Vali Sarki, PhD

Experience

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  "Experimental Research and Production Enterprise"

  Jul 2004 - May 2006

  Manager of Manufacturing

  Searching for clients, implementation of building materials ind;The organization of the supply of raw materials for the production of building materials;Inventory accounting of raw materials (solids), and the products produced;The organization of finished products delivering;Interaction with transport organizations and private drivers;Documents preparation.

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  Ruger Repair & Constraction

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Project Manager

  Project Manager in the planning and execution of building restoration projects, handling project documentation, and coordinating daily activities.Conducted site visits and monitored project progress, ensuring that repair works were in compliance with project specifications and industry standards.Supported the development of budgets and tracked project expenses, resulting in a 10% reduction in overall project costs.

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  Royal Import

  Nov 2011 - Jul 2012

  Head of the International Procurement Department

  Supply of food products to major food chains such as Shokoladnitsa, Tsarskaya Okhota, REAL, etc. Moscow, RussiaSystematized the work of the purchasing departmentImplemented ABC XYZ analysis.Connected 10+ new suppliers.Reduced the amount of write-off of goods from 2% to 0.7%.Compiled the terms of reference for writing an individual ERP 1C, the Procurement and Warehousing block.

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  [moobo]

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  Co-founder | Supply chain manager

  Negotiating with international partners;The complete cycle of delivery of cargo in Russia;Inventory management;Development distributional network for product delivery;Interaction with Russian transport organizations (distributional logistics).

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  SchaliPharma AG

  Jul 2013 - Nov 2016

  Product Manager

  Conducted marketing research of the Chinese market to develop a strategy for entering the market. Fully developed the concept of the product, which considered local features (type of packaging, fonts, formulations)Determined pricing strategy (recommended price on the shelf, bonuses for distributors and partners)Organized production (commissioned raw materials, type of packaging, final assembly)Organized a full production cycle for a factory in China with subsequent internal distributionWith a team of sales managers, we reached the TOP #1 (commercial) pharmaceutical distributor in China. Show less

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  Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical Institute (State Technical University) (MADI)

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2023

  Associate Professor

  Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Management MADI Moscow.Teaching Product Management and Growth Product Tracking.I have international publications in the USA, China, Malaysia, Germany, and CIS countries. Co-author of 4 volumes on Logistics (translated into Chinese). Author of studies on the prospects for the development of logistics in Russia according to Halal standards (the study was published in English in Halal CME Malaysia)Link to publications. List of works Sarkiev V.M. Show less

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  Kupi Remont

  Jan 2016 - Nov 2019

  Co-founder and Chief product officer of the Home Repair Company “Kupi Remont”

  The company entered the TOP 10 repair companies in the Skolkovo Industry accelerator in 2019.https://1va.vc/about/projects/proekty_362.htmlOrganized 2 largest conferences «Design Week» for interior designers in the Caucasus.Launched special courses for foremen and construction project managers. Released 2 groups of certified specialists.Made an exit from the project in 2019.

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  Shamhal Lab - Laboratory at the Shamkhal Reinforced Concrete Research Plant

  May 2016 - May 2017

  Product Manager

  Researched the composition of rocks in the Republic of Dagestan under the guidance of Prof. Toturbieva B.D.Conducted tests on binders based on local clays, with further packaging into the product.Results1. A binder has been developed that reduces the cost of cement by 30% (it is added when crushing clinker)2. Developed water-repellent compound from local material. This compound can be used in the oil industry.The project is frozen due to the suspension of funding.

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  Flat Space

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2023

  Founder and CPO Flat Space

  Flat Space (MIP FLAT SPACE) Air tables for architects and designers.Passed accelerationAttracted investments from the Sheikh Zayed Fund (Abu Dhabi).Found an interesting segment in the process of entering the marketPivoted the entire project to confirm the problemResponsible for attracting investments for the IT team.

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  Resourse center NAUTILUS

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2023

  Head of Social Accelerator/Growth Product Tracking

  Successful accelerator cases:"Home for Everyone" - the project founders have built over 100 houses for families in need."Doctors of Hope" - have provided assistance to over 1000 people in need who couldn't afford medical treatment, offering them free treatment or support from benefactors."Dobrofon" - an IT platform for managing processes in charitable foundations."Tooba - HELP EASY" - a unique charity platform for facilitating good deeds.

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  IARD Center

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2023

  Co-founder and Head of Growth Tracking

  Responsible for the acceleration program, StartUps gathering, as well as assembling teams for a specific productConducted 2 acceleration streamsOrganized 2 Demo days, 5 tourism workshops and one International Business and Tourism Forum “Open Dagestan 2021”.

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  Growth Tracking School

  Feb 2022 - now

  Growth Mentor

  I have trained employees from KPMG, Ernst&Young, Deloitte, and PwC. I have mentored Growth Managers/Trackers from companies such as Bain, Deloitte, Skolkovo, Burger King, Yandex, Dentsu, L’Oreal, Rostelecom, PepsiCo, and Beeline. I have also implemented Growth Tracking practices at Beeline Telecom (1 of 4 largest telecommunication companies in Russia).Among my mentees from previous cohorts are:* Olga Shablo - one of the top 3 corporate coaches in Russia and the Chief Corporate Coach for top management at Beeline.* Andrey Gavrikov - the founder of marketing group Completo (www.completo.ru) and the founder of the MAED Online Marketing Academy (www.maed.ru). He has worked with companies such as Beeline, Rostelecom, Softline, Torex, Alta-Profil, Veka, and Severstal.* Kirill Kobylyanskiy - a web3 expert at Guru Colective with 15 years of marketing experience at PepsiCo, Dentsu, and Mindshare.* And many others ... Show less

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  Growth Gamers

  May 2023 - now

  Founder & Head of Growth