enthusiastic and creative individual with over 15 years of multidisciplinary experience, ex NIKE inc

Grzegorz Zaplawa

Gdańsk, Poland

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Deep generalist with 15 years of multidisciplinary experience in creation, marketing & sales of sporting goods / fashion / streetwear products. Main fields of specialization & expertise: product creation & development, trend searching & forecasting, brand & retail marketing, consumer services & experiences, strategic planning, sales, employee branding .

Key Strenghts

teamwork / grassroots building of teams and communities, information and new initiatives management, communication, relationship building with key business partners & consumers , negotiation, data analysis, strategic planning and forecasting of sales, marketplace trends, consumer habits and needs,. Perseverance, partnership, fast learning, openness to change and new chalenges
Education
- master of arts visual communication
  
  Design Institute, Technical University of Koszalin
  
  1997 - 2004
Experience
- Freeelance designer, marketing and sales consultant
  
  KUKUKID, COATED
  
  Gdansk, Poland
  
  Jun 2018 - Present (6 years 6 months)
  
  - KUKUKID - kids clothing brand made in Poland, design, marketing and sales
  https://www.instagram.com/kukukidbrand/
  
  - capsule collection of urban mobility apparel for the COATED brand - ideation /
  color and materials design / product testing / prototyping
  https://www.instagram.com/coated_clothing/
  
  - mini capsule collection of footwear for the gino rossi brand – design / prototyping
- key account executive / running category specialist
  
  NIKE Inc.
  
  Warszawa, Poland
  
  Jan 2011 - Jun 2018 (7 years 5 months)
  
  Achieving and exceeding assigned sales quota by bringing in new,
  and maintaining / elevating existing business to the next level.
  Contribution to the development of the sales strategy at the account and
  category level, to maximize profitability for the company and customers.
  Assortment and distribution planning
  Successful cross functional co-op with brand marketing and retail marketing departments
  ( proactive supporter / contributor to lot of the BM and RBP projects )
- graphic designer / senior graphic designer
  
  ETOS SA
  
  Gdansk, Poland
  
  Mar 2007 - Jul 2010 (3 years 4 months)
  
  Preparation of apparel and t-shirt graphics
  (illustrations, typography, logo graphics, technical drawings,
  colour concepts and colorations, mood boards, labels, hangtags,)
  
  Product design and development
  (conceptual designs, maintenance of project documentation,
  selection and control of materials and qualities,
  communication with both Polish and Chinese suppliers
  
  Development and control of production in China
  October / December 2007 Hong Kong, Canton, Xiamen, Fuzhou
  May 2008 Hong Kong, Shenzen, Qing Dao
  December 2009 Hong Kong, Fuzhou, TianJin
- assistant designer
  
  LPP SA
  
  Gdansk, Poland
  
  Jul 2005 - Mar 2007 (1 year 8 months)
  
  Preparation of graphic designs
  (brand identities, prints)
  Product design and development
  (conceptual designs, maintenance of project documentation,
  selection and control of materials and qualities,
  communication with Chinese suppliers
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Skills
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