Ірина

Iryna Ukraine, Kyiv, [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)


Education

1998-2003

Academy of Customs Service of Ukraine (Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk). Jurisprudence, specialization in customs law. Graduated with high honours as a master of law.

Feb. 2019 - Achieved two certificates of successful graduation of WTO (World Trade Organization) English - language courses «Customs Control» and «Harmonized System».

Oct. 2019 – Renewed knowledge with Education course Management of foreign economic activity.

Dec.2019 - Attended course The art of negotiation.

Jan. 2020- Achieved Gafta Certificate – Problems with shipping documents. Currently studying course GAFTS contracts.

Feb. 2020 – Finished education on course Logistics manager.

March 2020 – Listened to the course Export in 3 months

April 2021 – Achieved a diploma of the Manager of sales at LABA

October 2021 – received a Certificate of Documentary Credit Specialist (UCP Mentor 600)
March 2023 – 2-day seminar at Spike Brokers on brokerage and execution of the contracts.

Experience

1. October 2022 – present time - execution of DAP, FOB, CIF contracts import/export liquid cargoes (CSFO, fuel), grains (wheat, barley, corn). Interaction with:
• cargo suppliers in execution of the DAP contract re delivery schedule, cargo quality and quantity, availability of the documents for the customs clearance purposes and payment for the goods
• companies providing services for the cargo transshipment at port – from drafting contract, receiving registers of the delivered cargo, settlement fee of the provided services.
• freight brokers - postfixing, communication on LC, ETA, LTC calculation, negotiation on detention, demurrage etc;
• forwarders on all matters related to the cargo loading, coordination of the process, issuance of the drafts of the shipping documents
• port agents on the vessel’s confirmation on berthing, issues arising at the loading/discharging;
• surveyors, fumigation and insurance companies.
Full communication with counterparties – drafting contract upon terms of the confirmed business, execution of the contract on all the stages, issuance of the shipping documents in accordance with the counter party’s DI and local authorities’ requirements. Checking on the vessel’s lineup for loading, exact position on a daily basis, holds readiness for the loading of the cargo. Nomination vessel to the port, checking on her acceptance for loading at agreed time frame. Сonstant quality and quantity control of the cargo. Monitoring compliance with the payment schedule for the delivered goods. Handling quality issues and shortage claims. Providing reporting. Adding data to 1C.

2. May 2021 –October 2022 purchasing manager at the international FMCG company (food products) nonresident (more than 400 per)

Main duties:

Active search of the suppliers of the products assigned to me. Checking on the required specification, packaging details and period of the production.
Verification and catalogization of the manufacturers and counter-parties. Maintain a strong working relationship with the responsible managers.

Negotiation on pricing, payment terms, take active part at the issuance of the contract’s drafts.
Keep a track on the timely production and shipment of the goods.

3. Aug 2020 – May 2021 Export manager (sales and execution of the contracts) of the sunflower oil and meal at Pology OEP (more than 200 per).

Main duties:

Active search of customers, developing of commercial presentations of company and products, promotion of the brands.

Negotiations with Customers upon delivery and payment terms, shipment schedules, prices, packaging etc. Moreover, all the activities on the contract’s execution mentioned below.

4. Aug 2019 – Aug 2020 Contract execution export manager of sunflower, soya oil (bottled, bulk), wheat flour, canned fish at Manzaro LLC (less than 20 per).

Main duties:

Follow up on Customer's order from the moment of order is received till it's delivered to clients's warehouse, in short:

Preparation of documents for imports license. Licensing and registration process support.

Issuance of Sales Contracts on different delivery terms Incoterms 2000, 2010, 2020.
Gafta and FOSFA contracts.

Working payment methods L/C, CAD, CD.

Preparation of shipping documents PL, CI, COO,
QC, HC etc, control of B/L’s details, CMR, insurance;

Cooperation with SGS’s and BV’s representatives.

Confirmation of packaging design (labels, carton);

In cooperation with logistics team choosing Shipping Lines, vessels, routes
and set bookings for shipments.

Control of production/shipment schedules/payments;

Control of product quality is in compliance with purchase order.
Reclamation on quality, quantity, packaging;

Signing documents with counter-parties;

Arranging issuance of barcodes;

Daily communications with Sales, Financial Departments, clients in English; reporting in CRM.

5. March 2019 - Aug 2019 Personal assistant of General Director and Commercial Director of the manufacturing company «Practika» (more than 250 per.)

Main duties:

Perform communication with customs, preparation of applications, letters and reports. Cooperation with Supplier. Fulfillment the full range of administrative duties.

6. Chief Inspector of the Customs Tariff and Classification Department Kyiv City Customs House (Aug 2003 - Apr 2019). Governmental Sector (more than 500 per.).

Main duties:

-to conclude to which tariff heading (according to Harmonized System Codes) the good belongs;

-implementation the experience of EU in commodity classification to the everyday work of the Department;

-salvation the most difficult cases of goods classification (according to Harmonized System Codes);

-organization of document flow at the Department;

-to perform an office dress-code;

-to fulfill the translations from/to English according to needs of the Department;

-communication to representatives of business in moot points in order to find the way of problem salvation;

-preparation of reports on monthly and quarterly basis on the Department's activity;

-execution of Head of Department upon request;

-execution of the assignments concerning coordination between units of the organization;

-preparation of letters, inquiries, orders, administrative notes;

preparation of the analytical, informational, reference materials upon request of Head of Department;

-keeping commercial and state secret.

Additional Information

Languages: Russian (native), Ukrainian (native), English (fluent), German (basic).

Computer literacy: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), CRM systems.

Personal features: attentive to details, honest, diligent, responsible, neat, love working with numbers and documents. I am the person you can rely on.

Driving license "B" (since 2010).