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SUMMARY Knowledgeable operations/logistics professional with expertise in global logistics and administration Strong management skills with emphasis on logistics, financing, import/export, sales and purchasing International figure who maintains exceptional relationships with people of all ethnicities and cultures CAREER HIGHLIGHTS * Significantly contributed to winning a $ 1,000,000+ award in Dubai, UAE, for Cedar Petrochemicals, Inc. * Streamlined and improved production of letter of credit documents for Cedar Petrochemicals, Inc., leading to significant improvement of time needed for presentation of documents and avoidance of discrepancies * Analyzed and improved entire logistics process of Continental Industries Group, Inc., wrote the procedures manual. Trained personnel. Result: Improved efficiency in Logistics Department with fewer employees than previously needed. * Radically changed and improved procedures for negotiating terms of letters of credit with suppliers from all over the World. Result: Letters of credit typically established within 48 hours as opposed to one week, eliminating loss of purchases due to volatile polymer market. * Established strict customer credit criteria. Eliminated discretion to grant credit previously entrusted to employees. Result: Write offs minimized and cash flow improved. * Liaison with new offices in China and Holland with Continental Industries Group, Inc., in charge of training employees in procedures and establishing criteria for securing maximum profitability of transactions. Result: Increase in profits, faster turn over of products. PETER KOEJRIS-ANDERSEN PAGE 2 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS * Temporarily (2007) heavily involved with Continental Industries Group, Inc.'s finance department due to unexpected complete change of accounting personnel. Result: Transition went smoothly in spite of difficult circumstances. * In conjunction with company's CFO, analyzed Continental Industries Group, Inc.'s transit insurance coverage. Result: Negotiated a 50% decrease in insurance premiums saving company about $ 200,000 annually. * Through extensive analysis and negotiations, managed to substantially reduce company's freight expenses world wide. Result: Tighter control over movement of products with substantial savings.
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