Employment History
AUG 2001 - NOV 2003
Assistant General Manager - Wood-Mizer Industries (Shenzhen)Ltd., ChinaChina
- Accessed the market for sale of sawmills and wood processing equipment by participating in a variety of machinery expos
- Devised the pricing strategies and made a marketing specification of the required machineries
- Initiated the continuous process of customer surveys, thus delivering basic marketing requirements for designing new models
- Implemented effective advertising and promotional campaigns
- Communicated with agents and customers on new product developments and successfully established agent sales network in 5 Asian countries
Achievements:
- Created a list of machine models specific to Chinese Market
- Initiated designing and manufacturing of new lines of products.
- Demonstrated supervisory skills by training staff to improve efficiency in daily business operation
FEB 2004 - APR 2008
OEM Program Specialist, Greater China - Rockwell AutomationUSA
Rockwell Automation is one of the leading automation companies in the world, which ranks the Top 500 USA companies and is public listed in NASDAQ stock exchange market.
- Prepared monthly management report on client business operation and cost control
- Prepared monthly budget & forecast report and cost centre & variance analysis for the financial controller. Ensured control strategy was applied to achieve budget target at year end.
- Assisted OEM Program Manager to maintain and analyse frontlog and backlog order database of project business
- Improved project accounting process and ensure the revenue recognition policies are being followed
- Monitored OEM team¡¯s daily expenditure and performed variance analysis in spreadsheet
- Maintained fixed asset register in Info Lease system for asset return or partial return by the distributors
- Worked closely with other collateral or functional departments, such as SBU, Finance, Marketing. Ensured thorough familiarity with policies and procedures relating to standards of business conduct.
Achievements:
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadline in a dynamic environment
- Successfully maintained the P&L balance for the daily functional operation.
- Effectively streamlined the working process and well maintained the operation budget under control
- Applied strong Excel skills in analysing financial data and revenue
NOV 2008 - PRESENT
Team Member Selling, Permanent Casual - Myer Pty LtdSydney, NSW, Australia
- Serve the customer with expertise in excellent selling skills and professional product knowledge
- Assist the team leader to make sales budget weekly by gathering the previous sales data and comparing the variance between the budgeted vs actual forecast.
- Liaise with store manager on arrears to manage cash flow & minimize risk of goods theft
Achievements:
- Demonstrated ability to well manage the operation flow and meet the sales budget in time
- Built a close relationship with working staffs and resolved problems through team work
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