KOSTOVSKA Katerina
Head of Global Sales, Tikves Winery, North Macedonia
PROFFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Global Sales Director
15 years of international sales experience in EU, US and China. With over 45 partners worldwide and over € 2 mil an annual sales of wine, the focus shifts to Sustainable Development and a new role as an ESG Coordinator
GRI Professional Certification – ongoing
Highly Trained Wine Professional – DipWSET school in Rust, Austria
Business Consultant with FITR, North Macedonia
PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010- Ongoing, Global Sales Director, Tikveš winery AD Kavadarci
Managing the sales of Tikveš wines at international markets ( USA, EU, China)
Defining product portfolio and price strategy
Managing the cooperation and negotiations
Organizing and attending sales and promotional events
Planning regular annual buyers visits
Participation in conferences, wine associations and trade chambers.
Participating into a strategic business plan for the domestic wine industry.
2022 - Ongoing, ESG Coordinator ,Tikveš winery AD Kavadarci
2020-Ongoing Business Consultant for International Sales and Development FITR – Fund for Innovation and Technological Development
EDUCATION
2021 – Diploma level WSET, Weianakademie, Austria ( international programm)
2020 – 2021 Kellogg School of Management – Mastering Sales ( Northwestern University)
2014 – 2018 WSET schoold of London ( Level 3 – Advanced level)
2008 - 2009 BLED School of Management ( AMP)
2001 – 2005 St. Cyril&Methodius University, Faculty of Economics Foreign Trade
SKILLS
- Business Planning
- Negotiating
- Strategic Management
- Marketing Planning
- International Sales
- International commercial law
- Communication and Motivation
- Excellent presenting skills
- Decision making and problem solving
- Mentoring
- Delegation
LANGUAGES
- Macedonian native
- Serbian/Croatian/MNE/Bosnian advanced ●●●●●
- English advanced ●●●●●
- German intermediate ●●●
- Greek beginning ●●
- Chinese beginning ●
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Excel, Word, Power Point advanced ●●●●●