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💡International Sourcing Consultant — Your Purchasing Office in Asia
Trilingual French / English / Mandarin, I offer European companies a turnkey outsourced purchasing service, focused on China and Taiwan, for industrial and electronic components: stamping, machining, aluminum extrusion, casting, plastic injection, and integrated circuits (IC).
What sets me apart: I don't look for suppliers — I already know them. My active network of qualified manufacturers in Asia, built on 7+ years of field experience, includes suppliers directly integrated into the supply chains of Fortune 500 groups. I deal with them directly in Mandarin, without intermediaries.
My recent missions:
- Managed the annual purchasing cycle for Médecins Sans Frontières (€154M, 700 suppliers, 3 European Supply Centers)
- Contributed to a global transport tender at Stellantis (>€300M), identifying €2.3M+ in savings
- Achieved 8% YoY cost reduction and strategic relocation from China to Southeast Asia (€1M+) at Patek Pneumatics
What I can handle for you:
- Identification and qualification of OEM/ODM suppliers (China / Taiwan / Southeast Asia)
- Conducting tenders and direct commercial negotiation with factories
- Placing and tracking orders, managing deadlines and delivery
- Coordinating shipments (air / sea) and export documentation
- On-site QCD audits and non-conformance management
- Handling quality disputes and supplier after-sales service
- Travel to Asia possible upon client request.
- Flexible commitment: one-off mission or long-term support.
Available in English — feel free to reach out in English, French, or Chinese.
English
Native or bilingual
Chinese
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
Japanese
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- MSF LogistiqueProject Leader for annual pricing updateMEDICALNovember 2025 - April 2026 (5 months)Mérignac, FranceManaged the entire annual purchasing cycle (€154M) across 3 European Supply Centers — 700 suppliers, 7,000 medical & pharmaceutical items — from RFQ scoping to updating commercial terms in ERP.Restructured the tender methodology and developed Excel/VBA tools to ensure process traceability and reproducibility.
- StellantisBuyerAUTOMOBILEJuly 2024 - December 2024 (5 months)Poissy, FranceIndirect Procurement: Air and Sea FreightCollaboration with: Buyers, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Team, Legal Team.Key Responsibilities:
- **Project Management**: Coordinated global air and sea freight tenders (over €300M), achieving cost optimization through market benchmarking and strategic negotiations with logistics providers.
- **Supplier Development**: Successfully onboarded 5 strategic freight forwarders, meticulously establishing their profiles and evaluating their CSR and financial standing to ensure compliance with company standards.
- Patek PneumaticsAccount & Supply Chain ManagerMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGJune 2019 - August 2023 (4 years and 2 months)Taipei, TC, TaiwanManaged direct OEM & ODM purchasing for industrial components (China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia): stamping, machining, aluminum extrusion, casting, plastic injection.Key Achievements:
- **Cost Optimization & Efficiency**: Negotiated direct material costs, resulting in 8% savings and a 20% reduction in Lead Time Variance.
- **Risk Mitigation Strategy**: Strategically relocated sourcing and production from China to Southeast Asia, overseeing over €1M in outsourced logistics to mitigate geopolitical and tariff risks.
- **Value Engineering Initiatives**: Proposed technically compliant and cost-effective alternatives to improve client margins while maintaining quality performance.
- **Supplier Lifecycle Management**: Oversaw comprehensive supplier management, including onboarding, QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) audits, and CSR compliance, ensuring their reliability and alignment with company standards.
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Education
- MSc in Supply Chain & Purchasing Managementemlyon business school2025Strategic and data-driven solutions to address supply chain challenges: - lean logistics - supply chain optimization - suppliers management & development - forecasting & planning - strategic sourcing & purchasing - make-or-buy, value analysis
- Bachelor in Foreign Languages & LiteraturesNational Taiwan University2017