Milla Xue
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Mandarin Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Professional working proficiency
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Taiwanese Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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Branding Foundations (2015)
LinkedInNov, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Business Acumen for Project Managers
LinkedInNov, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
International Trade Management
Technician Certificate, Republic of ChinaApr, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Level 1 In International Marketing
Chinese National Export Enterprises AssociationDec, 2014- Oct, 2024
Experience
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One Retail Group
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Buyer
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Aug 2019 - Present
One Retail Group, UK's 11th fastest-growing company on Fast Track 100 in 2019 (7th in 2018), dispatches more than 3,000 consumer products a day to customers in ten countries across the world.• In charge of 30 suppliers from the far east, mostly from China. Negotiate competitive price, lead time, payment terms, etc. Build and maintain solid relationships with suppliers to enable the achievement of full business potential.• Achieve to save more than £300K for conducting three… One Retail Group, UK's 11th fastest-growing company on Fast Track 100 in 2019 (7th in 2018), dispatches more than 3,000 consumer products a day to customers in ten countries across the world.• In charge of 30 suppliers from the far east, mostly from China. Negotiate competitive price, lead time, payment terms, etc. Build and maintain solid relationships with suppliers to enable the achievement of full business potential.• Achieve to save more than £300K for conducting three projects.• Successfully save 6.63% cost on purchasing orders within 5 months.• Perform risk assessments to minimise potential loss when it comes to delaying or bad quality.• Finalise details of purchasing orders and review existing contracts with suppliers.• Take the initiative to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.• Arrange Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) with test houses and review the reports compared with various compliance reports.• Solid understanding of products from sports and outdoor products to electrical appliances including regulatory compliance, the off-season, holidays production capacity changes, etc.• Work closely with the operation, creative, finance and customer service team including the arrangement of shipments, artworks, budget control, customer queries, etc.• Provide weekly purchasing payment forecast.• Source the right candidates to fill open purchasing positions, conduct recruitment and selection processes. Show more Show less
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My Little Panda
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United Kingdom
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Consumer Goods
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Procurement Manager
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Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
Build up eco-friendly kitchenware brand My Little Panda, goods selected from natural disposable bamboo cutlery to 3 layers strong paper straws. Launch 14 products, all compostable, degradable and FSC certificate qualified.• Source potential products and negotiate with trust-worthy manufacturers from China depend on different demands such as short lead time, competitive price, minimum order quantity, etc. Build and maintain solid relationships with suppliers.• Reduce 23.5% overall… Build up eco-friendly kitchenware brand My Little Panda, goods selected from natural disposable bamboo cutlery to 3 layers strong paper straws. Launch 14 products, all compostable, degradable and FSC certificate qualified.• Source potential products and negotiate with trust-worthy manufacturers from China depend on different demands such as short lead time, competitive price, minimum order quantity, etc. Build and maintain solid relationships with suppliers.• Reduce 23.5% overall costs. Boost total profit margin up to 55%.• Arrange shipments from China and customs clearance by calculating the different combinations of fees including EXW, FOB, CIF, air freight, ocean freight, door to door, etc.• Analyse and ensure team activities compliance with established KPI for process improvement. Plan and conduct effective operational analysis to uncover and mitigate potential risks to upgrade operational efficiency.• Optimise ecommerce sales margin from almost 0 to 62.2% by conducting various marketing campaigns, improving SEO, providing email marketing, encouraging customers to leave reviews, improving the brand image, etc.• Inventory and logistics management, solve problems such as insufficient supply, damaged goods, missing goods, etc. and obtain better prices with UK logistics. Show more Show less
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Avenue51
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New Zealand
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Procurement Specialist
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Sep 2015 - Apr 2018
A large well-known Chinese e-commerce and logistics company based in London. This company works with suppliers in the UK to provide popular British products in the Chinese market. Honoured with the Queen's Award for enterprises.• Place 9 B2C & 5 B2B POs on a weekly basis and negotiate with 28 British and 14 Chinesesuppliers to reduce overall costs and acquire better payment terms.• Coordinate with account managers to monitor receipts, returns, credit limits, etc.• In charge… A large well-known Chinese e-commerce and logistics company based in London. This company works with suppliers in the UK to provide popular British products in the Chinese market. Honoured with the Queen's Award for enterprises.• Place 9 B2C & 5 B2B POs on a weekly basis and negotiate with 28 British and 14 Chinesesuppliers to reduce overall costs and acquire better payment terms.• Coordinate with account managers to monitor receipts, returns, credit limits, etc.• In charge of 250 SKUs. Monitor inventory levels based on our monthly sales report and lead time. Efficiently lower down the rates of shortage products from 52.5% to 18.2%.• Source 18 reliable wholesale and brand suppliers who provide trendy UK products such as Cow& Gate milk powder, Calpol, Vitabiotics, etc. Maintain professional business relationships with suppliers. Substitute unqualified suppliers with better suppliers for cooperating smoothly and efficiently.• Solve problems such as inferior goods, unsolved severe customer service, various quotations, late of delivery, etc. Show more Show less
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Education
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National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology
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