Vladimir Nikiforov

Current

• Contract specialist at JTI

Past

• Supervisor of purchasing of direct materials at Cadbury Dirol
• Import engineer-buyer of external market service at JSC "ACRON"

Education

• Novgorodskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet
• Moskovskij Transportnyj Institut

Industry

Logistics and Supply Chain

Vladimir Nikiforov’s Summary

Logistics of import purchasing, factory’s stocks management, dealing with counterparts in Europe, USA, Japan. Specificity of functioning companies’ procurement and import department in Russia. Carrying out of tenders and e-auctions (www.procuri.com). Markets analysis, prices monitoring, purchasing strategy building in accordance with KPI for most savings achievements.
Was trained at Coordination Committee on Logistics in Moscow Transport Institute. Also have been trained by English specialists for law of contracts and e-trading.
Mentality is analytical. Active, initiative, easily to train. Familiar with the western style of business dealing, transport support of foreign trade activities, international documentation and logistic systems .
Computer skills: MS Office, Lotus Notes ,SAP R3.
Representative, responsible, results-driven, keen business mind, communicative, susceptible to training, great interpersonal skills, healthy.

Vladimir Nikiforov’s Experience

• Contract specialist

  JTI

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

  December 2005 — Present (4 years )

  Purchasing of tobacco for two factories which produce such brands as "Camel","Winston","Salem","Mild Seven”,”Piotr1". Managing supply process : planning stocks,contracts managing, booking materials at suppliers, placing orders,accepting of materials,creating work orders,etc.

• Supervisor of purchasing of direct materials

  Cadbury Dirol

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Food Production industry)

  January 2004 — December 2005 (2 years )

  Managing of supply and purchasing processes for DIROL chewing gum factory, procurement of ingredients for chocolate factory CADBURY (market analysis in cooperation with RnD and QD , audit of suppliers, negotiations, contracts developing, PR, PO (SAP), purchasing optimization in accordance with KPI, financial and transport controlling, reports under European standards).
  Development of purchasing process and supply process according to ISO 9001 standards.

• Import engineer-buyer of external market service

  JSC "ACRON"

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Chemicals industry)

  January 2001 — December 2004 (4 years )

  Purchasing logistics, negotiations, creating and concluding of import contracts, maintenance of purchasing, financial and customs support of buying of equipment, raw and materials.

Vladimir Nikiforov’s Education

• Novgorodskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet

  1990 — 1995

• Moskovskij Transportnyj Institut

  Logistics 2004

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