Joanna Depta
Business development specialist in international environment
Student Consultant
ePRICE
February 2017
to May 2017
Milan
Italy
- Supervised a team of 4 students conducting research on home service network managed by the leading international players. Finally, gave recommendation regarding the business model and partner acquisition strategy for Home Service Mobile Platform on the Italian market. The results received very strong appreciation from the Board of Directors.
Finance Intern
Unilever
July 2016
to December 2016
Warsaw
Poland
- Individually conducted financial and market share analysis after laundry product launch; managed a group of stakeholders from 3 different departments. The output was taken into consideration while negotiating the contracts for 2018.
- Designed 2 tools for Key Account Managers for margin and break-even point calculation, which the Sales Department now uses as a basis for contract negotiation.
- Evaluated promotional actions at 3 top discounters in Poland, which resulted in eliminating non-profitable investments in the 4th quarter by 80%.
Business Development Intern
PZU SA
October 2015
to April 2016
Warsaw
Poland
- Individually analysed and reported regularly on 18 insurance markets from Central and Eastern Europe, which resulted in selecting 4 additional acquisition targets for 2016.
- Conducted research on innovative solutions implemented by global insurance companies and assisted in PZU Group Innovation Strategy 2016-2020 development.
Business Analyst
Profitia Management Consultants
April 2015
to September 2015
Warsaw
Poland
- Analysed Polish hospitals’ purchase categories in order to increase savings and communicated with 5-10 hospitals as potential Group Purchasing Organisation members, which resulted in creating 4 groups with total spending of EUR 20 million and average savings of 15%.
Student Summer Support
Deutsche Post AG
July 2014
to September 2014
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
- Gave consideration to customers’ complaints (phone conversations in German), which resulted in error number reduction by 20% throughout the zone.
Relevant coursework:
- Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Global Management Practice
- Managerial Issues in Made in Italy Industries
Relevant coursework:
- Financial and Tax Law (grade A)
- European Strategies and International Business (grade A)
- Management Strategies in the New Economy (grade A)
- Media Economics (grade A)
- Transition in Central and Eastern Europe (grade A-)
Major: Finance and Accounting
Thesis: Financialization of the BRICS economies, grade A
Attended 12 courses connected with finance, marketing and management (language of instruction: German)
Thesis: Financialization of the BRICS economies, grade A
Attended 12 courses connected with finance, marketing and management (language of instruction: German)
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Polish
Native speakerExpert
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English
C2 level, also Business EnglishExpert
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German
C1 level, also Business GermanAdvanced
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French
B2 level (writing and reading skills)/ B1 (oral and listening skills)Intermediate
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Microsoft Excel
Good
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Advanced
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Microsoft Word
Expert
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B category
Advanced
- European history
- Polish and French literature
- January/February 2015 – backpacking in New Zealand
- German and French
