Shuohong Wang
Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada

Merchandising, sourcing, and supply chain operator

I work across sourcing, merchandising, and supply chain operations.

I have hands-on international retail and FMCG experience across vendor management, product development, purchasing, demand planning, logistics coordination, and practical data reporting.

Target roles

Roles I am exploring next in merchandising, sourcing, and planning.

01

Assistant Buyer

02

Assistant Merchandiser

03

Supply Chain Specialist

04

Demand Planner

05

Category Manager

Where I fit

Where my retail and consumer goods experience fits.

I have worked closest to categories and supply chains where vendors, product details, purchasing timelines, and import coordination all need to stay connected.

Retail

FMCG

Grocery & Food

International trade

Focus

The day-to-day work I am most comfortable handling.

01

Product sourcing

Finding suitable products, checking specifications, comparing supplier options, and supporting category decisions.

02

Supplier coordination

Keeping communication, samples, pricing, packaging, and delivery expectations moving between vendors and internal teams.

03

Vendor onboarding

Collecting supplier and product information, improving data consistency, and reducing manual back-and-forth.

04

Demand planning

Building practical planning views for purchase needs, stock risk, sales movement, and follow-up priorities.

05

Purchasing follow-up

Tracking orders, shipment timing, replenishment status, and the small operational details that prevent delays.

06

Commercial reporting

Turning working data into clear Excel, Power Query, Power BI, and ERP-backed reporting for decisions.

Tools & systems

Tools I use to keep planning and reporting practical.

Planning files

Excel + Power Query

I use these most often for demand planning files, purchasing visibility, supplier trackers, and recurring commercial analysis.

Dashboard visualization

Power BI

I use it to turn working data into dashboard and reporting views.

ERP data querying

SQL Server

I use it for ERP-backed checks and structured reporting support.

Experience

CV highlights.

Apr 2025 - Jun 2026

Assistant Merchandiser

Cencosud S.A. | Shanghai, China

Supported sourcing and product development across food, personal care, and home care categories. Coordinated suppliers, specifications, pricing, MOQ, samples, packaging, order progress, and delivery follow-up.

Jun 2022 - Apr 2025

Supply Chain Specialist

Scandic Foods Asia | Shanghai, China

Managed purchasing, demand planning, logistics coordination, customs clearance, and budgeting for imported Nordic-origin FMCG products. Built planning and reporting tools with Excel, Power Query, Power BI, and ERP SQL data.

Sep 2018 - Jun 2022

B.Eng., Traffic and Transportation

Shanghai University of Engineering Science

Traffic and Transportation major with a sub-major in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, including training across aircraft systems, avionics, maintenance practices, technical documentation, and reliability-minded operational problem solving.

Selected projects

Examples from the work I have done.

A few examples from merchandising, sourcing, planning, and workflow improvement.

FMCG launch

Stevia Ketchup Commercialization

Helped commercialize a Stevia Ketchup SKU into Walmart / Sam's Club China, generating approximately RMB 14 million in annual sales.

Planning analytics

Demand Planning Tool

Designed an Excel and Power Query demand planning tool to improve purchasing visibility and reduce overstock / stockout risk.

Workflow automation

Supplier Data Collection System

Built an online supplier and product information collection system that improved data consistency and reduced manual input across onboarding and development.

Languages & market coverage

Cross-border context for supplier and retail coordination.

Languages

Mandarin Chinese, fluent English, B2+ French

Markets

China, Canada, and international supplier coordination

Working context

Cross-border retail, imported FMCG, and multicultural vendor communication

Contact

I am based in the Greater Toronto Area and open to retail, FMCG, sourcing, merchandising, and supply chain roles.