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呂維真

Merchandiser
Utilizing the language skills and expertise in merchandising to bring more savory, healthy, and high quality food choice to the community as always been my passion in working as a oversea buyer.
Johnson Health Technology Co, Ltd
University of British Columbia
Taipei, Taiwan

Professional Background

  • Current status
  • Profession
    Purchasing
  • Fields
  • Work experience
    10-15 years (10-15 years relevant)
  • Management
    None
  • Skills
    word
    Demand Planning
    excel
    powerpoint
    toeic900+
    JLPT N1
    CPP
  • Languages
    English
    Professional
    Chinese
    Native or Bilingual
    Japanese
    Intermediate
  • Highest level of education
    Bachelor

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Merchandiser
  • Desired work locations
  • Freelance
    Non-freelancer

Work Experience

Oversea Procurement Administrator

Jun 2020 - Present
1. Sourcing organic and health- promoting products from well-developed Countries such as Europe, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand and distribute them to Taiwan. 2. Develop strategic plans for product selection and business partner Selection to make our scope more focused and attract audience who shop at the same value. 3. Supervise inventory control and propose order plans to monitor overall product costs and successfully meet 10% reduction goal.. 4. Handling contract Renewal and negotiations with suppliers.

Merchandiser

Apr 2018 - Nov 2019
1 yr 8 mos
1. Develop annual procurement strategy based on the target budget 2. Analyze sales reports and develop future action plans 3. Observe consumer behavior and market trends in the shops to introduce new and attractive products from Japan and Korea 4. Successfully introduce product of different genre to attract different customer to shop in Japanese/Korean snack section and generate 20% sales growth in 2019.

Oversea buyer

Apr 2010 - Feb 2018
7 yrs 11 mos
1. Sourcing new food ingredients or additives requests from sales team 2. Negotiating prices with manufacturers, and striving for the best price. 3. Responsible for major food additives suppliers whose products accounts for almost 2/3 of the annual sales.

Product Specialist

Sep 2006 - Sep 2009
3 yrs 1 mo
1. Handling and coordinating in all business of new product launch or promotional activities for the Aboca brand. 2. Coordinating with designer teams to make marketing aids tool such as pamphlet, package renewing, shelf talkers, display stands etc. 3. Writing healthy lifestyle educational articles in brochures, magazines, and other promotional aids 4. New personnel Training for all company products

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS)
Bachelor of Food Science Dietetics
2000 - 2004