Sara Z.

Hi! Nice to e-meet you! I was born and raised in Italy | Lived and worked in China for 9 years | Currently I'm based in Europe (mostly The Netherlands and Italy) Throughout my 11-years professional journey between China and Europe, I’ve built a strong expertise in international sourcing, business development & sales support, and account management. I communicate daily with Italian, Chinese and foreign clients, suppliers and partners, and have often helped them to translate both orally and in written form, thus I've built natural translation and interpreting skills. You can have a look to my past experiences and portfolio to see some of the exciting projects I carried out. Fluent in Italian, English, and Chinese, I bring a collaborative, intercultural, and service-oriented approach to nurture solid relationships, and I contribute never-ending energy, care and precision to be a reliable executor of commercial projects and a responsible problem-solver. I’m also very proactive, so, besides taking pride in the accuracy of my work, I try to make of every cooperation a thought-partnership, and I always strive to exceed expectations in all aspects of the cooperation. I am also: a passionate sportswoman (and a proud marathoner!), a nature lover, a curious traveler. I'm looking forward to each new cooperation with entrepreneurs, managers and executives, purchase and sales teams, e-commerce managers, drop-shippers, event organizers, trade associations...! I can support you in the following roles: 📌 SOURCING SPECIALIST 📌 - Suppliers research, background check, outreach, negotiations, coordination, relationship management and partnership development (including manufacturers, artisans, brands, distributors, traders, etc.). - Contacts with existing suppliers for offers tailored to requests. - Customizations. - Private label. - Arrangement of samples. - Factory/company visits. - Order management and logistics support. - After-purchase services and follow-up. ✅ Products for e-commerce shops, lifestyle products, furniture and decorations, snacks, A-brands, premium & luxury, articles of daily use, gadgets, consumer electronics, made in Italy brands, components for different industries, commodities... you name it! 📌 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & SALES SUPPORT – COMMERCIAL EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 📌 - B2B lead generation (accurate and verified leads), assistance with outreach, preparation of the pipeline for sales, and help with nurturing clients' relations. - Coordination of meetings and thorough follow-up. - Market analysis (monitoring trends, competitor activities, etc.) to provide information to the sales strategists and drive business decisions and plans. - Sales process coordination: order management, logistics support, after-sales services. - Support for the organization of business trips for meetings, fairs, clients’ visits... - On-site support for prospects/clients' visits. - Representation at fairs and meetings. 📌 TRANSLATOR & INTERPRETER 📌 - Translation or proofreading of contracts, presentations, company profiles, product descriptions and e-commerce listings, leaflets and materials to use at fairs and events, websites, apps, emails, articles, and any other commercial content; I guarantee an accurate output that takes the context into account and sounds natural and professional in the target language – Chinese to Italian / English to Italian. - Interpretation during business visits or meetings, trade fairs, business and cultural events, business and personal travels, etc. – Chinese-Italian-English. - Transcriptions, voice registrations – Italian. 📩 Let's connect and discuss if we can work together and how to best tailor the project and offer to the specific situation, goals, preferences and needs. Thanks for checking my profile, hope to hear from you soon! Have a great rest of the day!