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Eva Krajnovic

Marketing, Trade Marketing, Retail & VM consultant

€550/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Eva

With over 15 years of experience in marketing and trade marketing, I have contributed to the success of major brands in the luxury, beauty, and retail sectors. My expertise is based on my ability to transform strategies into concrete results, combining creativity, leadership, and operational excellence.
Multilingual, I speak 5 languages fluently 🇮🇹 🇭🇷 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇸

💡 My Skills
✅ Development and execution of 360° marketing strategies (B2B & B2C)
✅ Development of trade marketing plans and retail activation
✅ Management of complex projects: merchandising, VM, packaging, POS materials
✅ Launch and expansion of brands in new markets
✅ Management and motivation of multicultural teams
✅ Organization of high-impact events and commercial activations

🔥 My Strengths
✨ Over 15 years of experience with LVMH Eyewear, L’Oréal, KIKO, Casio
✨ Dual strategic and operational expertise
✨ Management of budgets over €10M and international teams
✨ Proficiency in analytical tools (Power BI, SAP, Anaplan, Circana)
✨ Fluent in 5 languages: 🇮🇹 🇭🇷 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇸

📩 Ready to boost your brand or marketing projects?
Let's connect and explore new opportunities together! #Marketing #BusinessDevelopment #TradeMarketing #Retail #Luxury #Events
  • Italian

    Native or bilingual

  • Croatian

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • French

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • DECIEM-TheOrdinary
    Senior Brand Manager
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    July 2025 - Today (1 year and 1 month)
    Paris, France
    Managing team of 5 people, of which 4 direct reports - EMEA Perimeter (direct countries + affiliates). Budget €2M.
    Marketing project management to guarantee GTM for regional activations. Contact with HQ, Partners & ELC Affiliates.
    Managing strategy, activity, product campaign activations and execution of VM & Design.
    Operational Marketing Visual Merchandising Trade Marketing Brand Management People Management
  • THELIOS LVMH Eyewear
    Head of Trade Marketing & Training EMEA
    January 2023 - January 2024 (1 year)
    Paris, France
    Team management of 14 people, including 8 direct reports - EMEA Perimeter (+20 countries) 13 brands. Budget of €12M.
    Direction of trade marketing strategy to ensure brand image in the market, increasing the visibility of the brands in the portfolio. Close collaboration with sales teams to maximize sales performance.
    Strategic vision leading Go To Market plans in EMEA across WHS and Travel Retail channels. Strengthening brand presence for luxury brands (with global distributors and partners). Brand storytelling and market trend analysis, with over 1300 seasonal projects (including Pop-up, SIS), KPI monitoring, ROI analysis, and market and competitor analysis. Coordination of team training for client events (local events, webinars, conferences, trade shows).
  • KIKO Milano
    Global Merchandising & Category Manager
    January 2017 - January 2023 (6 years)
    Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
    Team management of 8 people, including 3 direct reports - Global Perimeter (+45 countries). Budget of €6M.
    Development of visual merchandising strategy, definition of product assortment for all stores (900 points of sale). Contact person for franchise partners (opening new stores internationally.
    Development and management of visual merchandising and POS concepts (market trends & consumer studies). Store openings, as well as high-visibility retail projects (70 per year), with operational excellence. Execution and negotiation of SIS, Pop-up for WHS and Travel Retail. Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management with franchise partners (30 new countries in 3 years). Category management, product lifecycle, and assortment definition (1300 SKUs). Tender negotiations (30/year) ensuring budget and deadlines (100% of projects on time - 5% savings).

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Education

  • Diploma in Accountant and Computer Programmer
    I.Pindemonte Verona
    2007
    Diploma in Accountant and Computer Programmer
  • Master2 Marketing & Business Communication
    University of Verona
    2013
    Master2 Marketing & Business Communication

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