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Olha Kurbatova

Chicago,IL

Summary

Well-rounded business professional with over 20 years of experience within Customer Service and Marketing industries. Through years of experience and various job needs also exposed to responsibilities within HR and IT areas. People manager for 15 years. While able to wear multiple hats at times and be creative with solving problems in many areas, also used to focusing on more narrow and in-depth verticals. Great team player and able to deliver results alone and with a team. Recently relocated from Ukraine to United States under the U4U Program and looking for job opportunity to be able to make a difference and add value through skills, experience, and ambition to build success.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Marketing Manager

Buhler
2007.09 - Current

Responsibilities in four main areas:

Marketing

  • Maintain Marketing Budget for Ukraine (UA), Georgia (GE), Moldova (MD) in amount of 2.59M (UAH) / year.
  • Marketing work organization and
    coordination
  • Organize and coordinate marketing activities to promote Buhler, brand, products, services and solutions in most cost-efficient way.
  • Ensure full CRM tool utilization for marketing campaigns and lead generation.
  • Provide back-office support to sales managers, including contracts preparation.
  • Evaluate efficiency of marketing activities.
  • Managed budget allocation and resource utilization to maximize marketing ROI.
  • Optimized email campaigns to increase open and click-through rates.

New Sales Channel and CRM support

  • Identify New Sales Channel Partners are in line with Buhler's Business Development strategy.
    Support with procedure of agents and resellers agreements proceeding.
  • Maintain contact lists for each Sales Channel and help organize specialized events accordingly.
  • Train service engineers and all newcomers how to make best use of CRM and sales tools. On and sales tools.
  • Monitor proper CRM usage by Service, Sales, and Marketing teams

Senior Customer Service & IT Manager

Mary Kay Corporate
2007.04 - 2017.04
  • Responsible for 2 teams, Customer Service (25 people), and IT (x people)
  • Received additional responsibilities for local IT team
  • Worked on implementing new ways to run business, such as Online Ordering, CRM, Front Office, E-Commercе, etc.
  • Optimized existing business processes
  • Maintained Customer Relationships
  • Ensured Customer Service KPIs are met by each area.
  • Built a strong IT team to support internal and end-user operations.
  • Achieved Customer Satisfaction rate >95% through implementing new, creative services and reacting timely to Customer Feedback.

Senior Customer Service Manager

Mary Kay
2006.03 - 2007.04
  • Responsible for Team of ???, including individual performance management.
  • Improve processes to deliver highest standards in Customer Service.
  • Provided internal visibility into areas of Customer Service needing improvements to meet established KPIS.
  • Worked closely with other departments to resolve customer escalations.
  • Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.
  • Managed outsourced Call Center located in ???

Sales Compensation Analysts, Manager

Mary Kay
2005.03 - 2006.04
  • Lead a Team of 10 Compensation Analysts and 2 Supervisors
  • Gathered, organized and analyzed data, resolved discrepancies and modeled information.
  • Developed tools and processes to help improve operational efficiency and enhance sales team productivity.
  • Planned and budgeted accurately to provide business with resources needed to operate smoothly.

Sales Compensation Analyst, Supervisor

Mary Kay
2004.02 - 2005.02
  • Built Sales Compensation Programs and developed related analysis within Sales and Marketing department.
  • Developed and led corporate compliance programs and reporting
  • Advised business partners on how to best leverage reported information and drive actionable insights.

Community Engagement Specialist

Mary Kay
2002.02 - 2004.01
  • Organized, implemented and analyzed customer community contest programs.
  • Developed and updated tracking spreadsheets for process monitoring and reporting.
  • Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
  • Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
  • Reviewed and monitored programs regularly and coordinated resources and materials.
  • Wrote and distributed informational papers, gave out representative contact information and educated community members about specific issues.
  • Transcribed data and organized spreadsheets to record pledges, phone calls, and canvassing.

Research Analyst

Ukrainian Trade House
2001.01 - 2002.01
  • Developed macros, special formulas, and other actions to produce reliable and consistent statistical reviews.
  • Conducted in-depth qualitative and quantitative research to identify trends and generate insights.
  • Devised data visualization dashboards to make complex data more accessible to stakeholders.
  • Tracked key metrics and developed spreadsheets and data models.
  • Analyzed data to uncover insights and identify key opportunities to inform strategic decisions.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement market research strategies.
  • Implemented and supervised market research projects from start to finish within

Office Manager

Ukrainian Trade House
2000.01 - 2001.01
  • Identified and communicated requested research projects
  • Coordinated special projects and managed required resources
  • Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
  • Controlled finances to lower costs and keep business operating within budget.
  • Updated reports, managed accounts, and generated reports for company database.

Education

MBA - MBA

Edinburg Business School
Ukraine

Bachelor of Science - Electronics Technology

Kyiv National University of Tech And Design
Kyiv, Ukrain
06.1998

Skills

    Computer Skills:

    Windows XP, MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)

    Professional Skills:

  • Client satisfaction and loyalty
  • Contract Renewals & Upsell
  • Strategy Planning
  • Process Implementation
  • Problem Management
  • Hiring and Mentorship
  • Customer Support
  • Project Management
  • Prospect Demonstrations
  • Client Training
  • Data Operations for SaaS
  • Customer Relationship
    Management

Timeline

Marketing Manager

Buhler
2007.09 - Current

Senior Customer Service & IT Manager

Mary Kay Corporate
2007.04 - 2017.04

Senior Customer Service Manager

Mary Kay
2006.03 - 2007.04

Sales Compensation Analysts, Manager

Mary Kay
2005.03 - 2006.04

Sales Compensation Analyst, Supervisor

Mary Kay
2004.02 - 2005.02

Community Engagement Specialist

Mary Kay
2002.02 - 2004.01

Research Analyst

Ukrainian Trade House
2001.01 - 2002.01

Office Manager

Ukrainian Trade House
2000.01 - 2001.01

MBA - MBA

Edinburg Business School

Bachelor of Science - Electronics Technology

Kyiv National University of Tech And Design
Olha Kurbatova