Elaine Liu

*Inventory Control - Convinced the manufacturer to postpone NT$12.89 million in NCNR (Non-Cancelable, Non-Reschedulable) orders, significantly reducing inventory pressure and saving warehouse space. *Risk management - Evaluated on supply risk after a fire incident at manufacturer site, confirmed inventory with the manufacturer and distributors, proposed alternates, enquired spot market availability, and supported the BU with action plans to maintain production continuity. *Proactively leveraged the company's AI tools to self-learn and master Power BI, leading to the development of a comprehensive Material Master Dashboard. The dashboard enables users to visualize and track real-time demand forecast variances against previous weeks, enhancing data transparency and providing deeper insights into historical trends. #SupplierManagement #InventoryOptimization #RiskManagement

*Led monthly S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) meetings with the Australian sales team to analyze demand forecasts, identify capacity constraints, and recommend solutions to ensure production plans aligned with market needs. *Suggested consolidating similar material procurement by merging three types of adhesives, saving annually 16.6% purchasing costs. *Provided tailored material recommendations based on the product positioning of a Cambodian client, ultimately achieving a goal of saving NT$866,000 annually. *Executed global inventory rebalancing by absorbing at-risk materials from a Poland sister factory, preventing NT$480,000 in group-level E&O write-offs. *Prioritized multi-national orders and scheduled monthly production by evaluating demand against machine capacity and outbound transit times. *Oversaw production schedules and outputs through daily cross-functional meetings to promptly identify and resolve production issues. Proactively communicated potential delivery impacts and proposed solutions to customers, ensuring high supply reliability. *Conducted operations management training for the visiting Polish team in Taiwan, serving as the Trainer and delivering instructions solely in English. [Project Management] *Led the cross-functional team to develop a new changeover communication process that resolved the delivery of incomplete message issues which caused by increased complexity from the line expansion, reducing labor time loss and improving production efficiency. *Managed the implementation of the PLM system at the Taiwan factory, including SOP drafting and conducting training sessions for colleagues from five departments. [Process Optimization] *Drove process improvements by implementing a 1-week Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery model with supplier-held buffers, reducing shipping case stocking levels by 36%. *Improved product procurement packaging, reducing shelf stocking time by 25%. #SupplyChainOptimization#CrossFunctionalCollaboration

*Agent Development - Successfully onboarded a new distributor in the Philippines, leading to order acquisition. *Performance Growth - Persuaded existing Philippine distributors to adopt new products, resulting in a 13% annual revenue increase. *Marketing Initiatives - Successfully sold new company product at the 2016 Computex exhibition, expanding into the German market. *Customer Retention - Reestablished cooperation with Southern European clients in 2015, establishing a stable monthly ordering pattern. #SalesOperations#ChannelManagement

*Systems training - Attended a training program in Germany in 2014 and collaborated with colleagues to oversee the upgrading process of the QAD system. #MaterialsManagement

*Woman shoes & jewelry department renovations: Discussed pre-renovation preparations and the reopening event with brand managers; oversaw post-renovation warehouse management and marketing campaigns, increasing sales performance by 20%. *Woman shoes clearance sale: Negotiated with the brand team regarding footwear demands and styles, events and spaces before the event; adjusted personnel and procedures during the event, resulting in an increase of 120% in sales. #RetailOperations#SalesPromotion