Béty Qiu

Set‑up of the local China supply‑chain team/office, with weekly reporting to the French headquarters. ‑ Established cross‑functional teams for purchasing, QC, design and product shooting (8‑person multidisciplinary team).
‑ Worked directly with factories and photo studios without intermediaries, generating annual cost savings of over EUR 300 000.
‑ Conducted factory audits, price negotiation, quality control and product shooting;
- Organised container shipments; managed local finance and administration to cut outsourcing expenses.

Category Manager for the furniture category at DINOVA for La Foir'Fouille.
‑ Grew annual turnover for the furniture category from USD 3 000 000 to USD 7 000 000 in one year.
‑ Set up the PERM team from zero, dedicated to core reference products and stable repeat‑order items.
‑ Implemented a supplier‑bidding system for stable best‑selling products.
‑ Handled supplier selection, evaluation and price negotiation; renegotiated repeat orders and rotated suppliers when needed, delivering total annual cost savings of USD 240 000.
‑ Cross‑team coordination: product photos, graphic assets, sample comparison, logistics and after‑sales support.

Mainly remote‑based, with occasional travel to production sites as requested; bi‑weekly video conferences with French headquarters for project and performance follow‑up.
‑ Fully established and managed the QC department, structuring and stabilising quality‑control workflows as well as product reliability.
‑ Systematically negotiated indemnities and compensation from factories in case of product non‑conformities or quality defects.
‑ Continuously developed new qualified suppliers and maintained long‑term, stable partnerships with all service providers.