Adrian assumed his position of Director for advanced analytics and AI in the Fortenova Group in August. It is his responsibility to ensure data driven decision-making in the most important business processes with the help of modern data processing methods.

His entire career is related to the retail of the Fortenova group, that is, Konzum, where Adrian has been employed since 2006 as a data analyst in charge of customer segmentation, assortment optimization and point of sale analysis. In 2009, he advanced to the position of Supply Chain Planning Manager who forecasts demand, participates in automated replenishment  of goods and supply chain planning, where 

In 2017, Adrian assumed the position of Director of the Department of Inventory Management and Supply Chain Planning, where he was responsible for inventory levels and inventory management, inbound and outbound goods flows, availability of goods to end consumers, and implementation and improvement of supply chain management processes and systems.

Adrian graduated from the Faculty of Science and Mathematics – University of Zagreb. In addition to the engineering degree in mathematical statistics and computer science, he has also earned the Master of Management and Master of Business Administration degrees from the IEDC Bled Business School and their Faculty for Postgraduate Management Studies.

For  several years he was also an external associate at RIT Croatia as a lecturer and examiner in the course: Operations Management.

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