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• being responsible for demand and supply, inventory planning;• dealing with import operations: collaborating with brokers, supporting process of customs clearance, receiving certificates and permissions of governmental organizations;• coordinating work with transport, forwarding and warehousing companies;• creating optimal transport routs for cargo delivery abroad;• planning transportation costs within budget;• forming consignments and controlling shipping process;• preparing logistics reports to the company's management.• dealing with reclamation work

• Lead, manage and supervise a team of the Procurement Division;• Negotiating with suppliers to mutually beneficial cooperation;• Budgeting procurement;• Control of accounts payable and receivable;• Communications with VIP customers.

• Communicate with authorities and suppliers, in all relevant territories and countries, as necessary to ensure efficient, positive and lawful relations, support and activities;• contract support and fulfillment of the terms of the delivery according to the signed contracts;• obtain, prepare and check all necessary documents required to ensure that the documents meet the requirements of national customs authorities or any other regulatory body (state registration, certificates, other permissions of government structures which are required by the Ukrainian laws);• prepare documents, requirements, reports and product proposals and price quotations;• deal with already existing accounts and calls to Europe and Asian countries;• handle the queries and issues of the suppliers, and resolve them very effectively;• participation in the exhibitions etc.

• being responsible for demand and supply, inventory planning;• dealing with import and export operations: collaborating with brokers, supporting process of customs clearance, receiving certificates and permissions of governmental organizations;• coordinating work with transport, forwarding and warehousing companies;• creating optimal transport routs for cargo delivery abroad;• planning transportation costs within budget;• analyzing, controlling and optimizing warehouse stock (including stocks at BWH and Commercial warehouse);• forming consignments and controlling shipping process;• preparing logistics reports to the company's management.• dealing with reclamation work

Directed supply chain activity for more than 60 suppliers of permanent assortment, up to 10 suppliers of the season assortment, separately were the suppliers which were in searching process (more than 70 vendors per month). Controlled activity of 7 employees. Prepared all the necessary data to form files of Business Process of the company (concerning work procedure inside the department).Supervised purchasing of more than 5000 SKU from the suppliers all over the world (China, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Spain, Poland, Italy, Turkey tec.). Responsible for all facets of the business including: supply/demand/production planning, purchasing, warehousing, packaging development, logistics, and quality assurance.Conducted business analysis and respond to category, customer expectations and competitive industry trends to identify business building and category management opportunities to maximize sales and profitability. Presented divisional overview of Merchandise Planning strategy at business meetings.Participated in recommending, setting and approving product-pricing strategies to achieve specific margin objectives and execute exit strategies on slow-selling items and recommend appropriate markdowns.Responsible for all approvals for final product design including sampling, costing, fabric selection, photo samples, size sets, and delivery schedules. (All the goods are sold with Trade Marks “Viland” & “MD”. Also it is Private label “N1” for Velyka Kishenya).

• Supervised the whole process of procurement (beginning from the order making till the arrival of the goods at the warehouse).• Personal responsible for the shipment of motor oil TITAN from Germany.• Searched the new suppliers of the goods, concluded the contracts, and controlled the fulfillment of all the contracts.• Checked the statement of account with the suppliers. • Controlled the implementation of the approved conditions for the supply of goods, placing orders and maintenance of inventory at a given level.• Prepared all the documents for the custom clearance. • Assisted with negotiating product costs, terms and shipping/returns issues.