I launch partnerships, then make them run at scale.

I’m a Senior Operations Specialist at Bolt in Romania. I take a partnership from commercial terms and financial model to deployed vehicles and monthly reporting. Before that, I managed programs and teams at Amazon.

One partnership in Romania, scaled from a 100-vehicle pilot to 400 active vehicles.
Pilot, 100 vehicles Scale-up, 300 vehicles

What I do

Launch

Commercial terms, financial models, offer design and negotiation with partners.

Run

Deployment in batches, payments, and daily work with partners, fleet owners and local authorities.

Measure

Live dashboards and monthly leadership reporting, built and automated in Google Sheets and Looker.

Experience

Bolt Romania, 2025 to present

Senior Operations Specialist at Bolt Romania 2025 to present Vehicle financing partnerships in Romania, from commercial setup to deployment and reporting.
  • Owned vehicle financing partnerships in Romania end to end: commercial terms, financial models, operational setup, payments and performance reporting.
  • Scaled the flagship partnership from a 100-vehicle pilot to 400 active vehicles, extending the agreement to 2030 and managing batch deployments with the partner, fleet owners and local authorities.
  • Contributed to the launch of two further vehicle financing programs: financial models, operational setup, reporting, offer creation and negotiation.
  • Reviewed two legacy co-invest projects, recommended closing them and agreed a recovery framework with both fleets.
  • Built a live performance dashboard and automated monthly leadership reporting on vehicle counts, activity and results against targets.
  • Analyzed market demand to plan the 2027 expansion; currently negotiating the next agreement.
  • Acted as senior point of contact for partners and fleet owners, resolving complex operational and commercial issues.

Amazon Romania, 2021 to 2025

Team & Program Manager at Amazon Romania 2024 to 2025 Led a team of 15 Financial Consultants and two programs across the EU and Turkey.
  • Managed a team of 15 Financial Consultants and two programs across the EU and Turkey, owning both strategy and business growth.
  • Raised program usage from 50% to 90% in the EU and from 10% to 60% in Turkey.
Program Manager at Amazon Romania 2023 to 2024 Expanded the program into Turkey and built its training and mentoring process.
  • Led program expansion into Turkey through stakeholder engagement, marketplace analysis and staffing.
  • Built the training and mentoring process followed by 40+ Financial Consultants.
  • Ran headcount planning aligned with leadership objectives.
Financial Deductions Consultant at Amazon Romania 2022 to 2023 Financial consultancy for internal stakeholders and Amazon vendors.
  • Provided financial consultancy to internal stakeholders and Amazon vendors.
  • Monitored and maintained operational excellence of Amazon vendors.
  • Developed internal quality mechanisms and efficiency projects.
Senior Compliance Associate at Amazon Romania 2021 to 2022 Product documentation and regulatory compliance for the Amazon supply chain.
  • Ensured chemical products carried the documentation required to be stowed safely in the Amazon supply chain.
  • Translated documents to meet Spanish regulatory requirements.

Earlier roles, 2019 to 2022

Founder and CEO at PDU Instruction 2019 to 2022 Management consultancy for local sports businesses during the COVID crisis.
  • Provided management consultancy to local sports businesses to improve efficiency and recover from the COVID crisis.
  • Responsible for all company processes, including accounting and marketing.
Marketing Specialist at Mincode 2020 to 2021 Market research and social media campaigns.
  • Researched consumer trends and competitors to identify opportunities for product positioning and growth.
  • Designed, implemented and managed social media campaigns promoting the company’s services.
Operations Manager at Stomart Basketball Club 2019 to 2020 Events, equipment and client contact for a basketball club.
  • Organized local and international events and tournaments.
  • Managed inventory, tools and conditions for coaches.
  • Developed the English version of the club website.
  • Primary point of contact for all clients.

Skills

Data and tools

  • Google Sheets, expert level
  • Looker and dashboarding
  • Process automation
  • Statistical analysis (SPSS)
  • Office, Asana, VBA, HTML

Operations

  • Project management
  • Financial analysis and modeling
  • Vendor communication
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Supply chain consulting

People

  • Team leadership
  • Mentoring and training
  • Event coordination

Education

Master of Strategic Human Resource Management
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 2020 to 2022

Bachelor of Business Administration
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 2017 to 2020

Languages

English, fluent
Spanish, intermediate
French, basic

Portrait of Cozmin Paduraru

Let’s talk.

Based in Bucharest. If you’d like to talk about operations, partnerships or program management, write to me.