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Work History
Education
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Interests
Reading, Backing, Hiking.
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Tatiana Zwalve

Customer Care Manager, Account Coordinator
Ras Al Khaimah

Summary

A highly-motivated academic-educated professional with experience in the field of financial services, customers service, supply chain, internal sales and project-management. Positive, action-oriented and result-focused, analytically thinking, eye for details, high organizing skills. Extensive experience in building long-term business relations. Strong presenter and motivator. Skilled in organizing workflow, ideas and people. Ability to work in multi-task projects. Experienced in closing complex projects with a short time line and multi-stage delivery process. Strong analytical skills. Relaxed in multicultural environment. Rapid learning capabilities.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Teaching Assistant

Garden City British School
Al Ain
2019.09 - 2021.07
  • Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
  • Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
  • Supervising students in class and on field trips.
  • Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals and objectives.
  • Implemented practice exercises and group assignments to assist students in quick information grasping.

Account Coordinator

Infinity Global
Nijmegen
2015.08 - 2019.08

Type of business: The premier provider of branded packaging solutions to luxury specialty retailers, including design, production, management and distribution of their packaging.

  • Since 2017 worked distantly on overseas projects of the company in Asia and Middle East.
  • Main point of contact for the customer headquarters to coordinate global supply chain for retail and industrial packaging of the High-end fashion brands.
  • Prepared price quotations, monthly sales, inventory, account receivables and KPI reports.
  • Coordinated new products implementation and product development, providing forecasting and inventory replenishment plans.
  • Conducted weekly account support meetings with Business development, Logistics and Purchasing Teams.
  • Worked closely with suppliers, developed business relations and improved projects lead time and quality assurance.
  • Mentored customer coordinators on improvements of communication with customers and maximizing KPI performance.

Achievements:

  • Reduced project implementation time from product development phase to final distribution to the stores.
  • Met time lines and successfully closed complex special event packaging projects.
  • Developed supplier’s data base and Product Book.
  • Contributed into new demand planning for Industrial packaging.
  • Improved office operations by automating client correspondence, record tracking and data communications.

Customer service Coordinator

Infinity Global
Nijmegen
2014.04 - 2015.07
  • Performed orders fulfillment activities such as taking orders, order processing, giving product and pricing information, determining shipping methods and rates.
  • Monitored shipments to ensure on-time delivery.
  • Handled customer complaints/inquiries.
  • Maintained database of customer orders, shipping and invoicing records.
  • Conducted return material requests, product samples.
  • Prepared sales and inventory reports.

Achievements:

  • Implemented KPI reporting for order processing.
  • Developed shipping calendar for supply chain.
  • Brought customer relations and communication to a pro-active and solution finding level.
  • Established clear and pro-active communication with purchasing, supply chain and business development Teams.

Account Manager

Smoketail Supplies
BEUNINGEN GLD
2011.04 - 2014.03

Type of business: building custom fuel injection systems for diesel engines, with the focus on transformation old cars into modern diesel engines.

  • Maintained customer relations and contacts with the suppliers.
  • Conducted contract negotiations.
  • Promotion work.
  • Building customs network and business relations, looking for a new focus and opportunities for the company growth.

Achievements:

  • 11% costs reduction of the motor and gear box supports.
  • Obtained new contracts with high-quality digital car meters and sensors, including rebranding to Smoketail Supplies.
  • Improved customer service and customer satisfaction.

Sales Operations Coordinator

Honeywell Scanning and Mobility
Eindhoven
2012.05 - 2012.07

Type of business: the leading manufacturer of high-performance image and laser-based data collection hardware, including rugged mobile computers and bar code scanners, providing solutions for vertical markets of retail, healthcare, transportation and logistics

  • Order management using SAP and Oracle.
  • Handled customers queries and requests.
  • Assessment of Customer Payment Availability.
  • Warranty / RMA / Credit Note and Query Invoice follow up.
  • Supported Sales and Forecasting Teams on monthly, quarterly and yearly revenue targets.

Achievements:

  • Improved level of customers satisfaction and quality of service by successfully combining commercial experience and knowledge of Eastern European market.
  • Developed and well-maintained contacts with Partners, Distributors and end users in the region.
  • Reduced by 20% the number of open orders by improving shipments schedule with freight forwarders and working with customers on credit control issues for ex works shipments.

Order Fulfillment Coordinator

Belden Wire and Cable
Venlo
2011.10 - 2012.04

Type of business: the world's leading manufacturer of high-speed cable solutions for business and industrial use

  • Order processing.
  • Proactively managed the order-book, provided coordination with Planning, Marketing, Sales and Logistics to ensure customers satisfaction.
  • Implemented Lean processes in order management, maintained department's KPI’s, applying 5 why analysis, managing Living Pareto charts.
  • Responded to customers inquiries and complaints.

Customers service department team leader

International Financial Company “Elemental” Ltd
Omsk
2007.02 - 2011.04

Type of business: Financial services, leasing, insurance, investment projects, sales and business development.

  • Conducted Project assessments, clients’ evaluation, liquidity and operational analysis.
  • Sales coordination.
  • Conducted business meetings and presentations.
  • Developed partners and supply channels, building up and managing supply chain, coordinated insurance policy.
  • Coordinated daily performance of customers service department, setting the strategic and operational goals, identifying and solving gaps between customers’ expectations and operational processes.

Logistics Specialist

PL logistic Ltd
Omsk
2006.10 - 2007.01

Type of business: international cargo shipments.

  • Evaluation transportation and delivery solutions.
  • Shipment planning and scheduling of customers’ orders, customs regulations, inventory and order-management.
  • Contract administration.
  • Prepared sales bills, export documents, and documentation to clearance and receiving.

Assistant Director General

Kredit Invest Expert Ltd
Omsk
2006.01 - 2006.09

Type of business: Brokerage, financial services, pension insurance funds

  • Performed daily operations in the office: correspondence, phone calls and client contacts.
  • Managed director general agenda’s, business trips, meetings, preparing information for tenders.
  • Maintaining customers database, sales reports and presentations.

Front desk receptionist

Fairfield Inn by Marriott
Virginia Beach
2005.05 - 2005.12

Type of business: Hotel customer service

  • Handling guests phones, mails and messages.
  • Processed guests reservations, registrations, payments and departures.

Education

State Diploma - Dutch As Second Language.

Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen
2011.04 - 2012.04

Master’s degree - Economics, finance and credit

Omsk State University F.M. Dostoyevsky.
Omsk, The Russian Federation
2007.04 - 2010.04

Bachelor’s degree - European Studies, English-Russian Interpreter.

Omsk State University F.M. Dostoyevsky.
Omsk, The Russian Federation
2001.01 - 2006.01

Skills

MS office – MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, MS Outlook Express, Project Expert, Audit Expert, Lotus Notes

BPCS, SAP, Lean Knowledge: Setting and maintaining KPI's, Living Pareto Charts, 5 Why Analyses

Strong negotiating skills, good problem-solving skills

Self-motivated, with ability to work both on own initiative and in a team

Extensive experience in building long-term business relations

Strong presenter and motivator

Ability to work in multi-task projects

Interests

Continuous learning and self-development

Reading, Backing, Hiking.

The most recent book I've read and that has impressed me was "Crossroads", by Jonathan Franzen. Among the authors that I can reread multiple times are Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Gogol.

The best cake of my performance is Chocolate fudge cake.

The latest hiking spot discovery of the last winter was Jabel Jais Hiking.

Timeline

Teaching Assistant

Garden City British School
2019.09 - 2021.07

Account Coordinator

Infinity Global
2015.08 - 2019.08

Customer service Coordinator

Infinity Global
2014.04 - 2015.07

Sales Operations Coordinator

Honeywell Scanning and Mobility
2012.05 - 2012.07

Order Fulfillment Coordinator

Belden Wire and Cable
2011.10 - 2012.04

State Diploma - Dutch As Second Language.

Radboud Universiteit
2011.04 - 2012.04

Account Manager

Smoketail Supplies
2011.04 - 2014.03

Master’s degree - Economics, finance and credit

Omsk State University F.M. Dostoyevsky.
2007.04 - 2010.04

Customers service department team leader

International Financial Company “Elemental” Ltd
2007.02 - 2011.04

Logistics Specialist

PL logistic Ltd
2006.10 - 2007.01

Assistant Director General

Kredit Invest Expert Ltd
2006.01 - 2006.09

Front desk receptionist

Fairfield Inn by Marriott
2005.05 - 2005.12

Bachelor’s degree - European Studies, English-Russian Interpreter.

Omsk State University F.M. Dostoyevsky.
2001.01 - 2006.01
Tatiana ZwalveCustomer Care Manager, Account Coordinator