Signe Millere
Riga
Summary
Highly driven General Manager successful at implementing strategic approaches to drive profitability and sales. Recognized for performance excellence in operations and customer care. Successful at motivating, training and developing team members to drive profitability in highly competitive environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Business and Investment Advisor
Estonian Embassy in Riga
Riga
04.2020 - Current
- Advising Estonian companies on export issues, B2B, B2G sales
- Collaborating with management level decision makers on investment issues
- Developing Estonian export strategy and goals for Latvian market
- Finding new business partners for Estonian companies (deals achieved and increase in export transactions - 2.2 million EUR in 2020, 3 million EUR in 2021, 2.8 million EUR in 2022)
- Collaborating with startup and IT ecosystem in both countries - Estonia and Latvia
- Participating in the establishment and improvement of the internal CRM system of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Coordinating cooperation with Estonian and Latvian agencies, associations, clusters, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, etc
- Making market research, analyzing legal processes, lobbying
Senior Project Manager
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Sigulda Business Incubator (SBI)
09.2016 - 03.2020
- Consulting and coaching for new entrepreneurs - small and medium-sized companies till 3 years old/startups
- Coordinating processes to promote the growth of SBI customers/startups
- Developing SBI customer training
- Planning and leading training (sales, marketing, internal communication, EI, leadership, etc.)
- Monitoring the results achieved by clients and analyzing financial indicators
- Setting and tracking KPI of new entrepreneurs
Executive Director
Ltd Baltic Professional (agricultural machinery)
02.2013 - 08.2016
- Implementing the company's short-term and long-term strategy
- Motivating, leading and training sales team
- Evaluating sales efficiency
- Promoting company brand
- Planning and leading the personnel selection process
- Executing customer portfolio expansion
Project Manager
Nature Conservation Agency of Latvia
Sigulda
02.2010 - 01.2013
- Collaboration with Oppland county council Norway
- Elaborating and managing the EU and EEZ Fund project
- International spatial planning project 'Integrated Planning', 15 nature protection plan development
- Planning project budget, analyzing and controlling finances
- Organizing public procurement
- Organizing management level meetings
- Leading a team and supervising service providers
- Cooperating with partners in Norway
Education
Master's degree in Business Administration -
Riga Technical University
01.2011
Bachelor's degree in European economics and business -
University of Iceland (Erasmus)
06-2009
Bachelor of Science - Telecommunications
Riga Technical University
06-2009
Training Conflict resolution and negotiation skills -
The Clingendael Institute, Hague, The Netherlands
Heartful Adizes Leadership -
Https://mastering-change.org/
Inclusive internal communication at all levels - step by step in the development of internal communication strategy -
Spring Valley, trainer: I. Veidemane
Coaching -
Skills
- Analytical and business thinking
- Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Driving license
- Operations Management
- Succession Planning
- Innovation management
- Inspirational leadership
- Business Development
- Staff Management
- Budget Administration
- Financial Administration
- Customer Relationship Management
Hobbies and Interests
- Leadership
- Emotional intelligence
- Mindfulness
- Well-being
- Sustainability
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Languages
- Latvian, native
- English, very well
- Russian, good
- Spanish, good
Timeline
Business and Investment Advisor
Estonian Embassy in Riga
04.2020 - Current
Senior Project Manager
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
09.2016 - 03.2020
Executive Director
Ltd Baltic Professional (agricultural machinery)
02.2013 - 08.2016
Project Manager
Nature Conservation Agency of Latvia
02.2010 - 01.2013
Master's degree in Business Administration -
Riga Technical University
Bachelor's degree in European economics and business -
University of Iceland (Erasmus)
Bachelor of Science - Telecommunications
Riga Technical University
Training Conflict resolution and negotiation skills -
The Clingendael Institute, Hague, The Netherlands
Heartful Adizes Leadership -
Https://mastering-change.org/
Inclusive internal communication at all levels - step by step in the development of internal communication strategy -
Spring Valley, trainer: I. Veidemane
Coaching -
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