Dragan Cokic

*** – *** Wellesley St. E, Toronto

Phone: 416-***-****; Email: adpzfx@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced and reliable Business Manager (review of increased production and financial results, marketing, presentation techniques and prudence of negotiation) who has superb knowledge and a proven record of successful in this (food and packaging) industry with 20 years experiences.

Highlights of Qualifications:

Excellent developing a strong team while creating strong financial results within your company.

High level of responsibilities for the overall operation of the department including efficiency, productivity and general appearance and quality.

High level of responsibilities and expertise in the planning processes: time, resources (raw materials and semi-products), manpower, inventory (machinery, vehicles, space ...)

Excellent knowledge of all finances activities (categories/quality) and finances activities related Health and Safety (Ensures compliance with Government legislation and Company standards)

Superb cooperation and communication with colleagues, suppliers and customers

Excellent interpersonal skills, outgoing, energetic with a positive pro-active attitude

Have high standards of personal hygiene, ethics and professionalism

Computer skills: MS Office (Excel, Word...)

Conversant in English, French, Russian and Serbo-Croatian

The greatest success is anticipating changes in the market and the company's business.

Experience, knowledge and skills, working in conditions of economic crisis - winning planer.

2020 – Present, Operation Manager – “Elite DC Inc.” - Toronto, Ontario

-Implements strategic sales plans

-Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment in own company also with customers

-Set up team objectives, monitor progress and report performance to VP

-Responsible for hiring, training, coaching and supervising staff

-Calls on key accounts and prospective customers to sell company, company products and company services.

-Cooperation with banks regarding to local and foreign currency bank accounts when import export was concerned, loans, investment, payment to the suppliers, payment of wages to employees, as well as all the changes that took place on the business account, tax payments and other obligations

-Negotiating whit big costumers and signing long-term contracts: cement industry, lime industry, sugar producing factories, mills, producers of animal foods, additive producers etc.

- I was acting on behalf of other companies that were waiting for payments to be made to them (consulting) with barter/assignment concluded with binding agreement up to 10 participants;

-Ability to cross sell products.

2015 – 2020 Department Coordinator Manager - “Elite Meat” – Ajax, Ontario

-Production strategy and planning,

-Financial control and coordination,

- Works with management to prepare budgets - sales targets, sales costs, promotional expenses & gross margin projections.

-Marketing and development of relations with customers and suppliers

-Ability to cross sell products.

2006 – 2015 General Manager - “NV System”, Kragujevac, Serbia, PAPER BAGS manufactory:

-Continuous monitoring and assurance of the production process;

-Importing raw materials – paper from Finland, Estonia and Bulgaria;

-Exporting goods received through compensation: flour, sugar and building material to Bosnia and Kosovo;

-Coordinated direct settlement of obligations and assignation with up to 10 participants;

-Negotiating whit big costumers and signing long-term contracts: cement industry, lime industry, sugar producing factories, mills, producers of animal foods, additive producers etc.

- I was acting on behalf of other companies that were waiting for payments to be made to them (consulting) with barter/assignment concluded with binding agreement up to 10 participants;

-Cooperation with banks regarding to local and foreign currency bank accounts when import export was concerned, loans, investment, payment to the suppliers, payment of wages to employees, as well as all the changes that took place on the business account, tax payments and other obligations

-Ability to cross sell products.

2002 - 2008 Regional Sales Manager (Central Serbia) – ZENIT – CORN, Novi Sad – Serbia

(Manufactory of paper bags)

2002 – 2006 Regional Sales Manager (Central Serbia) – “MOGUL” – PARAMO, Kolina - Czech Republic (Manufactory of oil and lubricants)

-Negotiated with the users all of tips of oil and lubricants (motor, transition, industrial, special industrial oil, industrial grease, . .. .)

-Negotiating whit big costumers and signing long-term contracts: electro economy, auto and motor industry, cement industry, lime industry, sugar producing factories, mills, etc.

-Cooperation with banks regarding to local and foreign currency bank accounts when import export was concerned, loans, investment, payment to the suppliers, payment of wages to employees, as well as all the changes that took place on the business account, tax payments and other obligations.

-Monitoring the implementation of a business-to-business contract

-Following the competing market and developing the strategy for protection and keeping the acquired market.

-Ability to cross sell products.

2000 - 2002 Wholesale/Retail Store Manager - TP Srbija - Kragujevac, Serbia (paper bags manufactory).

-Managing and administration of compensation and assignment business/financing activities

-Negotiating whit big costumers and signing long-term contracts: cement industry, lime industry, sugar producing factories, mills, producers of animal foods, additive producers etc.

-Cooperation with the banks to ensure the clients were reliable buyers

-Monitoring the implementation of a business-to-business contract

-Following the competing market and developing the strategy for protection and keeping the acquired market

-Security part of business.

Education and Professional Development:

Certificated Professional Personal Trainer Specialist, Toronto, Ontario- Canada

School of Organizational Sciences, Beograd, Serbia

Business School, University Svetozar Markovic, Kragujevac, Serbia

High School, Kragujevac, Serbia

Interest and Hobbies:

Dance, martial arts and soccer

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