KRISTA TANNER
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With over seven years of relationship management, business development, and logistical process oversight, I am an experienced leader with a great eye for detail. At my current workplace, I developed a business strategy reaching 12 million USD in revenue and the highest operating profit in the company's history. While my core strengths lie in complex problem solving, I possess excellent communication and analytical skills. Professionally, I’ve been described as reliable, punctual, hardworking, and brave.
Lead commerce department to achieve business growth, drive revenue, and increase market share
Oversee over 30 accounts of local and international B2B clients: Coca-Cola, Philip Morris, Mars Incorporated, ANORA group, and others
Develop business strategy, set growth targets, and plan financial budgets
Establish and maintain partnerships with B2B clients Continually work towards reaching maximum efficiency in 3PL and 4PL processes
Negotiate contract terms, tariffs, and pricing
Develop logistics operational procedures for B2B clients from A-Z
Oversee key account logistics quality, implement quality measures
Lead five departments with 100 subordinate employees to oversee operational, logistical, legal, and procurement processes for the National Armed Forces
Organize public procurement procedures for the defense sector
Manage a nationwide logistics and warehouse network Oversee large-scale project implementation: logistics and supply chain, procurement, and data standardization field Market research/market analysis
Process and system optimization
Financial planning and budgeting
Head of Commerce, Commerce Department Manager
Riga, Latvia
Deputy Director of Supply (2019-2021)
Head of Market Research and Planning Section (2018-2019) Desk Officer (2017-2018)
Riga, Latvia
Baltic Logistic Solutions Ltd.
Ministry of Defense, State Centre
for Defense Logistics and Procurement
2021 - current
2017 - 2021
ad0lmd@r.postjobfree.com
Relationship management
Business development
Finance planning, budgeting
Project management
Logistics
Contract negotiation
Data analysis
Process optimization
Communication
Team leadership
Latvian
San Clemente, CA, 92672
English
Russian
Spanish
Riga Technical University 2017 - 2022
Appraiser, Guest Lecturer (2019-2022)
Riga, Latvia
Review bachelor's thesis submissions on logistics and economics
Prepare on-demand guest lectures on project management and logistics
Education WORK EXPERIENCE
Additional Education,
Skills, and Certifications
Explore new projects in the California public and private sectors
Conduct market research and financial / demographical data analysis
Work on existing urban planning projects in India, Hong Kong, and the Philippines
Lead an international team of 10 to raise funds for biannual international students’ conferences attended by 250+ students from 30 European countries
Marketing and Business Development, Urban Planning Associate (Professional Internship)
San Clemente, CA, US
Master of International UDP International Ltd. 2016 - 2017 Economic Relations
Bachelor in Economics and
Regional Development
(Logistics)
Riga Technical University
Latvia 2017 – 2019
Development Planning Engineer
Qualification
Riga Technical University
Latvia 2012 – 2016
Aalto University School of Engineering
Finland 2014
Balt Wood Enterprise Ltd. 2015 - 2016
Marketing Manager
Riga, Latvia
Lead a four-person marketing team focused on entering the Chinese market
European Institute of Public
Relations (EIPA)
2015
Junior Expert Internship in Local and Regional
Development
Barcelona, Spain
Work with more than 800 European, regional, national, and local-level public sector Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects from 38 European countries. This includes the European Public Sector Award (EPSA), City Economic and Financial Governance Group (CEFG Group), etc.
Prepare public procurement and other documentation for the European Commission and several cities
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word,
Excel, PowerPoint
Course Certification: “Human Resource
Management” from the BA School of
Business and Finance, Latvia 2022
Honorary mention by the Ministry of
Defense for involvement in procuring
and supplying personal protective
equipment for the Republic of Latvia
during the COIVD-19 crisis, Latvia 2020
Recognized for contribution by the
Ministry of Defense, Latvia 2019
Course Certification: "Principles of
Defense Procurement and Contracting"
from the U.S. Department of Defense
Institute for Security Governance, USA
2019
Inclusion in Riga Technical University
gold fund and honorary diploma, Latvia
2018-2019
Course Certification: “Defense
Resources Management” from the U.S.
Department of Defense Resource
Management Institute, USA 2018
Co-author of publication “ E-
Engagement in Hong Kong”, USA 2017
Certificate of participation in the 9th
International Summer School of
Economic, Serbia 2014
Diploma of Music School Graduation as
a Pianist, Latvia 2009
European Students of Industrial
Engineering and Management
(ESTIEM)
2014 - 2015
Corporate Relations Responsible
Remote, Europe