Celine TRAN

Baby and Children textile Merchandiser, knit&woven, sourcing for Global Carrefour stores

> Developing collections mainly for European stores
> Sourcing additional factories, categories & present new opportunities to customers
> Developing samples from buyer requests, criteria-based analysis of garments and ensuring order completion
> Price negotiation and cost control to maintain/increase margin
> Reviewing product conformity with European safety and quality regulations
> Cross-checking suitability of fabrics, trimmings, colour lab-dips, accessories, fitting samples, pre-production samples
> Monitoring, reporting and follow-up of goods delivery dates
> Improving communication between buyers, local Carrefour colleagues and suppliers

In charge of coordinating auctions done with the participation of Asian Sourcing offices (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, India)

> Reported to the French Head-office and represented Asia zone during the Group’s meetings
> Coordinated all the negotiations created by Carrefour France buying office in Textile, hardgoods, Appliances through reverse auctions
> Converted all the offices to the new system Agentrics, trained suppliers and commercial teams
> Identified the types of transactions that should use auctions
> Launched new processes to improve auctions

> Coordinated national purchase through auctions
> Detected problems and applied the best practices
> Improved auctions on the qualitative level
> Launched new auction projects

> Worked independently to manage the letters of credits in import and export

> Organised the 1st Alcatel Forum Greater China : created the sponsorship packages, translated documents, created contracts
> Worked with France’s Head Office to launch the Customer Reference Program
> Created the progressive incentives program and the internal newsletter

> Import-export company of promotional bags : Organized the Chicago fair, assisted team in daily orders follow-up