Abdel Kader Soumana

Abdel Kader Soumana has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Abdel Kader is currently employed at Avantor as an Operations Specialist Team Lead, a position they assumed in March 2023. Prior to this, they worked at the same company as a Services Operations Specialist from January 2022 to March 2023. Before joining Avantor, Abdel served as a Sales Account Manager at KT&G USA, where they managed accounts in San Francisco/Oakland and Southeast Mississippi. Abdel Kader held this position from October 2021 to March 2022. From February 2019 to September 2021, they worked as a Sales Account Manager at the same company. Before joining KT&G USA, Abdel gained experience as a Store Manager at Dollar General from October 2017 to February 2019, and at Faris/Titantic Food Mart from June 2016 to October 2017. Prior to their roles in the retail industry, they held various positions at Senegal Airlines, including Head of Network Planning & Revenue Management from January 2016 to May 2016, and Manager Pricing & Revenue/Schedule Development & Distribution from October 2010 to January 2016. Abdel also has experience in the shipping industry, having worked at Maersk Line as a Communication & Market Intelligence Analyst from July 2008 to October 2010, and as an Export Customer Service Representative from September 2004 to July 2008. Additionally, they briefly served as a Vessel Operations Supervisor at Maersk Line in April 2004.

Abdel Kader SOUMANA completed a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Business Administration and Management from Groupe Institut Africain de Management 2, where they studied from 2000 to 2004. In addition to their degree, they have obtained various certifications including Sales Strategies and Approaches in a New World of Selling from LinkedIn in 2023, Transportation of hazardous Materials (49 CFR) from DGI Training Inc. in March 2022, and Process Excellence LMS for MAERSK Improvement Model from Maersk Line in 2009. Abdel Kader also holds certifications in ATPCO FareManager 100 & 200, Amadeus Web Flight Update, Excellence Training on Schedules Maintenance, Irregularities & Inventory modules from mercator, Netline/Market (MIDT) from Lufthansa Systems, and OAG LINKS from OAG.