Karima Elghiyati
Nationality: USA
Address: *** ****** **, ***** *****, United States Phone number: 510-***-****
Email address: *********@*****.**
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