Education2003 / 2007 Master in Purchasing ESIDEC

Education

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2003 / 2007            Master in Purchasing
                             ESIDEC of Metz (ICN Business School group), Fr, International Graduate Business School

• 2006/2007    Training period (CCI France Taiwan, 6 months)
• 2006/2007    Mandarin studies at the National Taiwanese University, Taipei, TW
• 2005/2006    Exchange program semester at the University of Ulster, Belfast, UK
• 2004/2005    Training period (Bosch Rexroth, 6 months)
• 2003/2004    School project: contributed to the creation of the Caphem company (central merchandising bound for car industry’s subcontractors): worked closely with the entrepreneur on the definition of the needs, sourcing, negotiation and choice of suppliers - participated to the price reduction and the development the number of adherents

2002/2003              Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing
                             University of Burgundy, Fr

• Training period (Air Liquide, Fr, 3 months)
• School project: development of H.A.Valeur, an electronic components broker: studied the European electronic subcontractor market, researched “dead stocks” and analyse suppliers’ data - clarified the company knowledge on its market and investigated French and foreign firms

1999/2002              Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Management
                             EGC Business school of Chalon s/Saône, Fr

• 2001/2002    Training period (Europe business development assistant, Universal Effects, Fr, 4 months)
• 2000/2001    Training period abroad (Receptionist, Plymouth Hoe Moat Hotel****, UK, 3 months)
• 1999/2000    Training period (Marketing assistant, Oliver y Batlle, Fr, 3 months)

Work experience

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Project Manager, Chamber of Commerce & Industry France Taiwan
CCI, 6 months, Taipei, Tw
Dec/June 2007

In charge of the commercial affairs (search for suppliers in Taiwan):

• Reception of the French and foreign requests, comprehension of the customer’s expectations and requirements, fixing of a tariff for the service, search for potential suppliers, contact and collection of information, analysis and filtering according to the customer’s criterions, delivery of the results and follow-up

• For the first time, I had to deal with Chinese companies and to visit some of them following the degree of investigation negotiated with the customer. I worked in total autonomy (price, mode of research, time…). About fifteen cases have been solved
  

             E-Business study and development, Bosch Rexroth
  Pneumatic and hydraulic hoists industry, 6 months, Bonneville, Fr
  Jul/Dec 2004

Studied the potentiality to integrate an E-solution in the buying process and was responsible of its development:

• Analysed the internal and external situation (electronic solutions available on the market, flux of materials and information, expectations of the internal customers, needs, potential gains, resistance to change), proposed a costs-reducing solution and developed business with a new supplier.
• I identified key issues, improved considerably my written and oral communication (reports and presentations), moved the purchasing department forward to e-tools and had ability to work with different kind of people (tact and persuasiveness)

Bought industrial maintenance and English courses:

• Defined the needs, analysed the markets and negotiated with suppliers
• I had ability to understand the needs, negotiate, analyse and make choice

           Marketing, Air Liquide Electronics Materials
    Chemical industry, 3 months, Chalon s/Saône, Fr
Apr/Jul 2003

Evaluated the strategic raw materials flux between producers to distributors:

• Managed to estimate which producer sold to which competitor to which quantities and what price

Halted custom duties on 2 imported products:

• Took initiative and proposed a cost reduction action

Additional skills

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Computing:   MS Office, Internet
Language:    

• French: mother tongue
• English: good level, TOEIC 820 pts
• Mandarin: beginner, learning mandarin from Feb. 2006 at the NTU of Taipei
• German: conversational

Other:          Driving licence

Interests

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Sport:          Basket-ball and running
Other:          Travel, chess, current affairs and internet

References

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C. Maillard
ESIDEC of Metz
Course director
claude.mailliard@icn-groupe.fr

A. Sondaz
Bosch Rexroth
Purchasing director
alain.sondaz@boschrexroth.fr

C. Soucaille
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie France Taiwan
CEO
crs@ccift.org.tw