Bogdan is available for hire
Hire BogdanBogdan Meica
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Location
London, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
January 24, 2023
Bogdan is a senior executive with more than 10 years experience in top consulting and private equity firms. He has solved some of the most challenging problems faced by various clients, ranging from global Fortune 500 companies to fast-moving technology startups. Bogdan is highly appreciated for consistently delivering tangible value by creating solutions that scale and contribute to the bottom line. He builds high-performing teams and quickly adapts to changing conditions and insights.
Career Highlights
Senior Strategy Manager
WCS Group
Consultant
Roland Berger
Business Analyst
McKinsey & Company
Education Highlights
Master’s Degree
London Business School
Bachelor's Degree
Aston University
Case Studies
Work Experience
Senior Strategy Manager
2015 - 2022
WCS Group
- Acquired a majority stake in a fintech company and worked with management to implement operational improvements, resulting in a 54% increase in revenue.
- Led a manufacturing company purchase and restructuring the supply chain to reduce costs, resulting in a 22% increase in EBITDA.
- Developed short-term and long-term roadmaps for the business unit and organization-wide initiatives focusing on top-line impact, generating sales increases between 10% and 20% yearly.
- Implemented pricing strategies and tactics to capture the maximum value and devised dynamic pricing models responsive to fluctuating market conditions, leading to profitability increases between 5% and 12% yearly.
- Devised and implemented supply chain models focused on agility for short shelf-life products and ran optimization initiatives on multi-tier supply chains, leading to more than 15% efficiency increases across cost structures.
- Coordinated BPR projects across different organizational units (finance, sales, marketing, and logistics) that generated more than 12% cost reductions and increased ROI by more than 8% within a 6-month period after implementation.
- Engaged in several projects to increase production efficiency through simulation and process redesign for consumer goods manufacturing that increased output levels by more than 15% with no increase in CAPEX.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Strategy, Pricing, Operations, Innovation, Value Innovation, Monetization, Brand Marketing, Microsoft PowerPoint, Market Sizing, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Value Chain, Competitive Intelligence, Go-to-market Plans, Go-to-market Strategy, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Pricing Strategy, Pricing Models, Digital Transformation
Consultant
2014 - 2015
Roland Berger
- Developed, adapted, and implemented continuous improvement and lean management tools for the top 500 global companies across different business units.
- Implemented several zero-based budgeting projects at both business unit and companywide levels helping clients reduce costs by more than 15% year-over-year.
- Generated turnaround strategies using data-driven insights resulting in a return to profitability within a 6-month to 1-year timeframe.
Focus areas: Modeling, Financial Analysis, Consulting, Market Sizing, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Value Chain, Go-to-market Plans, Go-to-market Strategy, Pricing Strategy
Business Analyst
2013 - 2014
McKinsey & Company
- Identified 5-10% profitability improvement potential for top-10 UK insurance companies by conducting extensive quantitative and qualitative benchmarking of distribution units.
- Completed several commercial sells and buy-side due diligence projects in transactions ranging from €0.5 million to €2.5 million.
- Conducted several optimization simulations on multi-tier supply chains that led to more than 15% efficiency increases across cost structures.
Focus areas: Financial Analysis, Scenario Analysis, Modeling, Market Sizing, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Value Chain
Equities Trader
2012 - 2013
Goldman Sachs
- Traded in stocks and other equity-related products, including convertible securities, options, and futures, for institutional investors.
- Developed new trading strategies and products with senior traders, increasing profit margins by more than 18%.
- Maintained a consistent track record of profitable trades with an overall portfolio Sharpe ratio of 4.06.
- Conducted research on stocks, focusing on the energy sector, to make informed decisions about buying and selling.
Focus areas: Investing
Education
2011 - 2012
Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
London Business School - London, UK
2007 - 2011
Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics in Economics
Aston University - Birmingham, UK