Foreign Purchase Assitant Manager
TEKLEBERHAN AMBAYE CONSTRUCTION PLC
Total years of experience :3 years, 4 Months
D. JOB EXPERIENCE
1. As a Foreign Purchase officer and self correspondent, with marketing research in Import Export Company Al-Ahgaf for Trade and Marketing - for 3 years 2001-2003 in Sana’a, Yemen
2. Lecturing international Marketing Courses in Sana’a British Language Centre for 1 Year 2002-2003 part time - in Sana’a, Yemen - Also consulting “The Foreign Purchasing procedures together with import Export Documentation process.150 usd/month
3. As a Foreign Trade Communication officer in import/Export Company especially in Tender in TRAMCO Trading and Promotion for 7 Mon. in Frankfurt Germany- October 2003- April 2004.
4. As Import /Export Head in EthioNewLife: from February 2008- March 2012, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
5. As Customer Service Supervisor & as assistant Foreign Purchase in Glorious plc: From 1st of August - end of November 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
6. Currently I am employed to TekleBerhan Ambaye Constructions™ Plc, As Assistant Foreign Purchase Manager , Working on Foreign Communications, Supervise on Proforma Invoice, FCY facilitation, Purchase Budgeting, LC opening, shipment follow-ups, logistic facilitation, Documentation Controlling and discrepancy solving . Also assisting YUTAF Aluminum® PLC , a sister Company to TACON plc, from October 2012- till this date
As Import Manager:
Conduct: Import & City Logistics Operations. Communicate with various suppliers overseas with verbal and written communication skills. Check and verify the standards of the Proforma Invoices, supervisory experience on Letter of Credit, Handle the entire transaction steps of the LC, Ensuring all ocean and air freights, if they are delivered in a timely and cost effective manner, experienced in staff training on knowledge of import Export & LC documentations, Organize, Couch and mobilize The Foreign Procurement Team with passions & motivations, work aggressively where it needs. Able to formulate and analyze foreign procurement budgets, Enjoy the fast Import operations together with a multi-tasking, Shipment, Logistics, transit and clearance activities. Formal Report Writing with a Power Point Presentation Skills to the Top Management.
As Research and Business Development Assistant Manager for Export Market Expansion
Assess the market and Able to identify business opportunities, focus on Competitors and take swift advantages against their weak & strong profiles. putting the expansion of the business in the back of my mind, conduct Market Feasibility studies for the expansion of the market in foreign countries : Exploring ideas on the new products & related , Understanding an organization's capacity and brand image, sharp look at competitors' perceived strengths and weaknesses, looking at different opportunities and threats, Conducting product & service testing, select a relevant research techniques include, in-depth interviews, gather information and data from focus groups, carefully working on data analysis, develop qualitative & Quantitative marketing Research on a regular basis, formulate critical analysis based on the findings, make a careful conclusions and present sound recommendations . Develop market information systems. Collect primary and secondary marketing data and make sound interpretations. Always Comment on how to Serve the existing Customers and maintain relationship with the new ones. Guide how to motivate and create a sense of perfect leadership within the marketing and the sales teams, Investigate & forecast towards prospects, evaluating new customer locations. Investigate new markets for a new or old products and services, Make sharp observation on the business environment and consider sales preferences. Advise how to conduct cost conscious advertising and promotion campaigns. Make a continues studies how to develop a competitive Selling systems to the existing products and related services.
-foreign purchase communications / meeting foreign Suppliers
- Monitor Proforma Invoice
-open LC
-Shipment follow up
-import Documentations checking & verifications
- clearance and inspections
-conduct market research and collect market intelligence reports
- assist trade fairs, process visit of the company gusts
-etc
6. International Certificate in Knowledge of Import Export & LC Documentation, Online Specialized Courses from University of Phoenix. For 12 months in 2007
2. Lecturing international Marketing Courses in Sana'a British Language Centre for 1 Year 2002-2003 part time - in Sana'a, Yemen - Also consulting "The Foreign Purchasing procedures together with import Export Documentation process.150 usd/month
Advanced Diploma /Marketing Management
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL 1. Certificate in Custom Procedures, rules and regulations by BM Consultancy. 2. Certificate in International Trade Service / Import Export / by Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce June 2013 3. Certificate in Effective Report Writing & Presentation Skills by Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce February 2013 4. Certificate in International Banking System /LC/ by Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce December 2012 5. Leadership Certificate in Export Marketing from June 1st, 2010- August 31st, 2010 - from EthioNewLife 6. International Certificate in Knowledge of Import Export & LC Documentation, Online Specialized Courses from University of Phoenix. For 12 months in 2007 7. Bachelor of Science / BSC –Degree/ in Marketing Management from Unity University, Graduate in 2001. 8. Studied Foreign Literature in Addis Ababa University 1994-96. *** 9. Practical knowhow to the Ethiopian Business laws and cultures, especially in the area of Import Export proclamations, as well as the foreign investment opportunities and incentives. 10. Theoretical Knowledge of Dubai Import Export policies & Procedures with its Immigration rules & regulations
ILS - International language studies and literature
8. Studied Foreign Literature in Addis Ababa University 1994-96. *** 9. Practical knowhow to the Ethiopian Business laws and cultures, especially in the area of Import Export proclamations, as well as the foreign investment opportunities and incentives. 10. Theoretical Knowledge of Dubai Import Export policies & Procedures with its Immigration rules & regulations C. SKILL Planning, Coordinating, Implementing and controlling the entire Import/Export Activities from A to Z. Import Export Documentation Processing, and Logistics operations. Order Processing, Shipment followup, Discrepancy handling. Apply Marketing Feasibility Studies for Business Development, in Import & Export Company. D. JOB EXPERIENCE
