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Michał Floras

Legionowo

Summary

A bright, talented and hard-working individual with friendly attitude and the ability to work as part of a team. Possessing excellent communication skills and a proven ability to ensure that all customer expectations are met. Customer focused, highly organized, with the ability to ensure that working area is always organized.

I am open for a permanent position in challenging environment, offering opportunities to develop long term career, ideally with high level of responsibilities. In my recent roles, I have had the opportunity to work in hospitality and logistics-oriented business. I am flexible, ambitious and eager to develop. Open mind with ability to plan and analyze helps me to achieve goals and manage work efficiently.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Supply Chain Cost Optimization Analyst

Chep Polska
03.2023 - Current
  • Assure Supply Chain KPI accuracy including financial month-end closure reporting within given timelines;
  • Support annual budget and quarterly forecast process. Business cases evaluation;
  • Identify and drive cost improvement initiatives and projects for Supply Chain;
  • Partner with Supply Chain Team in evaluating new business opportunities;
  • Cooperation of different finance areas of input/ output;
  • Support management's decision to run business - provide critical ad-hoc analysis, reports as required;
  • Admin responsibilities to monitor stocks, variance, SCRAP, movements through network.

Freight Cost Specialist ECEMEA

Baxter Polska
11.2019 - 03.2023
  • Leading project to centralize cost control process;
  • Cooperating with internal teams and external companies to build Freight Cost Allocation system;
  • First contact person for freight forwarders in case of payment;
  • Freight cost approver;
  • Controlling expenses related to distribution and logistics;
  • Analysis of logistics expenses, looking for savings;
  • Forecasting, accruals preparation;
  • Daily cooperation with company branch plants around World;
  • Main support for tender team.

Import Specialist

EDC
05.2019 - 10.2019
  • Organization of transport of ordered goods from suppliers in China;
  • Monitoring production of ordered goods;
  • Cooperation with forwarding companies and customs agencies;
  • Close cooperation with warehouse and sales department to plan purchases;
  • Entering big amount of data into internal systems;
  • Invoicing.

Freight Forwarder

Raben Logistics
04.2018 - 05.2019
  • Organization and optimization of transport processes of air shipments (import and export);
  • Contact with airlines and airline agents, negotiating rates and bookings;
  • Close cooperation with handling agents and customs agencies in Poland and Germany;
  • Building long term cooperation with other forwarding companies around world;
  • Checking correctness of transport documentation;
  • Preparation of budget assumptions, responsibility for budget implementation, offers preparation and invoicing.

Ocean Freight Forwarder

Expeditors
08.2016 - 02.2018
  • Organization and optimization of transport processes for sea shipments in import department (LCL, FCL);
  • Operational care over assigned clients;
  • Responsible for building long-term cooperation with carriers and ship operators;
  • Close cooperation with customs agencies;
  • Assuring correctness of transport and customs documentation;
  • Develop budget assumptions and take responsibility for implementation of budget;
  • Invoicing and offers preparation.

Kitchen Porter, Receptionist, Night Auditor, Duty Manager

Hotels and Resorts
01.2008 - 08.2016
  • Back and Front of House various roles in busy international environment of 3-, 4- and 5-star hotels;
  • Handling requests including anything from travel, booking restaurants, nightclubs, sending flowers, arranging cleaners, dog walkers – anything that is within reason and legal;
  • Providing first class service to members who are based around globe and place variety of lifestyle and leisure related requests to be researched and fulfilled;
  • Offers and newsletters preparation, price negotiations, service sales;
  • Researching for clients, managing European client’s portfolio, building long-term relationship;
  • Responsible for maintaining good relationship with English speaking business partners, contract negotiations;
  • Operating hotel reservation system;
  • Check – in, check – out;
  • Operational support of every hotel department;
  • First – contact person for travel agents;
  • Commission negotiations and settlements;
  • Acting as Duty Manager on late and night shifts.

Education

Part Time Course in Business Management

Katolicki Uniwersytet Im. Jana Pawla II
Lublin
2011

Skills

  • Possessing extensive knowledge of processes occurring in business and experience in implementing new ideas and procedures;
  • Proven track of independent and responsible decision making with good managerial skills;
  • Experienced in supervising group of employees (5);
  • Experienced in working in busy international, customer focused environment;
  • Experienced in forwarding dangerous and medical goods;
  • Possess good analytical skills;
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access), JD Edwards and operating systems (Windows, Linux – Ubuntu and Cub Linux, Chrome OS)

Languages

Polish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Russian
Elementary
A2
German
Elementary
A2

Additional Information

Born in 1989.

References available upon request.

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Timeline

Supply Chain Cost Optimization Analyst

Chep Polska
03.2023 - Current

Freight Cost Specialist ECEMEA

Baxter Polska
11.2019 - 03.2023

Import Specialist

EDC
05.2019 - 10.2019

Freight Forwarder

Raben Logistics
04.2018 - 05.2019

Ocean Freight Forwarder

Expeditors
08.2016 - 02.2018

Kitchen Porter, Receptionist, Night Auditor, Duty Manager

Hotels and Resorts
01.2008 - 08.2016

Part Time Course in Business Management

Katolicki Uniwersytet Im. Jana Pawla II
Michał Floras