Alla Diasamidze

Experience

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  Pattison English

  Apr 2011 - Feb 2013

  English Second Language Teacher

  Teaching English (part-time) to adults in Shenyang, China

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  Shelkovy Put Co. Ltd.

  May 2011 - Feb 2013

  Purchasing Department Specialist

  Trading company that was supplying various goods across Russia. Key responsibilities:- Communicating with clients and working with incoming inquiries- Chinese - Russian translation and related paperwork- Visiting exhibitions in China- Visiting factories with clients and processing the orders Working languages: English, Russian, Mandarin

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  BMW Brilliance Automotive

  Oct 2011 - Feb 2012

  Corporate Trainer (part-time)

  BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. is a joint venture between the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. It has a production base in Shenyang, Liaoning Province.Key responsibilities:- Designed an effective program in order to improve trainees Business English- Was chosen by management team to conduct series of workshops in English related to presentation and communication skillsWorking language: English

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  Closed Joint-Stock company OBNOVLENIYE

  May 2013 - Apr 2014

  Purchasing Department Specialist

  CJSC “OBNOVLENIYE” is of the biggest pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Russia that is supplying it`s products within the domestic market and to CIS countries. Key responsibilities:- Communicating with overseas suppliers- Establishing successful partnerships with major suppliers in their industry (Germany, Italy, S.Korea)- Cooperating with freight forwarders and customs agents- Finding, evaluating and engaging in negotiations with the new suppliers (bottles, pipettes, chemicals and raw materials for packaging production) Working languages: English, Russian, Mandarin Show less

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  Group of Companies "Challenger"

  Aug 2014 - Feb 2016

  Purchasing Manager

  Challenger Ltd is one of the top 5 companies operating in advertising equipment and digital printing materials market in Russia. Key responsibilities: - Developing and maintaining relations with an extensive network of overseas suppliers from China and Europe - Supervising each order from the moment it leaves the factory and until it enters our warehouse in Russia- Reporting technical problems and clients` complaints to Chinese suppliers and supervising timely problem solving between clients in Russia and technical teams in China - Communicating with freight forwarders and constantly optimizing logistics expenses- Attending overseas exhibitions and sourcing for new suppliers offline and online in order to expand our product range- Conducting business meetings with foreign suppliers and their staff (technical departments)- Technical documentation translation (Chinese - Russian) Achievements:- Became official distributors of 2 major companies in the industry for “Afford Industrial S.L.” (Spain) and “Universal Digital Technology Equipment Ltd.” (China) Working languages: English, Russian, Chinese Mandarin Show less

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  Glory Material Tech Group Co., Ltd

  Mar 2016 - Dec 2018

  Business Development Manager

  The 3rd biggest manufacturer of digital printing materials for advertising industry in China. Before joining a company, they didn`t have an overseas sales department. Key responsibilities: - Leading an overseas sales team of 5 people (Russia, India, Morocco)- Developing relations with overseas clients, negotiating and closing deals- Cooperating with local freight forwarders and customs agents for arranging exports from China- Representing company on local and overseas exhibitions, conducting business meetings, receiving overseas clients- Preparing marketing materials (catalogues, promotional flyers, company website updates, copywriting) Achievements:- successfully entered market in Russia by signing long-term contracts with 2 clients- working with an international sales team taught me how to navigate cross-cultural difficulties in business communications within the team Working languages: English, Chinese Mandarin Show less

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  简一教育科技有限公司

  Mar 2019 - now

  Partner

  Providing tailored business communication and cross-cultural communication skills trainings in English to local professionals and corporate clients in Shenzhen, China. Some of my clients are: WeWork, Atlas, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd, Knowles, Steelcase, Sell on Wechat, etc.

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  WELLS SHIPPING AGENCY

  May 2020 - now

  Project Manager

  Joined a newly registered subsidiary of Wells Shipping Group Ltd. called LATAMAX CBL Ltd. focused on developing e-commerce between China and LATAM region.Key responsibilities:- searching for the new overseas partners (warehouses, logistic operators, customs brokers) in Mexico and Chile, negotiating cooperation terms- supervising daily operations of our existing partners in Mexico and Chile to ensure smooth cargo flow from China to the final destinations- acting as a communication bridge between our local Chinese customer support team and overseas partners to guarantee timely problem solving for our Chinese clients- developing cooperation with the headquarters of the world`s biggest marketplaces that operate in LATAM region (Mercado Libre, Falabella, Shopee, Aliexpress)- attending exhibitions, conducting business meetings, receiving overseas guests- managing cultural differences in workplace between China office and LATAM partners Since February 2022 (boom of economic relations between Russia & China), have been leading few Russia related projects: - conducting meetings with multiple Russian official delegations that come to China- providing legal consulting services and help Chinese companies enter Russian market- developing big export projects from Russia to China (Russian softwood lumber, seed oils, corn, frozen chicken meat) Achievements:- during 1,5 years Latamax CBL Ltd has become one of the main cross-border logistic providers for Mercado Libre (LATAM`s 1st and world`s 8th biggest marketplace) in Mexico- registered our LATAM region headquarters in Santiago, Chile (“Latamax Chile SpA”)- successfully developed the first reverse logistics route for miscellaneous e-commerce parcels from Santiago, Chile to Hong Kong for Shopee`s (world`s 4th biggest marketplace) clients who sell in the Chilean market- handle the entire work process in China office only in Chinese language Working languages: Chinese Mandarin, English, Russian Show less