Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Timeline
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Klara Markovic

Klara Markovic

Department Manager
Akranes

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Department Manager

H&M
04.2024 - Current
  • Supported sales and profit goals by setting clear KPIs, analyzing results, and implementing strategies to maximize performance.
  • Planned and executed commercial and visual merchandising activities in line with H&M standards to deliver a strong customer experience.
  • Led, coached, and developed a high-performing team, ensuring motivation, engagement, and structured succession planning.
  • Ensured compliance with legal requirements, health & safety standards, and H&M policies, safeguarding both employees and customers.
  • Monitored and managed staff scheduling, recruitment, and training to optimize resources and drive efficiency.
  • Delivered exceptional customer experience by upholding service standards and ensuring a welcoming shopping environment.
  • Acted as a role model for company values, promoting trust, integrity, teamwork, and a result-driven culture.
  • Collaborated closely with store management and visual teams to align operations with business objectives.
  • Took proactive actions to identify risks and opportunities, ensuring smooth store operations and continuous improvement.
  • Drove employee development by providing regular feedback, coaching, and performance management.

Sales Advisor

H&M
08.2023 - 04.2024
  • Promoting campaigns, offers and activities
  • Delivering great customer experience that contributes to the sales and profit goals
  • Supporting development of the team

Travel Advisor

Reykjavik Outventure
02.2023 - 05.2023
  • Managing customer service (dealing with customer queries and complaints, developing relationships with clients)
  • Planning and organizing tours
  • Creating pick up schedule for small groups and coordinating drivers/guides/customers on daily basis
  • Making bookings and payments using online systems
  • Networking with providers
  • Updating data and maintaining client files

School Assistant

Brekkubæjarskóli
01.2023 - 02.2023
  • Providing security and supervision in school
  • Watching over recess activities indoors and outside
  • Assisting students

Brand and Activation Marketing Specialist

British American Tobacco
06.2021 - 12.2022
  • Preparing strategic marketing plans of assigned products in due deadlines to ensure optimum short and long term development and market contribution, brand visibility and ROI
  • Collaborating with partner agencies
  • Developing effective sales tools
  • Creating and executing 360 campaigns (offline and online)
  • Coordinating digital and social media
  • Implementing multibrand activation approach
  • Implementing guerilla marketing strategy
  • Developing POSM materials according to key visuals approved by regional headquarters in alignment with other internal teams (trade, legal, finance)
  • Analyzing competitors activities
  • Organizing supporting activities according to the product launch plan
  • Producing analysis and reviewing KPIs
  • Developing and implementation of market research software for Croatian market
  • Organizing transition of market research to the new partner agency
  • Recruiting, training and motivating MR teams
  • Designing and organizing presentations, briefings and training programs for internal and external clients

Brand & Activation Intern

British American Tobacco
06.2020 - 05.2021
  • Participating in assigned brand activation campaigns
  • Supporting the Marketing team with ongoing programs, events and activations
  • On-going market research planning, executing and evaluating in partnership with agency
  • Preparing slides for leadership team and competitive business review
  • Evaluating daily sales reports, tracking sales growth for new products
  • Coordinating delivery of campaigns across all digital and social media channels
  • Tracking social media analytics and reporting KPIs for each channel on monthly basis
  • Coordinating external creative agencies and communication with suppliers
  • Managing customer call center
  • Coordinating market research activities

Business Secretary/Assistant to the President of the Management Board

British American Tobacco
07.2019 - 11.2019
  • Executing various administrative tasks

PR Intern

404 d.o.o.
05.2019 - 06.2019
  • Preparing public announcements
  • Creating social media content
  • Planning campaigns
  • Organising and supervision of events

Event executive

Thinkevent GmbH & Co. KG Hannover
03.2019 - 04.2019
  • Providing vehicle logistics
  • Coordinating activities for VIP guests and press
  • Car to car video and photo shoots on Volkswagen's T-Cross event

Education

Master of Entrepreneurial Management -

VERN' University of Applied Sciences
Zagreb
08.2025

Bachelor of Journalism -

VERN' University of Applied Sciences
Zagreb
01.2017

Advanced English speaker -

Svijet Jezika
Zagreb
01.2016

Cambridge English Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International -

Cambridge English
Zagreb
01.2015

Skills

Team supervision

Customer service

Sales reporting

Performance management

Decision-making

Time management

Problem-solving

Employee management

Work planning and organization

Business development and planning

Training and mentoring

References

  • Neda, Kitanovska, neda_kitanovska@bat.com, +385 91 3701 660, British American Tobacco
  • Tomislav, Zeljko, tomislav.zeljko@grey.com, +385 91 4816120, Bruketa&Zinic&Grey
  • Arnbjörg, Stefánsdóttir, arnbjorg@brak.is, 433 1300, Brekkubæjarskóli

Timeline

Department Manager

H&M
04.2024 - Current

Sales Advisor

H&M
08.2023 - 04.2024

Travel Advisor

Reykjavik Outventure
02.2023 - 05.2023

School Assistant

Brekkubæjarskóli
01.2023 - 02.2023

Brand and Activation Marketing Specialist

British American Tobacco
06.2021 - 12.2022

Brand & Activation Intern

British American Tobacco
06.2020 - 05.2021

Business Secretary/Assistant to the President of the Management Board

British American Tobacco
07.2019 - 11.2019

PR Intern

404 d.o.o.
05.2019 - 06.2019

Event executive

Thinkevent GmbH & Co. KG Hannover
03.2019 - 04.2019

Master of Entrepreneurial Management -

VERN' University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Journalism -

VERN' University of Applied Sciences

Advanced English speaker -

Svijet Jezika

Cambridge English Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International -

Cambridge English
Klara MarkovicDepartment Manager