Олександр

Country of Origin: Ukraine, Odessa
Country of Residence: Moldova, Chisinau
Relocation worldwide
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KURKIN OLEKSANDR

OBJECTIVE:
Freight forwarder | International Sea Logistics Specialist

EDUCATION:
2019-2023 Odessa National Maritime University
Transport technology (on marine and river transport)
Bachelor’s degree

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Result-driven freight forwarder with almost 4 years of experience in
international multimodal logistics (FCL/LCL/AIR/RAILWAY). Strong backgroung in
carrier negotiations, cost optimisation and operational crisis management. Proven
ability to grow client portfolio and protect company margins through strategic
problem-solving. Open to relocation and contributing to an international logistics
team.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Uni-Laman Group (Feb 2023 — Sep 2025)
Position: «Sales Manager»
- Increased client portfolio by 30% within first 6 monts
- Generated peak monthly profit over $10,000
- Managed up to 20-30 shipments per month (FCL/LCL/AIR/RAILWAY)
- Coordinated full shipment cycle: booking, documentation, tracking and final
delivery
- Negotiated freight rates and dem/det charges with agents and shipping lines
- Reduced company losses from dem/det by over $23,000 through direct
negotiations
- Secured temporary exclusive agreement allowing container pick-up without
mandatory carrier trucking, reducing inland transport costs
- Successfully disputed and cancelled unjustified container equipment charges
- Organized urgent customs clearance by identifying and contracting reliable
customs brokers
- Arranged warehouse contracts for cargo transloading and problem
resolution
 - Coordinated trucking operations and driver movement to optimize margins
- Managed crisis situations including missing cargo cases in cooperation with
warehouse representatives
- Assisted in onboarding and training of new employees
- Generated new clients through referrals and long-term relationship building

FIRST WAY LLC (Aug 2021 — Jun 2022)
Position: «Assistant manager of Marketig and Sales dept.»
- Assisted in translating advertisement, documentation and e-mails on english
- Assisted in creating client databases, cost calculations and creating word-
efficient mails
- Assisted in translating during negotiations with agents and shipping lines

KEY COMPETIENCES:
- Sea Freight (FCL/LCL)
- Operational problem-solving

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- Warehouse and trucking coordination

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- MS Excel (shipment reports, cost calculation, pivot tables)
- MS Office
- 1C CRM
- Proprietary business automation platforms
- INTTRA platform
- Maersk / MSC / CMA CGM booking systems

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:
- MIND MAP ENGLISH SCHOOL, English for logistics (3 months)
- IT STEP SCHOOL Odessa (8 months)
- American English Center (6 months)
- ADVANCED, English for sailors (2 years)

LANGUAGES:
- English (B2)
- Ukrainian (Native)
- Russian (Native)