Oleh

Oleh Nikolaiev

Date of birth: 26 March 1970, age: 53.

Married, two daughters

Address : Kiev
Phone : [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)

Work Experience :
From 2022 to the present time - freelancer
I carry out activities in the field of international trade, consulting and controlling foreign economic operations related to export - import of goods.
2015- 2021 Kronfield Ltd , Senior Export-Import Manager
Main aspects of activity :
- Finding Ukrainian manufacturers/suppliers of copper and aluminium alloys,
negotiating with them terms of selling their products for export. Main export directions - China and Italy. Suppliers: Harelectromet, STA
- Organisation of export transportation, cooperation with freight forwarders, sea and road carriers.
- Organisation of import supplies of aluminium scrap to Ukraine from USA, interaction with container lines, organisation of quality control, etc.
- Organisation of export deliveries of anthracite of Russian origin to North Africa with packing of coal in big-bags and further packing into sea containers in Odessa and St. Petersburg. Suppliers: Sibanthracite, King Cole.
- Control over timely mutual settlements between the parties to the contract, if necessary, checking documents in accordance with the letter of credit.
- Participated in arbitration disputes in the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

2012-2015 - PLS TRADING SA, Geneva – chief of the Ukrainian office of the company
2007-2012 - PLS TRADING LTD (Malta) - chief of the Ukrainian office of the company.
The main activity of the company - international trade operations.
Products : flat-rolled steel, pig iron, pig iron/moulding, steam coal, anthracite, coke breeze/nut
Major suppliers :
-Metallurgical products
Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol, Donetsk Iron and Steel Works, Petrovsky Iron and Steel Works, Belarus Iron and Steel Works, etc.
- coke-chemical and coal products
Makeevskiy KHZ, Yenakievskiy KHZ, Alchevskiy KHZ, UG Fond 2, UG Sadovaya, MC Rover (Russia) mines and GOFD of the Donetsk coal basin, etc.
Main aspects of activities :
- Negotiating with Ukrainian and Russian manufacturers/suppliers of products (flat rolled steel/iron/coke products/coal) , discussing the main terms of supply, preparing and signing export contracts.
- Negotiations and business correspondence with buyers of products (main regions of supply - Greece, Turkey, Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, etc.). Agreeing the main conditions of the sales contract, the text of the letter of credit and the list of necessary documents.
- Control over shipment of products to the ports of Ukraine, interaction with transport departments of suppliers, preparation of registers of shipped wagons/autos with subsequent transfer of data to forwarders and port services (Mariupol, Berdyansk, Odessa, Ilyichevsk, Izmail).
- negotiating and organising shipments of Russian-origin steam coal (Kemerovo), involving Russian suppliers and railway carriers, further export of coal through the ports of Novorossiysk and Rostov.
- organisation of quality and quantity control of shipped products with the involvement of independent surveying organisations (SGS, Inspectorate, Incolab, etc.) both in the process of shipment of products from suppliers and when the goods arrive at the port of loading for further export (incoming quality control and reweighting of wagons).
- negotiating and agreeing the basic terms of sea transport of goods (charter parties) with brokerage companies.
- Organisation of quality and quantity control (determination of weight by the draft survey method) of products in the process of loading goods on sea vessels with the involvement of independent survey organisations, interaction with the ship's agent and freight forwarder.
- I have experience in organising shipments of homogeneous goods with different characteristics (coke breeze, coal). In this case, based on the required characteristics of the goods under the export contract, determination of the necessary volume of purchases from several suppliers. Drawing up a plan for loading products on board a vessel in cooperation with an independent survey organisation to obtain average values.
-in case of shipment of goods in sea containers, organisation of packing (if necessary) of products in big-bags at the seaport terminal, stacking of goods in a container, coordination of transport conditions and rates with sea container lines.

- preparation and verification (if necessary, coordination with the executing bank) of shipping documents according to the letter of credit (bill of lading, quality certificate, draft-survey certificate, radiation certificate, certificate of origin, etc.).
- correspondence with banks (Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA/Geneva, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise), discussion of financing conditions for export contracts.

- participation in conferences on coal and steel exports from CIS countries, business trips (Belarus, Russia, Turkey, India), search for new suppliers and buyers of products, increasing the range of products, increasing the range of products and increasing the number of customers.

Achievements :
- Significant increase in the volume of shipments and range of exported goods. The annual cash turnover of the company increased 2.5 times in 5 years and reached more than 50 million US DOLLARS.
- new suppliers of coal and coke-chemical products were attracted
- the range of customers was expanded

2004-2007 - PLS GROUP LLC - chief of the Ukrainian office of the company.
2001-2004 - VERTIGO LLC - chief of the Ukrainian office of the company.

The main direction of activity of the companies - international trade operations. Products : flat-rolled steel, steel billets.
Main suppliers: Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol, Donetsk Iron and Steel Works, Petrovsky Iron and Steel Works.

Main aspects of activity :
- Negotiating with Ukrainian producers/suppliers of products, discussing the main terms of supply, preparing and signing export contracts.
-Negotiations and business correspondence with buyers of products (main regions of supply - Greece, Turkey, Italy, Albania, Bulgaria, etc.). coordination of the main terms of the contract for sale, the text of the letter of credit and the list of necessary documents.
- control over shipment of products to Ukrainian ports, interaction with transport departments of suppliers, preparation of registers of shipped wagons/autos with subsequent transfer of data to forwarders and port services (Mariupol, Berdyansk, Odessa, Ilyichevsk).
- control over timely settlements with suppliers.
- Control of payment for the delivered goods from the recipients.

1996-2001 - senior inspector of the customs post "Sartana" of Mariupol customs.
1991-1995 - military, chief navigator instructor .
Education:

1987 -1991. Lugansk Higher Military Aviation School of navigators.
2001- to present time self-education in the field of foreign economic activity and trade.
Knowledge of languages: Russian - native language, English - intermediate level.
Computer skills
Proficient user: MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook), Internet skills (Internet Explorer, Opera Explorer, Opera, Outlook).
Internet (Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox) and e-mail (Outlook Express, The BAT).
Personal qualities: analytical thinking, ability to quickly orientate in the situation and make decisions independently, responsibility, punctuality, purposefulness.
Hobbies: sports, cycling, fishing.