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SHLOMO LIVSHITS
Import Manager

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Work format: remote only
Available to travel to Ukraine on a regular basis when needed

PROFILE
Experienced import specialist with over 10 years in the full cycle of international trade. For the past 3 years
I have opened and managed import operations in Israel: imports from Europe, customs clearance through
Elishar broker, compliance with the Standards Institute requirements, document workflow in GreenInvoice.
Strengths: optimization of import, shipping and storage costs to improve profitability, negotiations with
suppliers, work with ERP systems, compliance with regulatory requirements. I have strong analytical skills
and use AI tools for automation and reporting.
Looking for a long-term position as Import Manager / Import Coordinator / Import Officer, where I can take
responsibility for the supply chain and apply my many years of international import experience.
Fluent English (C1).

WORK EXPERIENCE
ISRAEL
08.2022 – 10.2025 Import Manager | Executive Director
Hausmaster Solutions (official representative of Nobilia — the No. 1 kitchen manufacturer in Europe)
Import and logistics — primary area of responsibility:
● Organizing and coordinating import shipments from Europe, including daily negotiations with
international suppliers on delivery terms and prices
● Full coordination with customs broker Elishar, the Standards Institute and regulatory authorities until
release of goods from customs
● End-to-end supply chain control: orders, shipping, customs clearance, storage and delivery to the
end customer
● Analysis and optimization of import, shipping and storage costs to improve profitability and cash
flow
Additional Executive Director functions:
● Building accounting and management structure (Cash Flow, P&L) and ongoing accounting work in
GreenInvoice (tax invoices, VAT, reporting)
● Management of commercial contracts and work with legal advisors
● Launch and management of the showroom and all company processes from scratch
● Implementation of digital tools: CRM Kommo, Evolution CMS, Meta Ads and AI tools

UKRAINE
1994-2022
10 years Import Manager | General Director, Neocommers Ltd
Wholesale import and distribution of office products — official distributor of premium international brands
(Parker, Waterman, Cross, Sheaffer, Pentel, Rexel, Durable). Built the company from scratch (2
employees) to ~$1M quarterly turnover and ~50 employees.
Import and logistics — primary area of responsibility:
● Managed full import cycle from 7 countries (USA, Japan, France, Germany and others) for over
5,000 product items
● Direct negotiations and ongoing correspondence with international suppliers, signing long-term
contracts
● Inventory control: order planning based on demand, monitoring of delivery schedules and supplier
payments
● Customs clearance and management of complete sets of import documents
● Optimization of logistics processes and transportation/storage costs
● Coordination between warehouse, logistics, accounting, marketing and finance departments
General Director functions:
● Management and financial accounting (Cash Flow, P&L), control of cash flows
● Development of B2B sales and national distribution network
● Management and leadership of a team of up to 50 employees
3 years | Foreign Trade Specialist → Deputy Head of Department
State Foreign Trade Association "Ukrimpex" — Construction Materials Department
● First professional import-export experience at the largest state-owned company in Ukraine
● Promoted from Junior Specialist to Deputy Head of Department within 3 years
● Export and import of construction materials and FMCG products, full work with import-export
processes

SKILLS
● Negotiations and supplier relations: direct negotiations with international suppliers (terms, prices,
delivery schedules), daily business correspondence in English, preparation and execution control of
long-term contracts, building partner relationships.
● Import logistics: management of full import cycle — from order to delivery, planning of supplies
and schedule control, optimization of routes and transportation costs, coordination between
supplier, port, customs and customer, work under INCOTERMS — selection of optimal delivery
terms (FOB, CFR, CIF).
● Customs and regulatory requirements: work with customs brokers (experience with Elishar in
Israel), preparation and control of all import documents (invoices, certificates of origin, quality
certificates), preparation of documents for the Standards Institute, verification of invoices and
execution of customs payments, negotiations on cost optimization with customs broker.
● Inventory management and control: control of inventory levels, order planning according to
needs, prevention of overstock and out-of-stock, setting normative inventory ratios for different
product groups, work with accounting on imported goods records.
● Financial control and cost optimization: analysis and optimization of import, shipping and
storage costs to improve profitability and cash flow, calculation of duties and taxes, control of
supplier settlements, formation of import batch costs.
● IT tools and communication: Excel and Google Sheets — professional level, ERP systems,
GreenInvoice, CRM systems (Kommo), AI tools for automation and reporting (ChatGPT, Claude,
Gemini, NotebookLM). Strong negotiation, communication and project coordination skills —
international business correspondence, coordination of cross-functional teams, contract
management.

EDUCATION
Kyiv Civil Engineering and Construction University, 1994
Additional training: management and marketing courses

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian, Russian — native; English — C1; Hebrew — A2 (basic-operational, daily work with documents
and systems with AI assistance)

TOOLS
Word, Excel, Google Sheets, Google Docs, GreenInvoice, Kommo (CRM), Evolution CMS, Meta Ads,
Winner, AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Notebook LM, Perplexity)

PERSONAL QUALITIES
● Strategic thinking and ability to work with diverse goals, plans and reports
● Systems thinking and systematic approach to problem solving
● Analytical mindset and strong analytical skills
● High responsibility and strong internal motivation
● Ability to understand, sense and analyze numbers
● Attention to detail, meticulousness
● High work capacity, persistence and result-oriented mindset
● High level of self-organization