Adina Hudrea has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Adina currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Spring Foods since 2022. Prior to that, Adina was the VP Commercial Operations at IPSY from 2020 to 2022, where they led commercial operations for ipsy.com and boxycharm.com.
From 2017 to 2020, Adina worked at Walmart International, first as the Senior Director II Merchandising Operations, where they led a cross-functional team responsible for cost negotiations across multiple markets, resulting in significant cost savings. Adina also implemented new negotiation standards and developed tracking tools for global cost negotiation. Later, they served as the Senior Director Cost & Pricing Management, where they developed pricing optimization and negotiation solutions, utilizing customer data and analytics.
Adina's work experience also includes roles at Walmart eCommerce as the Director Global eSourcing, overseeing strategic sourcing and supplier initiatives. At PepsiCo, they held the position of Director Sales, leading sales teams and managing a portfolio of brands. Adina also served as the Director Sales Strategy & Operations, responsible for trade planning and customer joint business planning.
Early in their career, Adina worked at Strategy& as an Engagement Manager and Manager, focusing on pricing strategy, promotion effectiveness, sales organization redesign, and market analysis. Adina also gained experience as a Summer Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Adina's work experience extends to Procter & Gamble, where they served as the Unit Manager, Customer Business Development (Sales) in European markets. Adina managed a portfolio of retail customers and trained the sales team.
Overall, Adina Hudrea has a strong background in operations, commercial management, cost negotiations, pricing optimization, and sales across various industries.
Adina Hudrea has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Universitatea "Babeș-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca. Additionally, they hold an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Adina also pursued studies in Computer Science at the Universitatea "Babeș-Bolyai" din Cluj-Napoca, although the degree attained in this field is not specified.
January, 2022 - present