Helen Wu is a Dutch national of Chinese descent seeking a new position. She has over 30 years of experience in international trade, logistics, and sales management. Her previous roles include area sales manager, purchasing manager, teacher, and director of sales for Asia, Europe and Africa. She is fluent in Chinese, English, and Dutch with basic skills in French, German, and Japanese.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Personal information:
Name: Helen Wu
Address: Baasdwijksestraaat 29
5142 WC Waalwijk
Holland
Mobile: 06-20136407
E-mail: helenwuy21@yahoo.com
Birthday: 16-04-1962
Born place: Heber China
Nationality: Dutch
Driving Licence: B. personal car.
Profile :
Hard working attitude (24/7 -365), flexible (incl. moving), social and commercial in business.
Commercial thinking level and keep cool mind when facing business problems. Know how to
handle tough clients. Team working can be friendly in roll. Confident in life and work
Motto: Never too old to learn. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
Ability is limited, trying our best is always unlimited. Never leave today’s work for
tomorrow.
Working experiences and results
2014- 2015
Nippon Express Nederland BV
www.nipponexpress.com
Function: Area executive sales manager, one year contractor .intern-manager.
New business development for logistic and warehousing business.
Target clients : Chinese, Dutch/EU companies.
Business appointments covered 85% in one year.
Car KM covered over 55000 in one year.
Gross turnover in one year +eur.200,000.- for all new clients
2012.2013

2. Chinese teacher
For different ages people. Generally business Chinese. I edited my own easy Chinese material,
page by page as per western learning way. Through this way, everyone can learn Chinese
easily. In 1 month Children can speak Chinese. It costs one year for adult.
2010-2011
Wereldwinkel Waalwijk (Worldshop Waalwijk)
as a voluntary sales manager to retailers business incl. warehousing and logistic management.
Function: purchasing and also sales worker.
Products: tea, coffee, wine, handcrafts, woodcrafts, jewels, textiles …all imported products from
poor countries.
Besides of this work, I also taught Chinese to the overseas Chinese children or Dutch Chinese
learning beginners.
2008 -2010
ISCO INTERNATIONAL BV www.isco.nl
Function : Sales director for Asia, east Europe and Africa incl. logistic customs clearances.
Business trip covered over 10%/year.
Products: metal products tailor made out of steel plate and also steel toe caps and soles
EN12568 standard for safety shoes industry.
Export year turnover: +eur.500,000
1998 till 2002 Part time.
ISCO FOURNITUREN BV(now Trisco) sister company of ISCO TECHNIC BV under ISCO
group.
www.trisco.nl
Function: purchasing manager, customs clearances and logistic manager.
Products: home textiles for curtain industry.
Year turnover: Fl.2millions
1997 - Apr. 2008
ISCO TECHNIC BV www.isco.nl
Function : purchase manager & sales manager far east, CIS unites, Mid-east and Africa, incl.
international transport and logistic work.
Each year arranging HongKong APLF fair and other worldwide fairs.
Business trip covered over 30%.

3. Products: metal products tailor made out of steel plate and also steel toe caps and soles
EN12568 standard for safety shoes industry incl. import and export logistic and warehousing.
Export year turnover in Asian area: + euro 1 millions
1987-1992
COFCO (China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation).
www.cofco.com
Function: export /marketing/purchasing manager worldwide incl. food logistic operation work.
Each year arranging exhibition locally (Canton fair)or visiting clients worldwide.
Products: canned food, dry food, fresh fruits/vegetables, frozen meat (pork, poultry beef…), fish,
shrimps. etc.
Business trip covered over15%/year.
Export year turnover: USD1,5 millions.
1993 -1997
Hebei Metals & Minerals I/E Corp
www.hebei-steel.com ; www.hebwl.com
Function: export/marketing/purchasing manager worldwide Incl. international transportation
,bank L/C documentation, insurance, attribution, claims and customers service.
Each year arranging fairs locally (Canton fair) or overseas fairs.
Business trip covered over 10% /year.
products: building material, metal and plastic.
Export Year turnover: USD2,5millions.
1984 till 1987
Hebei Longhua College
Function: English teacher for senior high school students.
Achieved Diplomas
1979-1983 full time
Graduated : Hebei Teachers University.
Bachelor: English teacher.

4. Courses: British and American literature, European History, European economy, education,
teaching ways and psychology,
English teacher for senior high school and colleges (MBO students)
1987-1991 part time
Graduated:Hebei Economic Finance University.
Bachelor: International business/ trading
This course is including: international banking, logistics (air, ship, rail and land) customs,
insurance, marketing, sales, claims, agent, service after sales, arbitration etc...
2013-2014 part time
Graduated: ROC Tilburg
MBO: Dutch diploma B1 level
Courses: Dutch language, grammar, pronunciation, speaking, understanding, writing, listening,
Dutch culture, history, geography, politics, and economy
Languages: Chinese: standard native speaker, bachelor level.
English: perfect fluent daily and business English, bachelor level.
Dutch: B1 level MBO level certificate issued by ROC Tilburg.
French: basically read and speak.
German: basically understand.
Japanese: good. Understand all the Kanji meaning, several times visiting Japan
without language problem. To learn Japanese for me, it will cost a short time to
master it. To learn other EU languages or any, it will cost a short time if it is
needed.
Computer: can operate with e-mail, word, excel, company’s program, exact, global, access.
SAP, Lotus, extension bureau… New programmes inside company can be
mastered in a short time.