Владлен Овчар

Personal information       Ovchar Vladlen 

Date of birth: December 29th, 1978 

Citizenship: Ukrainian 

I'm the Business Analyst and Development Manager with about 20 years of experience in the field of managing Sales, Marketing, Operations, building Distributor Networks and Manufacturers’ Representatives at the regional and abroad level. Domain knowledge: Business Automation & e-commerce; Project & Sales Management; Digitalisation & Internet Marketing. I create positive changes for the business I serve!  

Education 

• Bachelor’s Degree, 2001-2004 

State Institute of Postgraduate Education of managers and specialists ISU, Business Economics 

• 1999-2001, Sumy Co-operative College, Company Finance, graduated with honours; 

Additional Education 

• 1998-1999, served in Ukrainian Army; 

• 1996-1998, Sumy Military University of Artillery, Artillery Instrumental Reconnaissance, 3 years. 

Work Experience 

02.2020 - Present
Startups' Business Development Officer

MEDUSHA™, FansTeamsBrands™, FuelWell™

01.2018 - 02.2020d

WEBCASE Web Production Studio, Dnipro, Ukraine 

Position: Head of Marketing and Sales. 

Function: Planning and implementing sales, marketing and development of web services, both short and long-range, targeted toward local and new foreign markets by performing the strategic marketing and sales plans and forecasts to achieve corporate objectives for web services. 

01.2016 – 02.2017 

«SHIN TRADING CORPORATION» SARL, Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso (import-export company, distribution of food products, fertilizers for agriculture, second-hand clothes) 

Position: Economist, project manager. 

Function: Development of management and inventory control, implementation of accounting software, opening and managing retail stores, local marketing, logistics, charity. 

04.2011 - 2016
Green Systems Co. (engineering centre, heating equipment wholesaler, www.green-systems.ua)
Position: Entrepreneur / co-owner.
Function: Development of business from the ground up, low-budget project based on engineering support of small whole- and retail- sales of heating equipment, including renewable energy sources (solar collectors and heat pumps, PV power systems). Successful in identifying opportunities for market segmentation in the field of engineering services; 

03.2007-09.2011 

Sahara Co.Ltd, Dnepropetrovsk branch (heating equipment wholesaler).
Position: Branch Manager.
Function: Opening a branch in Dnepropetrovsk, broad scope of responsibility included strategic market planning, key account management, contract/price negotiation, sales forecasting, pricing, recruitment and training for sales, implementation of CRM/accounting software, inventory control, logistics;
Directed all sales and marketing activities, including trade advertising/shows, international (Aquatherm, Kyiv) and regional exhibitions, regular seminars and training for partners; supervised the staff of 8 sales and service personnel;
Achievements: Grew business from the ground up to over 80 regular customers (installation teams and retailers) generating more than EUR 560 thousand (per one main brand «Vaillant») within a year. 

06.2005-03.2007
Regional Sales Representative
Eurotrade Company Co.Ltd (wholesale of electro-technical equipment) 

03.2004-06.2005 

Sales / Purchasing Manager 

Megatrade Co.Ltd (wholesale trade in metal) 

11.2001-03.2004 

Business Software Sales Manager 

Si-Integra Co.Ltd (business, accounting, CRM and legal software). 

Additional skills 

• Project Management IT basis (Hillel IT school three-month course 2017); 

• Basic Full Stack Developer skills (PHP, SQL, JS, php-academy.kiev.ua six-month course 2017);  

• Digital analytics tools (OWOX Analytics School 2017, graduated with honours); 

• Technical support specialist of PPI IAC "League", certificates of "1C: Professional" of PP "1C: Accounting 7.7 for Ukraine" (ПБу77000178-20.02.2002), «Certified ABBYY Specialist»; 

• Experience in creating and promoting web-resources, SEO (landings www.aurostep.plus, www.heat-pump.info, www.green-systems.com.ua, online shop www.procomfort.com.ua, corporate website www.green-systems.ua etc.), content (re)writing (example https://goo.gl/qY6157); 

• Driving license category "B", 15 years of experience; 

• Certificates: "Effective sales of REHAU systems » (B2B, the construction market, "Big deal", 2010, Oksana Shevchenko, BTL GT UA); PURMO (Poland), CHAFFOTEAUX (France), VAILLANT (Germany), MEIBES (Germany); «Technique of retail sales», «Art of Selling» by IPP IAC «League». 

• Business coaching GENIUS MARKETING «Successful Online business in 60 days» 

• The corporate program "Principles of successful companies - management, motivation, leaderships'
  Business School KROK [BSK], License KEBA-0358 

Languages Knowledge 

• English – Upper-Intermediate, CEFR Level B2 (2010-2015 Valery Solovovs language school; 2012 January-February - language school «St.Giles International College», Brighton, UK); 

IELTS ACADEMIC 30/APR/2015. Overall 5.5: Listening 5.5; Reading 6.0; Writing 5.0; Speaking 6.0; 

IELTS GENERAL 29/APR/2017. Overall 6.0: Listening 5.5; Reading 6.0; Writing 6.0; Speaking 6.5; 

• Russian – expert (mother tongue), Ukrainian – expert; 

• French – beginner, Alliance Française at present; 

Personal qualities 

• aspiring; 

• fast learner; 

Interests & Activities 

• mountain hiking, expedition;  

• moto enduro tourism, bike cross-country; 

• yoga 23 (A.Sidersky technique, www.yoga23.com); 

Social activities: 

• took part (a member of election commission 26th District) in the Presidential elections 2004; in the Parlament elections 2012 (observer from candidate http://khazan.eu/) 

• member of Green Party of Ukraine (http://greenparty.dp.ua) 

• volunteering; 

References 

• Сo-owner of GREEN SYSTEMS Co.LTD Mr Igor Kirilenko; 

• CEO of Sahara-Don Co.Ltd Mr Gregory Marochko; 

• Head of Sales department, LLC C-Integra, Mrs Elena Kaplun; 

• Owner of «SHIN TRADING CORPORATION» SARL Mr Vladislav Korotkih