Cristina Dragu 🇬🇧💰🚀

Experience

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  Procter & Gamble

  Mar 2006 - Jun 2009

  Purchasing Coordinator

  Procter & Gamble Co has opened a regional Procurement center in Romania which is serving company operations in Western Europe. This handles the day-to-day P&G plants and purchases for all Headquarters/ Global Offices in the region. As Project Coordinator: • Coordinate full Capital Purchases activity within Procter and Gamble Bucharest Procurement Centre; • Develop Scope Expansion Capital Project, meaning new transfer of work from UK, France and Ireland PG Sites and Technical Centers to Bucharest Centre; • Establish and maintain effective international relationships with PG internal and external customers; • Assure Full Payments to vendors in due time, as per contract terms and conditions; • Handle Capital Invoice and Credit Note blocks and outstanding debits; • Operate with the purchasing systems, assure completion of purchase processes fulfillment of internal global procedures and maintained the appropriate documentation for auditing and escalation of team scorecards ; • Execute negotiated contracts, ensure contractual terms are met, handled new PG vendors registration; • Develop new projects to increase efficiency in day to day technical operations and processes; • Perform Capital Purchasing; As Transactional Analyst/Internal Control Auditor: • Provide support for the Transaction Management Team in preparing Monthly Scorecards, Business Review Letters; Quarterly Reports; Audit Documentation, etc. • Undertaking detailed data analyses on corporate results; • Reviewing, analyzing and leveraging project data; • Coordinating Support Projects to offer Adding Value Solution on Purchasing Global Level; • Offering support and trainings for Internal Control Compliance to new business units; Other assignments within the company: • Corporate Trainer for Customer Service Excellence and SAP System Knowledge; • Editor Bucharest Procurement Centre Newsletter; • Member of GBS Bucharest – Procter and Gamble – EVENTS Team; Show less

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  OTZ Logistics

  Jun 2009 - Dec 2010

  Project Manager

  Group for a National and possibly International rollout of the Red Prairie Warehouse Management/Transport Management system/Work Force Management System Modules. • Oracle Implementation on a strategic ERP model of the Organization; customized modules for production processes (OPM) and cost control. • Purchasing Process Full Development (standard operating procedures, job-aids, trainings, Oracle Procurement module configuration). The projects tasks are engaging full implementation project spectrum on both strategic and tactical level, with constant need to meet realistic, yet aggressive deadlines, operating in an environment where the stakeholders and project parties are also required to meet similarly aggressive deadlines. General responsibilities: • Successful planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure of a project;• Defining and keeping project timelines; • Defining, sharing and monitoring business requirements and their completion;• Coordinating the team of the project and successfully engaging all parties for achieving targeted goals; • Planning, control and closure of the project phases: assessment, transformation, ownership and measurement;• Developing budgets, statements of work and making sure all possible savings and cutting costs are applied; • Integrating solution within each company of OTZ Group and developing standards and global procedures; • Coordinating purchasing process for the full hard and soft requirements of the project. Show less

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  Artmark

  Jan 2011 - Feb 2013

  Corporate Clients Manager

  • Build the corporate service division, first auction house on the market to bring the concept to Romanian Art Market; • Develop concept and kick off service packages to attract top corporations to invest in and promote art; • Establish long term partnerships with top clients, targeted to bring both financial and strategic benefits within Artmark; • Develop cultural projects with both artistic and business profile; • Organize events for premium brands and high cultural roll-outs; • Leading auctions as maîtres priseur at Artmark Auctions and other events such as Auctions developed for charity purpose or within a high style event, i.e. Ball event; • Holding conferences presentations and acting as official promoter for the cultural projects developed together with national cultural and administrative institutions. Show less

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  Astra International

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2017

  International Business Manager

  Challenged with managing existing customer (corporate/industrial and personal) programs and developing new ones. Developing a specific strategically geographic area of expertise, product & channel marketing, logistics, finance, and others as needed to ensure all deliverable are coordinated and delivered as needed to win new business. Active participation and involvement related to how the company can grow its International business. International travel required for new insurance/reinsurance brokers partnerships, sales performance, giving presentations and managing multiple priorities. Creating partner familiarity with company’s lines of business and International book of business.Present projects:- Coordination of the International Bankruptcy Proceedings;- Coordination of the International Assets Evaluation & Revaluation & Capitalization Process;Past projects:- AM BEST Rating Project;- AXA Life Acquisition Project;ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:Other duties may be assigned.• Interface with whole operational staff, Underwriting, Finance, Quality, IT departments to support on time delivery performance and project build-up. • Good communication and negotiation skills; able to work effectively through conflicts. • Responsible for monitoring a timeline containing specific tasks to be completed, including milestones, or critical steps in the process that must be met for the sales & marketing projects to be completed, including appropriate financial and underwriting requirements. • Coordinate with Insurance broker partners and internal cross functional teams on pricing strategies, delivery, and overall account specific projects. • Develop, track and report project financial and schedule status, monitor resource requirements.• Responsible for tracking sales results, reviewing and evaluating sales business plan. • Provide concise reports to top management on status, potential issues/risks, and solution recommendations. Show less

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  British Embassy in Bucharest

  Oct 2017 - now

  Director Foreign Direct Investment CEN

  Director, Foreign Direct Investment | CEN – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania & Northern Powerhouse ChampionSupporting Foreign companies seeking to set up or expand in the UK.Unlocking the opportunities of the Northern Powerhouse and providing soft landing options to start ups, bringing brain, innovation and new business models to the GREAT ecosystems.

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  Bloomberg TV Bulgaria

  Apr 2022 - now

  'The Daring' Mentor

  powering-up most innovative tech companies of the BG Tech Ecosystem, providing tailored mentorship and business landing solutions for the Winner.

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  InnovX

  Apr 2022 - now

  Tech & Innovation Mentor

  upskilling your strategy for business development and go-to-newmarkets ambitions, with specific on the Uk; powering-up your network and scale matching your business needs and requirements with the UK ecosystem: sector experts, PMing, dealmakers, academic network.