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Ing. Katarina Sipajová

Ing. Katarina Sipajová

Bratislava,Slovakia

Summary

Account/Sales Manager with seven years of experience in identifying new business opportunities and managing tender documentation and marketing campaigns. Proven track record in contract negotiation and ensuring customer satisfaction with products and solutions. Successfully navigated a dynamic telecommunications environment by adapting strategies and promoting brand visibility through events and industry engagement. Experienced in managing large-scale projects with budgets exceeding 50M euros and leading teams of up to 10 direct reports.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Key Account Manager

Huawei Technologies Slovak, s.r.o.
Bratislava
09.2018 - Current
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with key clients to enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Identify customer demands for business and networks, supply strategic guidance, meticulously investigate pain points and core issues, and impact customer decision-making.
  • Analysed market trends and competitor activities to refine strategies and improve client engagement.
  • Take the lead in or participate in project negotiation, and guide contract clause improvement and project transaction and operation activities including dispute resolution
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of innovative solutions and services.

Project Manager

Huawei Technologies Slovak, s.r.o.
Bratislava
07.2017 - 02.2019
  • Responsible for delivering construction of FTTX project, leads and manages the project team, with authority and responsibility from the project board, to run the project on a day-to-day basis.
  • Manage client relationship and project stakeholders; maintain the good relationship with customer, responsible for customer satisfaction
  • Planning and monitoring the project, managing project risks
  • Monitor overall progress and use of resources, initiate corrective action where necessary
  • Responsible for project finance and cost control and manage project risks, issues and tasks
  • Ensure project deliverables quality, establish and maintain relationship with third parties and vendors

Delivery Quality Manager

Orange Business Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
Bratislava
09.2016 - 04.2017
  • Be proactive in areas where continuous improvement is required and find potential actions/projects/process to improve, provide governance on the internal processes.
  • Take necessary actions to ensure best practices are shared –process and project documentation, links, knowledge sharing via intranet, point of contact, new policies
  • Manage successful setup and launch of new tracking tool, collect requirements from users, UAT test, prepare documentation and training for users

Improvement Manager

Orange Business Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
Bratislava
06.2012 - 09.2014
  • Lead, coach, instruct, and develop process owners and improvement teams in the definition, documentation, measurement, analysis, improvement and control of business processes.
  • Gather, analyze, and present performance data to identify opportunities for improvements related to key objectives.
  • Ensure successful actions closure at the end of the plan according to the targets defined by the Improvement Board

Senior Program Management Officer

Orange Business Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
Bratislava
06.2012 - 09.2014
  • Support the Program Director on the Resource Management process (facilitate the monthly interlock process, actuals vs forecast analysis; interface with Margin process to apply relevant forecast rules)
  • Provide administrative support to the accounts:maintenance of the Program risk and issue register, monitor and track the risks/issues at the program layer, support in compiling the Program P&L, advice to the accounts on best practices to be used, maintenance of SharePoint – internal and external

Process Lead (Supporting Functions- KPI and Maturity Level reporting)

Orange Business Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
Bratislava
06.2012 - 09.2014
  • Develop and maintain KPI reporting approach for organization
  • Implementation of new reporting tool Service Vision – collecting requirements from users, UAT testing plan (preparation of testing scenarios), preparing documentation and training for users, became 1st level support for users


SLA Compliance and Analyst Manager

AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
Bratislava
03.2011 - 05.2012
  • Manage the team to deliver objectives, develop the team strategy, provide regular reports to senior management
  • Interact with internal and external partner, build strong working relationships and solve escalated issues
  • Effectively manage work/resources and prioritize and execute work plans to maximize productivity and ensure timely delivery of services
  • Represent the team at different management levels


SCG SLA Team Leader

AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
Bratislava
05.2007 - 02.2011

Assist the manager with day-to-day operations, act as a substitute when needed, plan, organize and control the workload of the team

  • Implementation of new reporting tool named WebSLM – collect requirements from users, UAT test, prepare documentation and training for users
  • Education, training and support of new starters, preparation of KPI

Service Reporting Analyst

AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
Bratislava
06.2005 - 04.2007
  • Preparation of proactive reports for customers and track and analyze data for AT&T services, validation of clients requests (reactive services)

Education

Business English

Browns English Language School
Gold Coast, Australia
01.2010 - 04.2010

Programming, Economics, Statistics

University of Economics in Bratislava
Bratislava
09.2000 - 05.2005

Mathematics, Informatics

Gymnázium Andreja Vrábla
Levice
09.1996 - 06.2000

Skills

  • Advanced ms office proficiency
  • B2C and B2B account management
  • Sales techniques
  • Business development
  • Contract negotiation
  • Complex problem resolution
  • Cost estimations
  • Market analysis understanding
  • Critical thinking prowess
  • Negotiation
  • Vendor relationship maintenance
  • Decision making capacity
  • People Management
  • Cross-Cultural understanding
  • Resilience under pressure
  • Goal-Oriented approach

PERSONAL SKILLS

Mother tongue Slovak
Other languages
English Proficient user
German Basic user

Timeline

Key Account Manager

Huawei Technologies Slovak, s.r.o.
09.2018 - Current

Project Manager

Huawei Technologies Slovak, s.r.o.
07.2017 - 02.2019

Delivery Quality Manager

Orange Business Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
09.2016 - 04.2017

Improvement Manager

Orange Business Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
06.2012 - 09.2014

Senior Program Management Officer

Orange Business Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
06.2012 - 09.2014

Process Lead (Supporting Functions- KPI and Maturity Level reporting)

Orange Business Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
06.2012 - 09.2014

SLA Compliance and Analyst Manager

AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
03.2011 - 05.2012

Business English

Browns English Language School
01.2010 - 04.2010

SCG SLA Team Leader

AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
05.2007 - 02.2011

Service Reporting Analyst

AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
06.2005 - 04.2007

Programming, Economics, Statistics

University of Economics in Bratislava
09.2000 - 05.2005

Mathematics, Informatics

Gymnázium Andreja Vrábla
09.1996 - 06.2000
Ing. Katarina Sipajová