* Fluent in English, Chinese, and German
* Adept at communicating with individuals from diverse cultural and organizational backgrounds
* Experienced in budgeting, forecasting, supplier negotiations
* Earnest in building good relations with team and suppliers
* Skilled in analyzing on a functional and quantitative basis and recommending process improvements
* Highly effective at streamlining, developing and implementing operational processes
* Organized, efficient, detail-oriented and always willing to go the extra mile for quality on-time content delivery
* Extensive experience living and working in Asia, Europe and the US, developing a keen intercultural sensitivity
* Ambitious and flexible professional who loves learning new skills and adapts quickly to changes
Buyer/Planner @ The Buyer/Planner role is responsible for the procurement and planning of DVD and Blu-ray product inventory for Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The scope of work includes the purchase of packaging materials, creation and execution of production purchase orders, inventory transfers, rework, expediting, and exception management. From February 2015 to Present (9 months) Research Analyst / Procurement Agent / Logistics and Distribution / Marketing @ Negotiated contract agreement and reduced annual logistic cost by 30%
Performed regular quantitative analyses and successfully reduced over $1m/year in COGS
Presented findings through ad-hoc quantitative analyses to VP to aid decision making
Maintained and replenished inventory levels based on sales forecast
Built and maintained vendor relations
Evaluated vendors, managed buyer processes, and analyzed reports
Monitored and evaluated data integrity and accuracy
Assessed operational effectiveness and collaborated with programmers in streamlining procedures
Drafted an instructional how-to guide on the proper use of the purchasing and receiving modules, and prepared user training instruction
Directed the training for purchasing, logistics and distribution staff and supervised their daily activities
Coordinated art and graphics creation for effective promotional and advertising activities
Arranged and organized trade show events From April 2007 to February 2015 (7 years 11 months) Editing Assistant @ Transcribed and logged footage
Created sequences and edited promo
Backed up projects
Assisted in camera and lighting setup
Monitored sound quality
Gathered contact information for the scheduling of film screenings From January 2013 to December 2013 (1 year) Greater Los Angeles AreaAccount Executive @ Processed purchase orders, sales orders, invoices, and credit memos
Coordinated among departments and followed through sales orders
Followed up with clients and maintained customer relationship
Resolved inbound and outbound returned merchandise issues between vendors and customers From December 2005 to April 2007 (1 year 5 months) City of IndustryExecutive Administrative Assistant @ Generated listings through cold calls
Negotiated, facilitated and managed commercial real estate transactions
Managed the appointments calendar for the CEO
Prepared confidential documents From June 2005 to October 2006 (1 year 5 months) Hacienda HeightsMarketing Coordinator @ Prepared content for print and online advertisement
Coordinated with trade show events
Generated reports for internal meetings From March 2005 to May 2005 (3 months) Westmont, ILDemonstrator, Sales @ Introduced the history of cuckoo clock to tourists
Demonstrated how cuckoo clocks are made
Decorated showrooms and storefront display
Assisted in the retail floor From 1998 to 2001 (3 years) Titisee, GermanyPiano & Music Theory Teacher @ Taught piano and music theory to beginner and advanced students
Prepared students for Associated Board of Royal School of Music London certificate examinations From 1993 to 1994 (1 year) Singapore
Film Scoring @ UCLA ExtensionBachelor of Science (B.S.), Marketing/Marketing Management, General @ Northern Illinois University - College of BusinessMusic Production and Sound Engineering @ Long Beach City CollegeMLP - Piano Performance and Teaching @ Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany Neelee Tan is skilled in: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Marketing Strategy, Research, Analytics, Data Analysis, Procurement, Process Improvement, SAP, Strategic Planning, Logistics Management, Requirements Analysis, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Sales, International Business, Commercial Real Estate, Lead Generation, Negotiation, Closing Abilities, Customer Satisfaction, Windows, Mac OS, Final Cut Pro, CatDV, Film Editing, Pro Tools, Music, Music Theory, Music Education, Social Media