Sabina Sapuanova
***-** ******* ******, ********, New York, 11355 917-***-**** ******.*********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A competent leader, as well as a team player with cognitive thinking, capable of organizing work to achieve organizational goals with constant desire to learn and grow professionally
High-performing sales professional with 5-year experience of success both, in domestic and international markets, within the finance/education/recreation industries
Highly qualified professional with experience in high-volume purchasing, retail chain management, procurement and sales management, distribution and turnover control, market analysis, pricing and merchandising standards development
Strong business development skills proved through award “The best employee of the Commercial Department” in 2015; led Small Domestic Appliances “Healthcare and Beauty” product group to the company’s historical maximum in the market share in 2014
SKILLS
Advanced MS Office Suite knowledge: MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, C++, Java
Highly analytical
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Accurate and detailed-oriented
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
“New York Life Insurance Company”, 10170, New York,
Insurance Agent, Feb 2018 – March 2019
Licenses: Life, Health
Built and maintained a client base; kept clients informed about products and services for, but not limited to, life and health insurance, college funding, retirement plans and annuities
Provided knowledgeable financial guidance to clients to ensure that their retirement is customized to their financial needs
Maintained contact with existing clients on an ongoing basis to determine whether their financial needs have changed
Educated in products and services for retirement and money management in the changing economy
“Arena S” LLC, Almaty, 050016, Kazakhstan
( 1 retail company in Central Asia, sulpak.kz)
Buyer, Sep 2013 – Sep 2015
Organized and managed commodity lines (researched and evaluated the Market, analyzed competitors, calculated profitability of the products)
Executed strategic plans to meet commodity price reductions, product purchasing, on-time delivery performance and good promotion
Worked directly with Marketing department to create and develop product advertisement in newspapers, on radio, TV, billboards
Managed all SDA group activities including production and capacity planning, purchasing, pricing, distribution, turnover and inventory and shipping activities
Developed the range of devices for beauty care and launched them in the Kazakhstan Market; participated in China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), Guangzhou, China, http://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en/index.aspx
“Kazakhstan Council for Educational Travel” LLC, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
Sales Manager, Dec 2011 - Jul 2013
Consulted the clients (including telephone and email) on program "Work and Travel USA", training and internships abroad, Internship USA, AUPAIRUSA & Europe
Corresponded and communicated with foreign partners; signed up the contracts with new customers, etc.
Organized the advertising campaigns, presentations, participated in international education exhibitions
Greeted visitors entering the office, determined the nature and purpose of visit and directed them to the appropriate destination
Frequently used word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software
EDUCATION
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Bachelor of Mathematics and Computer Science, June 2013
GPA: 3.6/4.0
Recipient of State Grant and Scholarship
New York Language Center, Jackson Heights, Queens, 11372, New York
Intensive English course, Feb 2016
Language Proficiency Certificate
Zicklin School of Business, New York City, 10010, New York
Evening MBA, Fall 2017
LANGUAGES
English - Advanced level; *Russian - Native language; *Kazakh - Native language
CERTIFICATES
“GMH Advanced Staffing” LLC, Branson, Missouri, Jun 2011 – Aug 2011
Internship, Practice of English Language Skills
“JIB – Leader, HR consulting”, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jun 2010 – Jul 2010
Training program “Leadership, communicating skills development”