Jean LE STRAT

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Email: ad3awz@r.postjobfree.com

Tel : +852-********

HK Permanent ID Card holder

Key Point: French, English, Mandarin speaker, MBA holder

A strong leader, dynamic and result driven. Experience in trading operations, purchasing, manufacturing. 16 years experiences in Asia (China, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong). Mandarin speaker.

Professional Experiences

2018- 2023 Sales director Asia at Eurotechnopole (France, China, Hong Kong)

-Open new market for French brand in Asia

-Promote and help new brand to enter Asia market

-Price negotiation and supply chain management

-Product selection to fit different market

-Looking for new product and brand business development

-Arrange marketing, selling tool and regular contact with distributor and importer.

Achievement:

-Start from zero and manage the selling of fresh sea food and new electronic product for French brand

2017- 2018 Sales and Marketing / business development manager at Truly Semiconductor (US, China)

-Open new business based on the understanding of company capabilities, resources and products as well as the market situation and possibilities.

-Promote new technology and innovation road map

-Enhance existing relations with current customers to maintain and increase business turnover.

-Decision maker: price negotiation, risk calculation, general strategy evaluation.

-Lead a team of skilled salesmen/engineers in order to offer best solution and support to end customers.

-Long term thinking: benefit today may not be profitable tomorrow.

-Establishing an open, sincere, strong and helpful communication with customers as a key factor for the future growth.

-Arrange marketing tools and emailing, arrange team cold call and business trip

Achievement:

-Connect and reconnect with key player with the industry and be an interface for new technology development

2014- 2017 Sales Manager in Intermed Asia Ltd (Poly Concept group € 650 million 3,000 staff and 35 offices)

-Responsible for sales strategy, product and business development based in Hong Kong

-Leadership of the sales team

-Worldwide travel to visit clients and manage sales planning

-Organize marketing and sales strategy

-Supervise CRM system

-Organized exhibition and client follow up management

-Direct follow up of key client inquiry and client satisfaction

-Increase client database and manage area strategy

-Resolution of cross team issues

-Support on design proposal to client

Achievement:

-Prepare and establish the transition of the new procurement, sales and marketing Strategy

-Develop key account (El Cortes Ingles, Swarovski, Wurth, Bossini, Chanel…)

2005-2014 Key Account Manager and Office Manager, Louxor Limited, Hong Kong and China

-Specialized in Jewelry / La Coque de Nacre (Silver, Gold plating, Ceramic, Stainless steel)

-Manage a supply chain of 16 factories

-Business development, customer follow-up and market study for brands (Mathy, Clio Blue, Histoire d’Or, Tati …)

-Co-management of the Chinese offices (Dong Guan - Hangzhou)

-Product development and seasonal collection selection

-Hiring staff, salary negotiation, staff management

-Technical support and project manager, interface between client and factory

-Selling French brand watch in Hong Kong and China (Yves Berthelin)

-Follow up orders and project management for Agatha watches

-Electronic and machinery item sourcing and manage the certification procedure

-Toys certification and procurement follow up.

Achievement:

- Successfully develop the Jewelry business from the start with turnover increase every year

-Manage the change of strategy of the company and manage the creation of two representative offices

-Improve the company inspection standard and process and the European regulation update and processing

2004-2005 Purchasing Manager, Mastering Investment Hong Kong

-Follow up key account and increase the turnover

-Hiring staff, strategy planning

-Sourcing and supply chain management

-Product development and technical support

Achievement:

-Develop and renew company business model in term of product creation and sales strategy

-Bring the company to better Quality Inspection process and standard

-Manage project for Louis Vuitton procurement of accessories

2003-2004 Purchasing Manager and co-office manager, Cl Premium Ltd, Dong Guan, China

-Gift and premium, Fashion jewelry

-Management of team of 8 Chinese staff

-Technical and design support

-Project manager, interface between client and factory

-Quality control on site and sourcing new product

Achievement:

-Develop product development (sourcing, technical support, design support…) for Kraft, Ferrero, Gemey, L’Oréal, Etam, Matis, Sephora…

-Manage and coordinate team and factories to meet tight deadline throughout China

Education

2007-2009 - Leicester University, UK, Master in Business Administration (Final project on business development in

China)

2001-2002 - Fu Jen University, Taiwan, University Certificate in Chinese language

2001-2000 - Institute Albert le Grand, France, Bachelor of Art in Modern literature, Certificate of Political Sciences

Keele University, UK, Certificate in International Relation

1998-2000 - University Diploma of Modern Literature and Certificate of Political Sciences, Institute Albert le Grand,

France

1997-199 - Baccalauréat in Economics and sociales studies, Notre Dame d'Orveau (Nyoiseau, France)

Languages

French: Native

Mandarin: Spoken, reading, writing

English: Fluent

Cantonese: Beginner

Others

Educative program helper (2001-2002, HESS School, Taiwan), French – Chinese – English translation (2001-2000, Taiwan), Social worker (1998, France), Responsibility in youth association from 1996 to 1999 (Scouting), Oxfam Trail Walker, French, English and drama teacher (France, UK, Taiwan)

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