Ilona Marciniak-Grzęda

• Experienced and reliable Senior Assistant to WINIARY Plant Manager in Nestle Poland (1k Employees, Best Brand Poland 2023) with solid education and an impressive range of administrative skills to provide support to senior management staff in daily operations and long-term projects as well excellent task execution.
• Exceptional ability of communication and networking with internal and external stakeholders in a multinational work environment.
• Focused on company policies and legal compliance in execution of duties.
• Enthusiastic and providing the highest quality of performance to drive operational excellence and deliver expected results efficiently and ahead of schedules.
• Having a consumer-driven and sustainability mindset - consumer needs and values are always at the centre of daily operations and so is the positive impact on the environment.

In my current position I:

• provide full administrative support, calendar management, travel assistance involving trip planning and expenses settlement in SAP or CONCUR as a Super User of both
• collaborate closely with cross-functional teams on factory level, market and the Central-Eastern Europe (CEE) cluster to drive business objective and business development
• organise local and international meetings, visits, events, trainings individually or in cooperation with CEE cluster Teams
• organise CSV activities with local authorities, well-being events (e.i. international running race) and donations
• support the CEE Communication Team with efficient information flow and PR/branding activities as content creator and content distributor via different means of communication i.e. workplace, TV screens,
• assist in the development and execution of annual budgets, supporting financial goals for the business, implement cost-saving measures in purchasing process as well as supervise the representation budget
• supervise and monitor security as Factory Security Champion to protect Employees, Customers and property
• in cooperation with Quality Assurance Team, increase Employees' awareness of GMP on the shop floor and of potential risks to product safety as Factory Food Defence Champion and an internal GMP auditor
• lead, develop or participate in TPM activities, cost-saving projects driven with LEAN approach and 5S execution to increase operational effectiveness and accelerate transformation in response to changing work environment (AI, automation, digitalisaton)
• support HR with trainings as training material creator or supervisor and a trainer - due to my previous academic teaching experience
• support senior management by providing data-driven insights for strategic decision-making processes
• mentor or coach team members to enhance professional development and accountability in workplace.

• Supported student language skill development in alignment with personal and academic goals.
• Was a lead, supervised and monitored student progress and provided feedback to both students and parents.
• Produced engaging lesson plans based on authentic language with focus on students' needs and involving effective teaching techniques.