Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
• Led Buyer Events and Services program and supervised 10+ multi-national direct reports (incl.American, Chinese and Mexican) with a budget of US$700,000/year
• Reduced event cost by 15% and surpassed cost reduction goals by US$100,000 every year through strategic negotiations with vendors and adopting a new approach to event scheduling
• Provided the latest sourcing trends and strategies to 95 of the world’s 100 most renowned retailers including Walmart, Target, Sears, BestBuy, etc., and maintained strong relationship with them
• Organized 100+ sourcing events in 6 different countries/regions per year, resulting in an average of 20 new vendors added annually to the Approved Supplier List for each buying company
• Increased the number of selected suppliers by 20% by working with product team to enhance the system’s functionality and automation, and improve the data collection process for all suppliers
