Cecile

Experienced in International trade and Freight Forwarding
27 years oldLogistics Specialist/Logistics ManagerCome from Mali Living in Cameroon - Douala
Language: English, French, Spanish
Mandarin: a little

Multilingual International Logistics and Freight Forwarding Professional specialized in setting up new logistics companies in West and Central Africa and in operations in general. Actively participated in the implementation of agencies for some of the largest freight forwarding companies in the world (Kuehne + Nagel in Central Africa, DB Schenker in Senegal) and collaborated with most of the top 10 companies. Internationally savvy through living experience in 6 countries on 3 continents.

Operational Coordinator, Acting General Manager
Africa Access 3PL
Apr 2023 - Now(a year)

Africa Access Cameroon is the official Agent for Kuehne + Nagel (Aid & Relief business unit) in Central Africa. As the Acting GM, I have implemented and currently operating the office in Cameroon by taking care of the day-to-day business operation and as well coordinating all the in and out shipments to Central Africa (Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon) and part of West and East Africa (Niger, Sudan) via Douala and Kribi (Cameroon) Ports, for UN entities such as: UNICEF, UNHCR, UNOPS, UNFPA...

Customer Experience Manager
DBS FOCUS
May 2022 - Apr 2023(a year)

DBS FOCUS is the exclusive partner and member of the DB Schenker Global network in Senegal. I have contributed to the setup of the company starting from zero to full implementation. As the Customer Experience Manager, I was as well, among other things, responsible for: -CRM -Implementation of the ERP system and training of the staff to its use -Management of the quotes request and calls for tenders -Invoicing, collection, and petty cash management -Management of clients, suppliers and third parties accounts -Implementation and management of SOPs, Working Instructions, Processes Flow… -Supporting the flawless running of operations.

Business Partner
OBT Shipping Group
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022(a year)

Assisting the Group Logistics Manager in the set up of three legal entities for the company in West Africa. -Registration in the trade register and necessary alignments with governmental bodies, tax offices and legal firms to ensure a compliant and sustainable structure -Research and furnishing of offices -Support for staff Recruitment -Implementation and management of documentations (work contracts, SOP's, quotation templates etc.) -Market analysis and price positioning -Budget planning -Quotation management -Support the flawless running of operations. -Customer Relationship Management. -French-English translation of all necessary documents

Business Assistant Intern
Shanghai De Chen Management Consulting Co., Ltd
Apr 2018 - Apr 2019(a year)

Shanghai DC Consulting is the cooperation partner of the ICV (Internationale Controller Verrein) which stands for International Association of Controllers. As an intern, I was responsible for: -Pre-seminar emailing/marketing, participants registrations, contracting, payment reminders, invoicing, post-seminar follow-up duties... -Organizing the Community Events in Shanghai and neighboring cities -Facilitating communication with business partners, such as The German Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and The -International Association of Controllers in Germany -Writing Web articles for the monthly online “Community Newsletter” -Maintenance and updating the company web site, -Support the marketing and organizational work for the annual “Sino-German Controlling Forum” -Maintain good relationship with all the stakeholders.

Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
, International Economics and Trade
Sep 2015 - Jul 2020(5 years)

Bachelor of Economics in International Economics and Trade

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