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Yanislav Chernous
Supply Chain & Operations Specialist
📍 Pryluky, Ukraine | 📍 [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | ✉[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

PROFILE
Data-driven Supply Chain and Operations Specialist with 3 years of FMCG experience across material planning,
inventory management, and cross-functional operations. Proven track record in end-to-end supply planning, releasing
£500K in working capital and improving truck capacity utilisation by 18%. Combines strong technical and analytical skills
(Power BI, DAX, Power Query) with practical shop-floor and project execution background to optimize stocks, minimize
write-offs during NPI rollouts, and ensure seamless production flow.

KEY SKILLS
▪ Power BI, DAX, Power Query ▪ Inventory Management & Stock Optimisation
▪ Data Analysis & Reporting ▪ Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
▪ Risk Management ▪ Stakeholder Management
▪ Microsoft Copilot & Generative AI for Reporting, ▪ Lean / Continuous Improvement
Research and Documentation ▪ SAP Knowledge (PP/MRP/APO)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Engineer May 2026 – Present
British American Tobacco Pryluky, Ukraine
▪ Coordinated complex production projects end-to-end, aligning engineering execution with senior stakeholders,
operations, quality, and supply chain departments to ensure zero-delay vertical start-ups.
▪ Led a manufacturing-readiness project for E-Excise implementation, enabling new laser-printing capabilities.
▪ Finished implementation of an in-line tobacco recycling solution, reducing tobacco waste by 2% and completing
the required technical and project documentation.
▪ Developed and implemented a CAPEX tracking approach that increased utilisation of allocated funds by 13%.
Global Graduate in Operations Nov 2024 – May 2026
British American Tobacco Pryluky, Ukraine
▪ Partnered with Production, Planning, and Quality teams to maintain target inventory levels and material
compliance on shop-floor lines, supporting seamless line changeovers.
▪ Led a production-line qualification initiative that improved operational stability and reduced unplanned
downtime by 6%.
▪ Coordinated a cross-functional educational programme for students, engaging more than 40 internal and external
stakeholders.
▪ Led end-to-end NPI (New Product Introduction) execution for multiple new SKUs from initial kick-off through trial
runs to 1st commercial production, closely managing phase-in / phase-out material flows to prevent stock-outs
and minimize obsolete write-offs.
Supply Specialist Nov 2023 – Nov 2024
British American Tobacco Pryluky, Ukraine
▪ Managed end-to-end material requirements planning (MRP) for raw leaf and non-tobacco packaging materials,
aligning factory production schedules with demand forecasts and supplier delivery lead times.

▪ Supervised end-to-end import and export shipping and regulatory documentation, partnering with Ukrainian
customs authorities and logistics brokers to maintain strict compliance with global and national trade regulations.
▪ Led a stock optimisation project for surplus tobacco materials, releasing £500K in working capital and delivering
£180K in total savings.
▪ Redesigned tobacco-order planning, increasing truck capacity utilisation by 18%.
Intern in Operations Aug 2023 – Nov 2023
British American Tobacco Pryluky, Ukraine
▪ Reduced report-update time by 17% by developing and implementing multiple Power BI reports.
▪ Created cross-functional intern community called the Internship Club.

EDUCATION
Master`s degree, Electronics and systems engineer 2023 – 2026
Sumy State University, Sumy
Bachelor`s degree, Electronics and systems engineer 2019 – 2023
Sumy State University, Sumy

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
▪ Certificate of Grad Academy — British American Tobacco (2025)

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian — Native • English — B2 (CEFR)