Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Howard Lai

Taipei,TPE
Howard  Lai

Summary

Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.

Overview

6
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education
3
Languages

Work History

Sun Chemical Group
Taipei

Executive Assistant to Chairman
04.2019 - Current

Job overview

  • Coordinate between sales teams in Vietnam and Taiwan to achieve monthly, quarterly and yearly goals
  • Plan for new team members on future sales training, business planning and set up sales goals
  • Communicate with clients to know their monthly production volume, products usage from us, future order tracking and future trend in the market
  • Analyze income statement on profit/lost, internal cost, margin percentage and other miscellaneous cost to evaluate if the company operation is on track
  • Manage sales team to achieve annual sales goal, business planning and communications between supplier and target customer across the globe
  • Developed potential clients through networking and see if there’s any cross-industry co-operation to help the business growing from our company
  • Solve solutions on company matters related to sales, management, finance and human resources
  • Coordinate between supplier and target customer on logistic delay issue and solving client’s shortage on raw materials through communicating with forwarder and supplier
  • Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports and presentations.

Achievements

  • Turned Vietnam branch breakeven in 3 years since it established
  • Annual Sales $5 Million in average
  • Expand market from Vietnam into Thailand and Indonesia with support from our teams and supplier

Frontier Sportswear
Taipei

E-Commerce Store Manager
05.2018 - 03.2019

Job overview

  • Analyzed current stock level and estimate products sales to have efficient stock to fulfill distributor's needs
  • Create monthly sales plan and promotion campaigns via E-Commerce channels to reach sales goals
  • Track all POs from official website, Shopee, PChome and sales team to ship out all the orders in a timely manner
  • Coordinate with marketing department to create cycling competition 4 times per year to increase awareness of the brand and to create potential sales in the future
  • Achieve monthly online sales of $100k

Costco Wholesale
Taipei

Inventory Control Specialist
08.2015 - 05.2017

Job overview

  • Analyze product margins, sales, and promotions to identify market trends and keep sufficient stock on hand
  • Plan and forecast for promotion sales, SKUs and arrange domestic and imported shipment to 13 warehouses based on their stock level
  • Oversees 13 warehouses weekly supply and control stock level to meet the department's sales goal
  • Negotiate terms of purchase, delivery and return policy with vendors
  • Compare focus item’s price with competitors and to ensure the lowest price to offer to members
  • Examine warehouse displays, demos and roadshows to insure it meets warehouse regulations and create potential sales at the most.

Education

Purdue University

Bachelor of Science from Retail Management
08.2010 - 05.2014

Hawaii Preparatory Academy

08.2006 - 05.2010

Skills

  • Budgeting
undefined

Timeline

Executive Assistant to Chairman

Sun Chemical Group
04.2019 - Current

E-Commerce Store Manager

Frontier Sportswear
05.2018 - 03.2019

Inventory Control Specialist

Costco Wholesale
08.2015 - 05.2017

Purdue University

Bachelor of Science from Retail Management
08.2010 - 05.2014

Hawaii Preparatory Academy

08.2006 - 05.2010
Howard Lai