# Annie Atrides

Annie Atrides is a remote worker on Himalayas, Freelance China Research & Business Support at Independent, based in China.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@annieatrides

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I research Chinese markets, verify suppliers, and turn sourcing data into practical business decisions.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | China |
| Authorized to work in | China |
| Salary expectations | 60k+ USD |
| Job categories | Market Research Analyst, Purchasing Manager, Sourcing Specialist, Business Development Specialist, ECommerce Manager, Interpreters |
| Skills | Market Research, Chinese Language, Primary Source Research, Source verification, Supplier Research, Product Research, Feasibility Research, Regulatory research, Research Synthesis, Supplier Sourcing, Supplier evaluation, Quotation Comparison, Product Development, Commercial Costing, Packaging Cost Calculation, Supplier Negotiation, Cross Border Communication, Russian Chinese Interpreting, E Commerce Operations, Alibaba.Com, Live stream hosting, Excel, Microsoft Office, Mandarin Chinese, English, Russian, Ukrainian |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking for work where I can use Chinese-language research, supplier communication, and cross-border business experience to support practical commercial decisions and projects involving China.
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## About

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I'm currently supporting client projects through freelance China business research, supplier communication, and Russian-Chinese interpreting in Hangzhou. My work includes Chinese-language primary-source research, source verification, commercial feasibility analysis, and concise decision-oriented findings.

Previously, I managed large-scale home and lifestyle procurement at Sima-Land in Yiwu, handling supplier sourcing, quotations, product development, costing, packaging, and negotiations across tens of thousands of SKUs. I work comfortably across Russian, Mandarin Chinese, and English in direct communication with Chinese businesses.
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## Experience

### Freelance China Research & Business Support (current)

Independent. Aug 2026 - Present

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Provides project-based China business research, supplier communication support, and Russian-Chinese interpreting. Conducts Chinese-language desk and primary-source research, cross-checks information, and synthesizes findings into decision-oriented conclusions.
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Skills: Desk-Research, Primary-Source-Outreach, Source-verification, Supplier-Research, Feasibility-Research, Regulatory-research, Research-Synthesis, Russian-Chinese-Interpreting

### Purchasing Manager

Sima-Land. Aug 2022 - Jan 2026

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Managed procurement for a home and lifestyle product portfolio, processing replenishment batches and sourcing new products. Negotiated prices and terms with Chinese suppliers and resolved purchasing and production issues.
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Skills: Procurement, Supplier-Sourcing, Quotation-Comparison, Product-Development, Commercial-Costing, Packaging-Cost-Calculation, Supplier-Negotiation, Cross-Border-Communication, Excel

### E-commerce Sales & Alibaba Store Operations

Sokany. Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

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Managed day-to-day operations of the company's Alibaba.com store and communicated with international customers. Handled customer inquiries, sales communication, and follow-up throughout the cross-border sales process.
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Skills: Alibaba.Com-Store-Operations, Cross-Border-Sales, Client-Communication, Marketplace-Marketing, Promotional-Activities

### Freelance Livestream Host

TikTok US / Douyin. Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

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Hosted project-based livestreams for the US TikTok market, presenting jewelry products, and men's skincare livestreams on Douyin. Delivered live product presentations and audience interaction.
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Skills: Live-stream-hosting, Product-Presentations, Audience-Interaction, TikTok, Douyin

### English Teacher

Field International Kid English. Jun 2018 - Jun 2021

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Taught English to Chinese learners across different age and proficiency levels, preparing and adapting lessons to learner needs. Developed experience presenting information clearly across linguistic and cultural contexts.
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Skills: English-Teaching, Lesson-Planning, Cross-Cultural-Communication

## Education

### Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College

Diploma, Business Chinese. 2019 - 2022

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Diploma in Business Chinese from Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College, completed in 2022.
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### Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine

Master's Degree, Accounting & Audit. 2013 - 2014

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Master's Degree in Accounting & Audit from the Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine, completed in 2014.
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### Global TESOL College

TESOL Certificate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

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TESOL Certificate (120 hours) from Global TESOL College, Canada.
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## Tech stack

- Microsoft Excel

To contact Annie, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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