Born in Ukraine, graduate of Nizhny Novgorod Linguistic University, experienced in production planning and sales of CE goods, well organized, able to work under stress, open for often travelling.
Work experience
“Triumphalnaya Arka” Ltd (Kiev) – CE distribution company Sep 2005 — Present
General Director
Managed a consumer electronics distribution company with the staff of 40
• Coordinated development of company’s long term and annual sales and finance planning. Developed reporting of the performance progress and performed its evaluation
• Provided company’s investors with reporting, analyses of performance and recommendations on changes for meeting annual and long term goals
• Was responsible for company’s policy and documentation flow process development and control
• Managed recruitment and contracting process of the company as well as coordinated staff training and development process.
• Managed performance of sales departments of the company (wholesale, Internet retail and installation department)
• Approved and coordinated marketing activities of the company
• Recommended regarding investments and cash strategies to investors’ board
• Provided vision regarding overall financial health of the company and leadership in long – range fiscal planning of the company
• Maintained existing and negotiated for new supply contracts with leading consumer electronics brands: Sony, Samsung, Philips, Panasonic, TP Vision, Sharp, Delonghi
Samsung Electronics Ukraine (Kiev) June 2004 — Sep 2005
Key account manager
Maintained relationships with major retail network partners of Samsung Ukraine at that period
• Performed sales of Samsung audio-video goods to national retail networks
• Controlled partners’ stocks and assisted them in keeping balanced inventory based on sales out and profitability results
• Coordinated joint marketing activities schedules and budgets
• Maintained long term sales planning per customer
• Controlled due and overdue payments from customers
Samsung Electronics Ukraine (Kiev) Dec 2003 — June 2004
Product manager (TV category)
Was responsible for production planning of TV goods category
• Based on sales and inventory analyses maintained long term purchase planning of the representative office.
• Managed TVs lineup production planning both short term (8 weeks planning) and long term (52 weeks planning)
CA&P (Kiev) – business consulting company May 2001 — Mar 2003
Director
Managed Kiev representative office of an international business consulting company
• Performed sales of business oriented training programs
• Coordinated training programs development
• Managed recruitment and contracting process of business trainers
Sony Russia (Nizhny Novgorod/Moscow) May 1998 — Mar 2001
Regional representative
• Maintained relationships with regional partners of Sony Russia in Volgovyatsky area.
• Controlled product display
• Coordinated joint marketing activities
• Did sales to direct regional partners
Education
Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic Univercity Sep 1990 — June 1995
English and German philology
• Methodology of teaching of English and German languages
• General linguistics
• Course of theoretical and practical linguistic subjects
• Translation and interpretation
Additional information
• Computer literate
• Well organized
• Able to work under stress
• Open to often traveling
• Valid driving license
• Languages: Ukrainian and Russian (native), English (fluent), German (basic)