Moreover, the company found an office located in the same building hosting the central headquarters of Hungarian-held MOL group, one of the major players on the Romanian oil market.
“It’s seeking marketing, procurement, price policy, retail, logistics managers and a deputy general manager,” say recruitment market sources, adding that NIS works with several companies to find the managers it seeks.
The information comes as late last week NIS announced it wanted to expand in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
NIS’ arrival in Romania comes as the group set ambitious goals for development in the next 10 years on the southeast European market. One of these goals is double sales in terms of volumes of refined products by 2020, achievable through regional expansion.
The Serbian-held company decided to officially enter Romania as sold fuel volumes stalled in the first half of the year, after almost two years of declines amid the crisis. Nevertheless, Romania is still one of the countries in Europe boasting solid fuel growth outlooks on the long term taking into account infrastructure development plans and the low motorization level compared with West-European markets.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu; Editing by Radu Bostan)