Lara

Larisa Puras

Personal Data

Date of Birth: 03.03.1972
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Career objective: Commercial/Trading/Logistic/Execution Manager

Work Experience

Year
Company
Organization
Position
Duties
Achievements
# of subordinates

April 2022, till now
PetImpex &
Pet Logistics LLC

+Group of Companies:

Petimpex Poland

Petimpex Ukraine

Import & Export Manager

+ synchronic translator
+mediator
+Contract conclusion & execution

Responsible for developing and implementing specific sourcing strategies and tactics to support Purchasing and secure Logistics of Import (all over the world) & Export (start up to Moldova) of ZOO Goods to deliver savings and functional objectives on all external expenditure.

Delivering purchasing benefits and service improvements.

Usage of purchasing & logistic, + Foreign economic relations overall of 30 years of experience in different business development directions conducting of Strategic Managerial Logistic Mission;
Opening of 2 PETIMPEX representive offices in Poland and Romania

Search of clients, negotiating of terms and conditions of contracts;
The organization and control Goods pickup, delivery, support of customs procedures;
The organization of transport deliveries;
Business correspondence with all (all over the world) suppliers and customers;
Management of key clients;
Participation in exhibitions
Negotiating of the terms of international contracts for the supply chain of Pet Goods;

Organization of Control of
Business correspondence with ZOO Suppliers, clients all over the world;

Working with the customs office (control of brokers);

Control of freight forwarders, agents and other contractors in the ports of loading / unloading (transshipment, surveyors);
Chartering, settling disputes (demurrage calculation of lay time, dispatch);

No
August 2020-
November 2020
City Capital Group, Modrych project
Manager of Foreign Economic Relations
Organization of full scale of trading execution of Food Products deliveries in containers to Israel
Development of purchasing & trading execution skills and knowledge in execution of contracts, containers logistic to cif
No
March 2020-August 2020
Harveast Group, Agroholding MC
Commercial Manager
Regional purchasing & organization of supply chain to all group Agri-Clusters
Development of purchasing skills and knowledge in execution of contracts
No
5 month project from September
2019 till
March 2020
Global
Commodities
Swiss
Regional Purchasing &
Trading
Execution
Regional AGRI-purchasing & organization of supply chain from regions of Ukraine till port, trading contract execution till cif all over the world
Development of skills and knowledge in execution of fas & cif trading AGRI-contracts
No
3 month project May, June, July
2019
Gustav Heess
Development Manager
Purchasing
Sales for Ukraine
Sales of oil from Ukraine all over the world Education
Development
13 exclusive contracts with world wide companies who sell high quality specialties for Ukraine;
Saving in Purchasing up to 3000$ per month;
System management goals
No
July 2017
November 2018
VPG Agro+
Deputy General
Director
Start up of export grain trading direction
Grain in Containers supply
chain on fas/cif basis

grain sale bulk on cpt
basis

invest project

1 in execution
2017

Chinese platform
Trading broker,
FER
Supply chain of bottled oil in containers
Post Payment till cif
Special discounted price
Execution in China
2016
Scanwel
Commodities Swiss
Trading broker,
FER
Supply chain of oil in flexy-tanks to Egypt
Supply Grains chain for handy-size grains
Post Payment till cif
Special discounted price
Execution from Scanwel Swiss office

September 2013 till December 2015

Trade House
“Agro Alliance Group” LLC

Director
(& Partner)

Strategic Management of the company

Several export projects, own TM, new start-up products

Direct – 2 persons

August 2012
August 2013

InvestTradeService LLC

Deputy Director of foreign economic
relations
Export & Import start-up direction of sale agricultural products internationally

Search of clients, negotiating of terms and conditions of contracts;
The organization and control of customs procedures;
The organization of transport deliveries;
Business correspondence with suppliers and customers;
Management of key clients;
Participation in exhibitions
Negotiating of the terms of international contracts for the supply of grain and oil crops;

Organization of Control of
Business correspondence with trade brokers, clients and suppliers;

Working with the customs office (control of brokers);

Control of freight forwarders, agents and other contractors in the ports of loading / unloading (transshipment, fumigation, surveyors);
Chartering, settling disputes (demurrage calculation of lay time, dispatch);
Control of issuing of documentary instructions forwarders and agents, control of the validity of the shipping documents;
Cargo insurance;
Control of timely payment for goods delivered;
Shipment of goods in bulk containers.

Direct 2 persons (manager + trader)

March 2011 till December
2011
Logistic Prime Service
Director
& co-owner
Usage of purchasing & logistic overall 22 years experience in different business development directions conducting of Strategic Managerial Logistic Mission;
Validation of the
brokerage certificate;
development of
brokerage, transport and
warehousing in pharm
business strategic
environment

7 persons
directly;
15 in non-direct subordination
October 2010
till May 2011

Interpharm
Deputy director of logistics
Supports the development of company strategies for distribution and warehousing services that lead to optimal sourcing of services in support of clients and overall business strategies (3pl+4pl)
Leads all procurement-related activities to source all requested logistic services based upon contract work plan and changing business requirements.

Participation &
implementation of
ISO–9001, ISO-28000
in pharm logistics

Overall of 40 subordinates in Commercial Logistic Department; Customs Clearance & Foreign Economic Relations;
Warehousing department (including Bounded Warehouse & Commercial Warehouse);
Transport Department
May 2009 till
September 2010

GPS PET
Purchasing Director
Responsible for developing and implementing specific sourcing strategies and tactics to support Purchasing and Logistics of Import of ZOO Goods to deliver savings and functional objectives on all external expenditure.

Delivering purchasing benefits and service improvements.

Usage of purchasing &
logistic 15 year
experience in different
categories in Strategic
Purchasing & Logistics
Mission; receipt of the
brokerage certificate
7 non-direct subordinates
August 2008
January
2009

FM Group
Purchasing
Manager
Creation & developing of Purchasing System within the whole company covering 4 restaurant nets (60 restaurants)

Ensuring the most competitive prices, quality & terms/conditions for direct materials (food purchasing for 4 restaurant nets);

Creation of the team,
implementation of the
purchasing procedure to
control over purchasing
activities and process
Two strategic
Buyers & operational team
February 2008 – June 2008

Phillip Morris Ukraine
Marketing Services Purchaser
Responsible for developing and implementing specific sourcing strategies and tactics to support Marketing Department to deliver savings and functional objectives on all external expenditure.

Delivering purchasing benefits and service improvements.

Delivering purchasing
benefits and saving & service improvements
-
September 2004 -January 2008

Nestle Ukraine
Strategic
Buyer
Ensuring the most competitive prices, quality & terms/conditions for services and indirect materials (S&IM) purchasing;

Purchasing of S&IM, market situation analyzing, vendor searching, conducting of tenders, negotiations, business correspondence, concluding Contracts, execution all purchasing transactions in SAP.

Usage of purchasing 14
year experience in different categories in S&IM Strategic Buyer Mission
5 operational buyers
July 2003 – July 2004

Sumitec Ukraine

Sales Manager
Selling & servicing of Japan trucks “Komatsu”, purchasing & selling of spare parts, negotiations, business correspondence, concluding and execution of Import & Export Contracts, composing of daily, weekly, monthly reports.

I realized a good combination of using my experience in purchasing with mastering new area in selling Japan trucks & spare parts to Ukrainian market
5 executors
August 1993 - July 2003

Poltava GOK Corporation
Leading Engineer
Working out of the commercial order, marketing searching for purchasing of equipment, searching (for) and attraction of new partners, organizing & conducting of negotiations with representatives of foreign companies – suppliers of foreign equipment, International Law, Incoterms 2000, preparation & coordination of shipment documents for customs clearance of supplied Goods, acquaintance with customs law connected with clearance of import Goods, different kind of financial & technical experience of translations, interpreting in different plants of enterprise, participation in business trips (Germany, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic) with top-managers of Poltava GOK Corporation, execution of different business projects.
From the Engineer of the 3rd category to Leading Engineer of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations
5 buyers
1989-1990

Salovskaya Secondary School
Teacher of English Language

Starting Experience of Teacher of English Language
at Salovskaya Secondary School (1 year)

Education

University 1st education
1995 - Diploma LP No 010619 of Kiev’s State Linguistic University

University
2nd education
2004 – Diploma DSK No 013346 State Polytechnic University
Department
Foreign Languages

Department
Management of enterprises
Specialty
English Language/ German & Italian (primary)

Specialty
Manager-economist

Educational/Trainings received:
2006 - e-teaching
2007 - Strategic Source
2007 - Purchasing Skills
2008 - Business Psychology
2009 - Psychology
2010 - Brokerage certificate
2011 - Psychology 3000
2014 - Financial Training
2015 - Psychology
2016 – Business psychology
2017/2018/2019/2020/2021/2022/2023/2024 – Mohylanska Academy MBA workshops
2024 Sales Training, Odessa,
2017/2018/2019/2020/2021/2022/2023/2024 –Emotional Intelligence MBA Coaching Training & workshops

English level: Advanced
Other Languages: German & Italian/beginning
Native Language: Ukrainian, Russian
Computer skills: Experienced user of on-line database systems and PC, including Windows, MS Office, SAP, Power Point, Internet environments.
Managerial skills: organizing a team project, convincing others to take action, helping others how to work together on a project, excellent presentational skills, organizing of start up & work up of trading execution export direction

Personal Strengths: Loyalty
Excellent communicational skills
Business oriented, innovative, active, self-starter
Strong knowledge in purchasing and trading, Logistic, Foreign Economic Relation,
Strong interpersonal skills
Disposed to compromises
Straight dealing, adherence to principles ability, ability to work in the team