Karima Elghiyati

Date of birth: **/**/****

Nationality: USA

Address: *** ****** **, ***** *****, United States Phone number: 510-***-****

Email address: ad2rcx@r.postjobfree.com

A top performing international sales director and a business development superstar with proven track

record of effective contracts negotiation,decision making and problem solving skills . A compassionate business leader that gets the best out of each of his team members in order to achieve great results. I am not just looking for a position but rather looking to make a positive impact and inspire coworkers .

Profile

Work experience

09/2007 – 06/2017 OAKLAND, UNITED STATES

Director of international sales and

business development

PARAMOUNT EXPORT COMPANY

Increased revenue by 6.8M USD and profits by

35%.

Expanded sales territories from 9 to 23

international markets.

Placed company’s products in more than 50 sales

channels globally.

Proactively managed a team of 10 sales

assistants .

Led by example; inspired my staff to give their best and provided a clear and inspiring sense of

direction.

Crafted and executed growth strategies globally .

Controlled international sales expenses to meet

budget guidelines.

Monitored markets risk and foreign currencies

fluctuations.

Concluded all financial transactions related to

export sales and credit terms.

Sent instructions to food manufacturers,

warehouses, freight forwarders and truckers to

orchestrate harmony in all international shipments. Crafted and executed international sales contacts. Controlled international sales expenses to meet

budget guidelines.

Developed strategies for multiple food brands

placement in export markets.

Collaborated with USDA, WUSATA and AG

Work experience

Foreign Service to promote export of American

products in foreign markets.

Represented the company in international food

shows and exhibitions.

06/2005 – 06/2007 CORUNA, SPAIN

Import export manager

JJ CHICOLINO

Managed service contracts with major sea

shipping lines .

Examined import&export documentation for

accuracy and discrepancies .

Choose export related service providers

(insurance, shipping lines, financing.etc) based on multidisciplinary approaches.

Served as communication advisor for CEO in

markets with cultural distances.

05/2004 – 05/2005 AGADIR, MOROCCO

Supply chain analyst

COCA-COLA COMPANY

Maintained adequate inventory levels based on

foretasted consumer demands .

Managed shipping and receiving activities inside

the warehouse .

Provided marketing and purchasing support to

commercial department .

Education

09/2013 – 06/2015 SAN RAMON, UNITED STATES

Strategy & International Business

California state university

Honorably graduated with a Master of Business

Administration .

09/2003 – 06/2007 AGADIR, MOROCCO

International commerce

National school of management and

commerce

Honorably graduated with a Bachelor degree .

Skills

~ LANGUAGES SKILLS

Arabic Native

Spanish Professional

French Native

~ INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Ability to Work under

Pressure

Team building and

motivation

Communication/Leadership

Skills

Multi-tasking

Active listening

~ COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Word,

Excel,Outlook

Visual Basic, HTML, SQL,

Git, CSS, JavaScript,

Phyton,Quick book

,MAS200

Quick book, sales

force,MAS200

SPSS, SPHINX

~ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SKILLS

Letter of credit

Foreign languages

Cross cultural

communication

Networking abilities

Adaptive thinking

Resilience

Volunteering

10/2019 – PRESENT RICHMOND, UNITED STATES

Teacher aid

East bay child center

Assisting teachers in class activities, meal

preparations, play time etc.

01/2007 – 06/2007 CORUNA, SPAIN

Campaign coordinator

Mobile food bank of CORUNA

Donated and distributed foods to homeless people

and people in needs .

08/2004 – 10/2006 AGADIR, MOROCCO

Campaign coordinator

Red crescent

Coordinated efforts for blood donation campaigns.

Awards

2007: Top student national award From Moroccan

Secretary of Education.

2006: Certificate of excellence : JJ CGHICOLINO

CO, SPAIN.

2003: Highest GPA regional award from the

governor of Safi .

2001 : Highest GPA national award from secretary

of education.

Exploring

distant lands

Watching

Soccer

matches.

Cooking and

baking all

things healthy

Hobbies

Recently consulted for the following natural food

brands:

Somersaults Snacks, Sausalito, CA: Area: Marketing research.

Guittard chocolate, Burlingame. CA: Area: Supply

chain management.

Consulting missions

Conducted a consumer study for franchisees

McDonald’s and Pizza Hot.

Conducted a marketing study for Marjane

Hypermarkets.

Prepared business plans for many first time

entrepreneurs and helped them carry out their

dream projects.

Created the following software applications:

“Biblio”: Management of ENCG-school library using

Visual Basic.

“Gromarket”: Management of a supermarket using

Access.

“Economics”: Economic dictionary using Visual Basic Additional projects

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