Commerciale estero

2013 March – present     BRAND DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR

Qingdao Furi Yachts and Marina Club Co., Ltd.

Main activities and responsibilities:

• Liaising with exclusive Chinese clientele using both English and Chinese. Understanding and responding to specific needs and desires of different Chinese luxury customers recommending suitable products tailored to their specific requirements.
• Research and contact European and American motor or sailing yacht brands that were not yet represented in the Chinese market, in addition to conducting market analysis, preparing reports and collaboration proposals.
• Organising meetings to facilitate negotiations between yacht brands and our company’s highest-level management to discuss collaboration terms and agreements.
• Translating dealership contracts, boat specifications and option lists from English to Chinese.
• Preparing reports and maintaining daily communications with some of the sailing yacht brands represented by our company. Processing bespoke yacht interior requirements for elite clients and discerning customers.
• Accompanying the president on business trips to Europe, arranging the details of each trip, organizing meetings with yacht companies and interpreting during the meetings.

2010 November – 2012 October     CEO EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Sino Sources International Group (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd (based in Shanghai)

Main activities and responsibilities:

• Marketing and distributing healthcare and wellness products and services as part of the company’s “Leukerbad” brand experience in large cities like Shanghai, Qingdao, Dalian, Shenyang, Xi’an, Chongqing, Chengdu and Shenzhen.
• Accompanying high-level Chinese clients to Europe to visit the Swiss hospitals our company collaborated with, and chaperoning them around various touristic locations in Europe.
• Translating important company documents, materials and packaging from Chinese to English or vice versa.
• Preparing PowerPoint presentations and other marketing materials for marketing events. Presenting new products and giving speeches to an audience of clients, stipulating the benefits of our company’s products and services.

Previous experiences:

- March to October 2010: Internship at the EU Project Innovation Centre in Chengdu as Assistant Project Manager during which time I searched for established partnerships with Science and Technology Parks and Innovation and Development centres in Europe, as well as assisted the implementation of EU programs such as “FP7-ChinaAccess4EU” and “Switch Asia”.

- At university: Contracted English/Chinese/Italian technical Interpreter