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KOSTIANTYN ZHUKOV
Business Administration | M.Sc. Industrial Management (International Management)

PROFILE
Results-oriented early-career professional with experience in CONTACT
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analysis.
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WORK EXPERIENCE Mittweida, Germany
AI Marketing Startup - Project Manager
Remote | Aug 2025 – Jan 2026
SKILLS
- Coordinated product, marketing, and finance functions in an
Strategy & Growth: Market & industry research, Opportunity
AI-driven marketing automation startup.
analysis, Growth hypothesis development, Business process
- Managed 2 parallel teams of 3 and 4 people, aligned optimization.
priorities, tracked deadlines, and followed up on execution Project Management: Build project plans: define goals, scope,
- Helped prepare materials for investor discussions (numbers, milestones, tasks, deadlines, and owners, Coordinate cross-
risks, performance) functional teams and keep everyone aligned on priorities, Track
Result: Reduced execution risk and improved clarity through progress weekly/daily, remove blockers fast, and keep delivery on
structured planning and tracking schedule (Google docs, Jira, Trello)
Saratsky Food Products Plant - Finance Manager Intern Financial Modeling: Confident Excel user (formulas, tables, data
checks), Build simple financial plans and performance reports
Ukraine | Jan 2024 – July 2024
Sales & Client Management: Lead customer conversations from
- Performed liquidity diagnostics, scenario analysis, and cash- first contact to payment, Negotiate terms, pricing, and payment
cycle review to identify inefficiencies in day-to-day operations. schedules, Build long-term customer relationships, Track revenue
- Developed an improvement roadmap targeting CCC and deal profitability.
reduction from 112.6 days to 55 days, DIO from 290.2 to 260
days, and DSO from 129.9 to 115 days through tighter stock EDUCATION
control, credit policy, and better payment coordination.
Hochschule Mittweida, Germany (since 03.2025)
- Worked with company data showing revenue growth M.Sc. Industrial Management (focus: International
between 2022 and 2024 (+30.9%) while identifying pressure Management)
points in inventory and receivables. Odessa National Economic University, Ukraine (03.2022 -
Result: Proposed capital optimization measures aimed at 07.2024)
improving liquidity, reducing cash-cycle pressure, and B.A. Management & Administration (focus: Entrepreneurship
strengthening financial control. & Trade)
Automotive Company (Sauto) - Sales Manager Odessa Professional College of Trade and Economics, Ukraine
Ukraine | Mar 2023 – Dec 2024 (09.2020 - 07.2022)
- Managed high-value vehicle sales (B2C) from inquiry to Junior Bachelor (focus: Finance & Banking)
payment
- Worked with an average pipeline of 25–30 active clients per
LANGUAGES
month, maintaining structured follow-ups and negotiations.
- Consistently closed 4–8 vehicle sales per month on average, English (fluent). Ukrainian (native). Russian (native).
ensuring clear payment terms and transaction transparency. German (A2-B1, improving).
Result: Improved deal execution and faster cash turnover
through clearer processes.