Sardor Khalmatov
@sardorkhalmatov
I lead cross-border procurement, logistics, and oil and gas project delivery across Uzbekistan, China, and regional markets.
What I'm looking for
At United Energy CA, I support COO-level delivery of a gas production enhancement programme in the Gazli region, spanning 21 producing fields and 10 exploration blocks. I serve as the sole RU/EN/CN channel between the Uzbek operating team, Chinese head office, and contractors across technical, contractual, and board-level materials.
I've managed cross-border sourcing portfolios across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, and China, including a $2M annual portfolio across 43 suppliers that increased revenue by 11%. I negotiated supplier pricing and freight down by an average of 17%, owned trade-compliance documentation, and managed sourcing, contracts, and shipments end to end.
I've also built the AliExpress–Uzbekistan logistics channel from zero, reducing delivery times from roughly two months to two weeks. Across EPC, trade, logistics, and delegation programmes, I focus on practical delivery, compliant operations, and strong coordination across markets and languages.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
United Energy CA is the Uzbekistan arm of United Energy Group (HKEX: 467), an international upstream oil and gas company.
• Support COO-level delivery on the gas programme in the Gazli region — 21 producing fields and 10 exploration blocks under a 15-year production enhancement contract with Uzbekneftegaz, estimated production ~57.8 bcm over the initial contract term.
• Act as the sole RU/EN/CN c
Ground services for Chinese business and tourist visits to Uzbekistan.
• Ran end-to-end visit programmes: hotels, transport, guides, interpreting and on-the-ground delivery.
• Managed a contractor pool and partner agreements across accommodation, transport and guides, as single point of accountability for quality.
• Worked with Uzbek government bodies, organised delegation meetings, ran exhibitio
Assistant to the General Manager
Jan 2020 - Jun 2024 (4 years 5 months)
• Managed an annual cross-border FEA portfolio of about $2M across 43 suppliers in three markets — flax (Kazakhstan), mung bean (Uzbekistan), vegetable oil (Russia); revenue up 11%.
• Negotiated supplier pricing and freight down by an average of 17% across the portfolio.
• Owned export/import documentation and trade compliance on all cross-border shipments.
• Ran the full sourcing cycle remotely f
• Built the AliExpress–Uzbekistan logistics channel from zero as sole project lead; the channel is still in operation.
• Designed the full order-to-delivery chain end to end and cut delivery time from roughly two months to two weeks.
• Set up parcel collection for customers through Uzum Market pickup points.
• Ran partner settlements and customer support for the channel.
Engaged in global business development activities for a cryptocurrency exchange platform.
• Led a four-person foreign economic activity team covering tender monitoring, sourcing, supplier negotiation, costing and contracting.
• Identified and negotiated with sourcing agents in China, benchmarking prices and comparing shipment options.
• Acted as the RU/CN link between internal departments and Chinese counterparties to close deals.
• Translated technical and financial documentation between Russian, Chinese and English.
• Prepared summary briefs of technical documentation and financial reports for management.
• Interpreted for engineers on site visits to the Shargun coal mine.
• Planned routing for shipments between China and Uzbekistan in both directions.
• Compared transport options and calculated costs to select the optimal delivery route.
• Sourced and negotiated freight rates with carriers and agents, tracking market prices.
Head of International Sales
Dec 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 7 months)
• Led international sales of exhibition services.
• Signed contracts directly with exhibition venues, hotels and travel agencies, cutting out intermediaries and reducing company costs.
• Expanded the base of foreign partners.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Tsinghua University
Master's degree, Global Business Journalism
2014 - 2017
Minzu University of China
Bachelor's degree, International Trade
2010 - 2014
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