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Burbank, Il, Us

Romeoville, Illinois, United States

Manage a large supplier with high-volume products, ensuring on-time delivery, maintaining strong relationships, and negotiating for the best prices. Excelled in working under pressure, multitasking, and meeting deadlines.Apply critical thinking skills to develop and implement various analytics tools for inventory analysis, created inventory dashboards, and established vendor performance metrics. Demonstrate strong mathematical abilities and maintained meticulous record-keeping. Provided leadership support in a high-volume environment.

Woodridge, Illinois, United States

Sourcing (new Vendor sourcing, new product sourcing)Sourced vendors for single and recurring purchases, ensuring timely and consistent deliveries of RMs, MRO items, and capital expenditures.Negotiated prices, lead times, payment terms, and reduced costs while improving availability.Utilized sourcing tools to find new sourcing channels from manufacturers in China, performed analysis on each sourcing project, and recommended potential products.Collaborated with product development to review and approve samples, and write product specifications.Vendor relationships & MaintenanceBuilt the entire landed cost calculation model to provide accurate cost estimates.Cultivated and fostered relationships with suppliers and drove supply chain compliance.Evaluated and monitored the performance of the supply chain, recommending necessary adjustments.Negotiated supplier contracts, identified and led cost-saving and improvement projects, and facilitated cross-functional communications.Managed over 200 containers yearly from China, consisting of thousands of products through 40 vendors in China.Took over communication for all product development and QA/QC issues in China.Built Team ChinaRebuilt the China team under budgeted costs, created a new system to manage the team, and managed the China team effectively.Demonstrated excellent understanding of international business in China and local trucking and logistics.Inventory Control & Data Analytical SkillsMonitored inventory levels using ERP and MRP systems to replenish inventory.Utilized Excel skills to build the entire product database and created a worksheet to track all shipments. Sales management and purchase department rely on this data to make any buying or development decisions.

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Negotiated and executed nationwide pricing and promotion strategies with store buyers, i.e., Dollar General (US), Personal Creations (US Online retail), Ferrari Spa (Italy), AWPL retail Store (Australia), Birthdays Retail Store (UK).Drove sales through strategic forecasting and projections.Ensured maintenance of quality standards at all stages during the production process.Gained substantial expertise in quality-related certificate lab testing procedures. Collaborated with the logistics department, prepared the shipping documents, and coordinated with factories for shipment loading as well as following up with clients.Joined the company and developed the business, contacted all the clients, visited all the vendors, handled all the inquiries, quotations, vendor identification, and recruited new employees; the company grew to 80 people in 2016.

Shenzhen City, Guangdong, China

Specialized in Spa and color cosmetics products.Major customers included Dollar General and Estee Lauder Group. Primary role was in merchandising and product development activities for private brands.Worked closely with suppliers, factories, audit houses, and various supporting teams to ensure the best quality and schedules that could be delivered on time.Performed OTB (Open To Budget) preparation, negotiations, and project follow-up.

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature, General

Associate'S Degree, Business And Marketing, 4.0