Ing. Petr Novák

Ing. Petr Novák

Commercial Operations Manager CZ/SK

+420 602 146 912 novak1977@seznam.cz Tyršova 7, 250 83 Škvorec
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Profile

Experienced pharmaceutical industry manager with 10+ years in commercial operations. Proven track record in team leadership, P&L management, and strategic business development. Expertise in commercial operations, multichannel sales, strategic project implementation. Core strengths: strategic thinking, leadership, business development, agile transformation, and process optimization.

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Work Experience
Takeda Pharmaceuticals 2023 – Present
Commercial Operations Manager CZ/SK
Commercial & Strategic Projects:
  • Lead strategic initiatives including new product launches and commercial excellence programs
  • Successfully launched Dengue fever vaccine in the Czech market
  • Led product divestment projects – managing sell-off of product portfolios to other companies
  • Established commercial partnerships with distributors across CZ/SK markets
  • Led distribution model transformation project in CZ/SK
  • Implement customer discount & bonus monitoring system driving process optimization
  • Establish new Commercial Policy and manage discount processes
  • Lead team of 9 Business Administration coordinators
Digital & AI Transformation:
  • Drive company's agile transformation as CZ/SK Agile Lead
  • Founded and led Copilot Community (36 members, 1 year) – internal AI education and adoption
  • Founded and led Power Automate Community (8 members, 4 months) – process automation training
  • Lead AI & automation initiatives: created Power Automate workflows for Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain, saving 20+ hours monthly
  • Completed AI Future Leader program (Aibility)
Takeda Pharmaceuticals 2021 – 2022
Internal Medicine Manager CZ/SK
  • Manage Established Portfolio of pharmaceutical products
  • Develop and execute commercial strategies to drive business growth
  • Optimize product lifecycle management and market access
Takeda Pharmaceuticals 2020 – 2021
Business Unit Head CZ/SK
  • Lead team of 5 professionals managing established product portfolio
  • Drive strategic development and product expansion initiatives
  • Achieve revenue targets and optimize market performance
Takeda Pharmaceuticals 2017 – 2020
Multichannel Sales Manager CZ/SK
  • Direct sales channels and manage brand portfolio strategy
  • Maintain key stakeholder relationships with physicians, pharmacies and hospitals
  • Plan and execute promotional campaigns for pharmacy chains
  • Drive digital transformation of sales processes
Boehringer Ingelheim 2013 – 2016
Senior Key Account Manager
  • Manage key accounts representing 70% of company revenue; P&L responsibility
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Education
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Prague University of Economics and Business

Master's Degree – International Trade and Business

2000 – 2005
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Certifications

Certified Agile Facilitator

Scrum Alliance

AI Coach & Ambassador

Aibility

Skills
Leadership & Management
Strategic Leadership Team Management (5-10 people) P&L Management Project Management
Commercial & Business
Commercial Operations Commercial Excellence Business Development Key Account Management Brand Management
Transformation & Change
Agile Transformation Digital Transformation
Technology & AI
Microsoft Copilot AI Implementation Power Automate Process Automation
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Languages
English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
Spanish
Basic