Yi Ling Lin

Responsible for strategic sourcing, demand and inventory management, procurement, logistic, distribution, and warehousing for Pelican Consumer Electronic division.

Improve vendor relationship and promote partnership with suppliers. Reduce costs and lead time but manage sufficient inventory level. Prioritize factory production schedules and handle purchase orders. Coordinate with engineers and QA team members to communicate with suppliers. Utilize SAP, ERP system to analyze and run report Support sales team for promotion items and new item ideas.

Served as liaison to factory and communicated supply and special sample requirements from key customers. Managed high-value inventory, and generated purchase orders based on analysis of sales forecasts. Supported Merchandising teams to obtain promotional items, sales samples, and show collections. Developed an internal process to streamline receiving, warehousing, and shipping/logistics operations. Leveraged SAGE PRO and ERP systems to manage transactions and generate purchase orders.

Managed relationships with multiple domestic and global vendors and negotiated competitive pricing and favorable terms and conditions. Forecast product selling trends, and maintained inventory levels based on sales histories and customer turnover rates for over 10,000 products. Engaged with factory teams to detail product specifications, tested samples, provided comprehensive feedback, and led the development of up to 40 new products at a single time. Inspected merchandise quality through established QA standards. Drafted and distributed monthly purchase order statistical reports. Provided Bills of Lading to all import brokers and ensured contracted services were completed according to agreed-upon terms.

Maintained customer accounts (CRM) Performed crisis management, solving problems in a timely fashion Utilized bilingual skills to communicate between Chinese factories and US clients Performed detailed statistical analysis on pricing strategies to maximize sales quotas Organized product portfolios, coordinating client project development Monitored precious metal pricing, resource allocations, operations, and fashion trends Request RFQ from manufactures in China and Thailand Manage NPD projects with manufactures overseas and customers in USA

Researched and investigated appealing topics, people, and events for interviews Composed informational news articles and edited anchormen's lines Captured interesting moments and used editing software to create new films Met deadlines and successfully collaborated with large teams