsource

  Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

  Experienced Sales Executive| Sky UK & ROI

  • Profile business customers to identify their needs and inform them about the best services/products to meet their demands.• Present and promote all new products/services.• Deliver exceptional service by taking ownership of customer issues/inquiries and aiming to provide immediate solutions.

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  SSE Airtricity

  Jan 2018 - now

  • Lead and manage the negotiation of energy contracts and commercial proposals for Ireland’s top energy consumers.• Negotiate Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPA) contracts.• Develop innovative flexible energy products to complement CPPA contracts, including a unique hybrid product in the Irish energy market.• Managing and mitigate commercial risks associated with CPPA and/or flexible energy contracts.• Provide commercial recommendations on current opportunities and risks to leadership and executive committees.• Support corporate clients, including major consumers, in achieving their renewable energy strategies and sustainability targets.• Assist and help corporate clients in meeting the highest global renewable standards, such as RE100.• Collaborate consistently with energy regulators and network operators to advocate for changes that support corporate sustainability goals.• Educate corporate clients regarding specific regulatory targets, sustainability goals, and energy efficiency obligation schemes in Ireland (e.g. Published Electricity Fuel Mix, Renewable Heat Obligation, Large Energy Users Connections mechanism).• Coordinate with internal leadership stakeholders in Energy Markets, Trading, Legal, Sustainability, and Marketing to deliver exceptional service and ensure satisfaction for corporate clients and shareholders.• Build strong relationships and partnerships with global consultancy firms, particularly in energy, procurement, sustainability, and engineering.• Implement new internal processes to efficiently meet and exceed targets, strategic goals, and eliminate waste Show less • Elaborate on new processes and procedures within the Commercial Sales Team in line with SSE Airtricity’s governance requirements and Regulatory and Legislative obligations;• Managed RFPs & RFQs received from Commercial Customers or Third Party Intermediaries (Energy Brokers) on behalf of SMB and Enterprise customers: prepared and delivered bespoke electricity and gas offers for Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland clients, using dedicated pricing models, for both Renewals & New Businesses;• Developed & delivered bespoke pricing contract proposal within agreed SLAs for business customers from Ireland & Northern Ireland;• Provided to SMBs bespoke projected indicative cost analysis regarding their energy supply and energy consumption breakdowns;• Cross-collaboration with commercial billing, marketing, finance, legal, or product teams;• Customer profiling and review and analyzing electricity and/or gas consumption and offer a tailored product to satisfy customer needs;• Support business customers' targets related to renewable energy; • Building effective long-term relationships with Third Party Intermediaries (Energy brokers, Procurement or Facilities Managers) • Successfully renew existing commercial customers within the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland;• Managed the successful transfer of all committed commercial electricity and/or gas contracts and additional sites ensuring all relevant documentation is signed off. Show less

  • Corporate Sales Manager

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Commercial Sales Executive

    Oct 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Commercial Sales Specialist

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2018