Assistant Marketing

IVAN TAPAVICKI

*** ******** *** **., *** # **** Miami, FL, 33131 Phone: 573-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***

Education Florida International University Miami, FL USA

Master in International Business (GPA 3.5) December 2010

Zagreb School of Economics and Management Zagreb,

Croatia B.A. Economics & Management

June 2009

Magna Cum Laude honors (GPA 3.8)

University of Central Missouri Warrensburg,

MO USA Marketing (Fall Semester Exchange Program) August 2008 –

December 2008

Experience Starboard Cruise Services, Retail Chain, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA Miami, FL USA

Merchandising Assistant February 2011 -

Present

• Managed product development with domestic and overseas vendors for Holland America Cruise Line;

negotiated prices to maintain high gross margins; analyzed pricing strategies for effective shop promotions

• Maintained up-to-date Cost to Assort spreadsheets for planning forecasts; analyzed year-to-date and month-to-

date sales performance; worked in SKU creation, updates and maintenance

• Managed communications to shipboard fleet; organized and communicated updated records of art and

collections by cruise line, for home office and ship board community to use; visited ships to assist in

organizational and logistics set ups

Marketing Intern September 2010 – December 2010

• Collaboration in the development and execution of a high-priority marketing project; assisted 22 on-board

Shop Managers by planning the shipment and distribution of marketing materials

• Rebranded and repositioned an important jewelry brand; created new marketing and promotional materials in

order to increase sales

• Conducted research projects directly for the Marketing Director

Tapiker d.o.o., Import/Export Company Zagreb,

Croatia

Executive Assistant January 2006 -

June 2009

• Participated in closing contract agreements with three major French and Chinese companies in the industry;

established an exclusive agreement with two Italian companies for the Eastern European market

• Assisted in setting up two new offices in Croatia; developed and implemented promotional strategy to attract

new customers in the region

• Provided support in retail and wholesale, administrative duties, production chain, web master, job fairs and

seminars; managed vendor relations/communications

Kvadra Consulting, Financial Consultancy Firm Zagreb,

Croatia Marketing Assistant April 2008 -

June 2008

• Created and implemented a business plan for company’s website www.sigurnost.info; assisted in

forecasting costs and return on investment for the next 5 years

• Developed promotional strategies and searched for potential customers

• Identified new markets and potential clients for information security services

Miami Beach Hispanic Community Center (Internship), Non-profit organization Miami

Beach, FL General Manager Assistant June 2007 -

August 2007

• Administrative duties; organized and participated in job fairs; assisted in annual Hispanic Conference in

Miami Beach; organized interviews and meetings with potential clients; participated in seminars and

conferences

Other Certifications and Seminars: Danube Region International Week 2009, Austria, 2009; “Customer and You”,

Miami FL, USA, 2007; Phillip Kotler’s Entrepreneurship Congress, Croatia, 2007

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Access; MAC; SAP; ECDL

Certificate

Languages: Fluent in Croatian and English, working knowledge in Spanish

Activities: Vice-president of the Zagreb School of Economics and Management Public Relations Club, (2007-

2009); Member of the Zagreb School of Economics and Management Consulting Club (2007-2008); American

Marketing Association (2008)

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