# Rachel Kuang

Rachel Kuang is a remote worker on Himalayas, Independent Sourcing & Procurement at Independent, based in China.

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

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China sourcing and procurement professional with 10+ years of experience in supplier management, product development, and purchasing.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | China |
| Authorized to work in | China |
| Salary expectations | 40k-60k USD |
| Job categories | Procurement Manager, Procurement Manager, Sourcing Manager, Purchasing Manager |
| Skills | Chinese Market Sourcing, Supplier Development, Supplier Qualification, RFP RFQ Management, Quote Analysis, Costing and Negotiation, Purchasing, Supplier Performance Management, Product Development, Production Coordination |

## About

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I am a China-based sourcing and procurement professional with 10+ years of experience across consumer electronics, dietary supplements, packaging, and consumer goods.

My core capabilities include supplier sourcing and qualification, RFQ management, quotation analysis, cost and MOQ negotiation, sample evaluation, supplier performance management, purchasing, and production coordination.

My experience spans sourcing roles at The Home Depot and RadioShack, as well as procurement management at a nutraceutical startup, where I handled supplement ingredients and packaging materials. At The Home Depot, I helped mitigate approximately USD 3 million in potential tariff exposure by introducing a new Tier 1 supplier. At RadioShack, I developed a 19-product tablet accessory line from concept to commercialization, with approximately USD 2 million in first-year purchases.

I currently provide China-based sourcing and procurement support to overseas clients and am open to both long-term roles and project-based opportunities.
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## Experience

### Independent Sourcing & Procurement (current)

Independent. Jan 2025 - Present

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Provide China sourcing and procurement support to overseas clients across consumer products, supplements and packaging.

Responsibilities include supplier research and qualification, RFQ management, quotation analysis, cost and MOQ negotiation, sample coordination, supplier selection, and purchasing and logistics coordination when required.
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Skills: Chinese-Market-Sourcing, Supplier-Development, RFQ, Quote-Analysis, Supplier-Communication, Negotiation, Alibaba, Global-Sources, Logistics-Coordination

### Purchasing & Procurement Manager

Nutraceutical Startup (E-commerce). Dec 2021 - Oct 2023

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Managed procurement, supplier development, and inventory planning for a dietary supplement startup with in-house production and outsourced manufacturing.

Sourced supplement ingredients, packaging materials, and production supplies; managed supplier relationships, purchasing, and order follow-up; and coordinated production to resolve material and supplier-related issues.
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Skills: Procurement, Supplier-Development, Inventory-Planning, Sourcing, Negotiation, Purchase-Order, Supplier-Management, Production-Coordination

### Senior Sourcing Specialist

[The Home Depot](https://himalayas.app/companies/home-depot-u-s-a-inc). Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

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Managed sourcing and supplier development for extension cords and other categories, working with U.S. buyers and product teams on supplier evaluation, cost analysis, and product development.

Introduced a Tier 1 supplier with manufacturing in China and Indonesia, helping mitigate approximately USD 3 million in potential tariff exposure.
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Skills: Supplier-Development, Supplier-evaluation, KPI-Reviews, Supplier-scorecards, Product-Development, Factory-Visits, Trade-Shows, Customs-Data, SWOT-Analysis, Negotiation

### Sourcing Specialist

RadioShack. Oct 2011 - Sep 2017

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Managed sourcing and product development for mobile phone and tablet accessories, working closely with U.S. merchandising and product development teams.

Independently developed a tablet accessory product line from concept to commercialization, launching 19 new products with approximately USD 2 million in first-year purchases.
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Skills: Sourcing, Product-Development, Supplier-Qualification, Supplier-Management, Cost-Analysis, Market-Trends, Project-Coordination, Factory-Visits, Supplier-Development, RFQ, Production-Coordination

## Education

### Xuzhou Air Force College

Bachelor, Business English

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Bachelor of Business English from Xuzhou Air Force College in Jiangsu Province.
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## Tech stack

- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint

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

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