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丝路员工成长记⑤|中建材国贸客户“热联”者:陶伟、王兰菊
来源:中建材国贸 特约运维员 阚凌潇 发布时间:2023-10-20今年是共建“一带一路”倡议提出10周年。10 年来,中国建材集团坚定不移走国际化道路,不断创新“走出去”模式,始终秉持“为当地经济作贡献、与当地企业合作、为当地居民服务”的合作共赢“三原则”,为“一带一路”沿线国家和地区提供高质量建材和工程技术服务。我们遍布全球的2万多名海外员工,在砥砺奋进中书写精彩答卷,在企业发展中实现共同成长,用一点一滴的默默奉献生动谱写“美美与共”美好蓝图。
小料向大家分享他们在“一带一路”建设中播撒梦想种子、收获喜悦果实、书写丰富多彩人生的精彩故事……
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星光不问赶路人 唯以奋进致青春
陶伟
2012 年加入中国建材
现任中建材国际贸易有限公司钢材事业部卷板部部门副经理
陶伟,2012 年大学毕业后加入中建材国际贸易有限公司,10 年间,他从腼腆青涩的外贸新人成了坚强可靠的业务骨干,他描画着自己的梦想蓝图,将青春融入公司的发展事业中,与公司共同成长,共同进步。陶伟入职后进入了钢材事业部。钢材是大宗类基础建材,交易订单额动辄上千万元,行情天天变化,操作订单须时时处处谨慎小心。他主攻南美市场,为与客户保持“热联”,经常忙到凌晨一两点才下班;出差国外时白天走访客户,晚上联系报价,每天只能睡四五个小时。虽然是零起点,但功夫不负有心人,陶伟凭借突出的外语优势和敢想敢拼的工作劲头,短短两年时间就成交了14个新客户的订单,信心大增的同时,他把目光投向了更远处。
2016 年,陶伟开始接触中美洲的主流市场——巴拿马,该国对卷板类钢材产品需求非常大,但市场竞争异常激烈,业内普遍认为,这里是钢厂的天下,但贸易商很难分得一杯羹。陶伟凭借实战经验和前期市场数据分析,从询盘、试订单到正式订单,逐步与当地几个主要客户建立了合作关系。近些年,他与这些客户合作日益稳固,中建材国贸不仅在巴拿马站稳了脚跟,更发展为当地卷板类钢材主要供应商之一,“CNBM”也成为当地广为人知的品牌。
成功没有独家秘诀。陶伟正是凭着持之以恒的韧劲和真诚服务的理念,才赢得客户的信任和青睐。2012年,在广交会上成交的哥斯达黎加客户是他的第一个客户,至今仍是公司的金牌客户。2013年起,他坚持为一位潜在的秘鲁客户每周更新价格,7 年不曾间断。终于在 2021 年取得实质性进展,该客户连续签订了两个大订单。
天道酬勤,凭借骄人的业绩,在2018年至2019年,陶伟被评为“中国建材集团青年岗位能手”;在2021年,他获得“中建材进出口有限公司优秀员工”的荣誉,并以个人完成的1400多万元销售利润为中建材国贸首次进入集团“亿元俱乐部”作出突出贡献。
作为落实集团“走出去”战略的重要平台,中建材国贸准确把握新形势下共建“一带一路”的总体要求,在国际化道路上不惧挑战,风雨兼程,笃定前行,彰显中国制造的实力,不断加强“CNBM”品牌在“一带一路”国家和地区的推广。外贸通商自古是国际交往的重要桥梁,作为身居一线的业务员,陶伟深知排头兵的重要性,他坚持扎实做好本职工作,认真践行公司构建全产业链的外贸综合服务平台战略。通过夜以继日地攻坚克难,以陶伟为代表的建材人正一点一点地把“CNBM”这个品牌推向世界,不断促进国内与“一带一路”沿线国家和地区的市场相通、产业相融。他们以朴素生动的方式,向世界讲述中国的发展故事;他们以脚踏实地的奋斗,书写新时代中国青年的风采。
我们正走在一条充满希望的道路上。我相信,只要我们相向而行,心连心,不后退,不停步,我们终能迎来路路相连、美美与共的那一天。在筑造中国梦的伟大过程中,需要有成千上万个像陶伟这样的一线人员精耕细作,不畏艰难,甘于奉献。“路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索”,作为重任在肩的建材人,我们将矢志不渝为早日实现“中国梦”贡献自己的青春力量!
Embracing Youthful through Unwavering Effort
Tao Wei
Joined CNBM in 2012.
The Deputy Manager of the Coil Department of the Steel Division of CNBM International Corporation.
Tao Wei joined CNBM International Corporation in 2012 after graduating from university. Over the past decade, he has transformed from a shy and inexperienced foreign trade newcomer to a strong and reliable business backbone. During the process, he has been drawing his own blueprint for his dreams while also dedicating his youth to the development of the company, progressing together as one.
After joining the company, Tao Wei became a member of the steel department and dealt with the bulk building material. With trading orders often exceeding tens of millions of yuan and the market constantly fluctuating, handling orders requires the utmost care and attention to detail. Tao focused on the South American market and worked late until one or two in the morning to stay connected with clients. While on business trips overseas, he spent his days visiting clients and his nights following up on quotes, sleeping only four to five hours each day. Despite starting from scratch, his unwavering dedication and exceptional language proficiency allowed him to close deals with 14 new clients in just two years, boosting his confidence and inspiring him to set sights even further.
In 2016, Tao began to explore Panama market, which is the major market in Central America with a high demand for steel products, particularly coils. Despite the intense competition in the market and widespread industry belief that it was dominated by steel mills and trading company could hardly get a market share, Tao persevered. Drawing from his practical experience and analyzing early market data, he gradually established cooperative relationships with several key local clients, from initial inquiries and trial orders to final contracts. Over the years, these partnerships have solidified, cementing CNBM International Corporation's position as one of the major suppliers of coil steel in Panama, with the "CNBM" brand becoming widely recognized within the local market.
There is no one secret to success. Tao Wei’s unwavering persistence and dedication towards sincere service have enabled him to win the trust and appreciation of his clients. His first client from Costa Rica, secured during the 2012 Canton Fair, remains the company’s most valued client. Since 2013, Tao Wei has consistently updated prices for a potential client from Peru on a weekly basis, without interruption for seven years. This unwavering commitment finally bore fruit in 2021, when this client signed two substantial contracts in succession.
Through hard work and outstanding achievements, Tao was recognized as a "Young Expert in CNBM" in the 2018-2019 fiscal year. In 2021, he was honored with the title "Outstanding Employee of CNBM Import and Export Co., Ltd", having contributed more than 14 million RMB in sales profits, which also enabled the company to become a member of the "Billion Yuan Club" within CNBM.
As an essential platform for implementing the "Going Global" strategy of CNBM, CNBM International Corporation accurately grasps the overall requirements of building the Belt and Road Initiative under new circumstances. The company has faced challenges with determination and progressed through difficulties to showcase the strength of China’s manufacturing, constantly strengthening its presence in countries and regions along the Belt and Road.
International trade and commerce have always played a crucial role in facilitating international relations. As a front-line salesperson, Tao deeply understands the importance of this position. He insists on executing his work with excellence and diligently implementing CNBM International Corporation's strategy of "constructing a comprehensive foreign trade service platform across the entire industry chain". Overcoming obstacles day and night, CNBM International Corporation staff, with Tao as the representative, are gradually pushing the “CNBM” brand out into the world. They work tirelessly to promote market connectivity and industrial integration with countries and regions along the Belt and Road. They narrate the story of China's development to the world in a simple yet vivid way, while their steadfast efforts depict the outstanding capabilities of Chinese youths in the new era.
President Xi Jinping once stated that "We are walking on a path full of hope. I believe that as long as we walk hand in hand, move forward together, and never stop or retreat, we will finally reach the day when we are all connected and share common prosperity." In the magnificent process of realizing the Chinese Dream, we need thousands of dedicated frontline workers like Tao Wei, who are unafraid of difficulties and willing to make contributions. As noted by the poet Qu Yuan, the road ahead is long and arduous, yet we are determined to explore with a pioneering spirit.
The Belt and Road Initiative is a logical extension of the great Chinese Dream. As members of CNBM International Corporation, we carry a great responsibility on our shoulders. We are committed to serving the construction of the BRI and contributing our youth towards achieving the “Chinese Dream” as soon as possible.
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扎根一线拓市场 团结协作创佳绩
王兰菊
2005 年加入中国建材
现任中建材国际贸易有限公司总经理助理兼钢材事业部总经理
王兰菊于2005年加入中建材国际贸易有限公司,20年来,她投身钢材外贸行业的初心不变,助力公司开拓海外版图的脚步也从未停下。2023 年她被评选为“贝博BB官网(中国)责任有限公司劳动模范”,这既是对她多年拼搏付出的肯定,也是对她和团队矢志深耕国际市场的鼓励。
2006年,她受命开发新产品。面对庞大的钢材行业,制作产品手册、寻找可靠供应商、专业质检等工作都是从零起步。组建好团队后,他们顶着炎炎烈日,到河北、山东和江浙等地考察工厂,学习产品知识和行业信息,快速建立起供应商体系;为保证产品质量,她和两名同事驻守工厂,在炙热的退火炉车间,轮流亲自做质量检测;为确保订单保质保量按时交货,她几乎每个周末都要到工厂跟进监督;为快速拓展海外市场,她每天都加班到深夜,回到家继续联系客户。曾有一位俄罗斯的大客户在凌晨收到她及时回复的邮件时惊讶地问:“你不睡觉吗?”她深知只有比别人更努力,不舍昼夜地奔跑,才能更快地接近目标。她事务繁杂还要培养新人,却甘于奉献,从未抱怨。
苦心人,天不负。仅用两年时间,她带领团队完成钢材出口销售额2000 万美元,实现净利润765万元人民币。开发新产品的成功,也为后期业务发展奠定了坚实的基础。
从业十多年,她始终以敬畏的心态面对风险,对各环节严格把关,精细管理,保障业务稳健发展。2022 年 2 月起,钢材产品价格因俄乌冲突而飙升,到 9 月份时,又暴跌30%,叠加人民币贬值约 15%,导致出口报价比最高点时下降 45%;此外,上海的港口不能正常通航,天津出现严重压港现象,不能如期履约,国外客户违约潮汹涌而来。她果断决策,冷静应对,通过转卖、谈判等方式及时止损。
在她的带领下,团队积极调整销售策略,2021—2022 年,钢材事业部分别实现现金净利润3210万元人民币和4149万元人民币,连续两年被公司授予“优秀团队”称号。她对团队成员严而有度,爱而有方。在工作中,她是苛刻的领导,坚持高标准和严要求,使钢材事业部的销售数据一直在公司排名前三;在生活上,她是知心的姐姐,关注员工情绪变化并细心安抚,定期为员工举办生日会,及时向遇到生活困难的员工伸出援手,将整个事业部全体员工变成亲密的一家人。
她以身作则、勤勉努力、默默奉献,并以“谦恭、敬畏、感恩、得体” 的准则指导团队。新员工成长可圈可点,新客户开发势如破竹,新订单喜报频频传来。钢材事业部新员工培养取得优异成绩,以入职两年的新员工为例,人均订单年利润超过200万元,单人订单年利润最高突破 500 万元。她打造的团队自信乐观、敢于拼搏、善于开拓,有着超强的战斗力和执行力,坚定不移地为开发海外市场、传播CNBM 品牌当好先锋队,为落实集团国际化战略贡献他们的“钢铁”力量!
为了更好地推动集团国际化业务发展,王兰菊同志积极推动菲律宾、泰国和沙特3个“一带一路”国家的属地化经营落地工作,她积极高效地安排海外市场调研工作、落实属地化人员到位、确定属地化经营目标。我们相信,在王兰菊的带领下,3个海外市场属地化经营一定会取得优异成绩并为“一带一路”建设贡献力量。
Combining Frontline Experience with Team Leadership to Expand International Markets
Wang Lanju
Joined CNBM in 2005
General Manager Assistant of CNBM International Corporation,
Manager of the Steel Division of CNBM International Corporation
Since she joined CNBM International Corporation in 2005, Wang Lanju has remained committed to her original aspiration in the steel foreign trade industry, and has never stopped exploring new opportunities overseas for nearly two decades. In 2023, she was honored as a “Model Worker of CNBM,” in recognition of her years of hard work and dedication, and her team's steadfast focus on international market development.
In 2006, Wang was appointed to lead the development of a new product. Faced with the immense steel industry, she had to start from scratch, creating product manuals, finding reliable suppliers, and conducting professional quality inspections. Together with her new team, they braved the blazing sun and visited factories in Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and other places to learn about the product and the industry, and rapidly established a supplier network. To ensure the product quality, she and two colleagues stationed themselves in the factory, taking turns conducting quality inspections in the sweltering annealing furnace workshop. To ensure that orders were delivered with high quality and correct quantity on time, she would almost go to the factory every weekend for supervision. To quickly expand the overseas market, she burned the midnight oil and continued to contact clients after she returned home. Once, an important Russian client received her timely reply email in the early morning and asked surprisingly, "Don't you sleep?" She knew that only by working harder day and night could she achieve her goals faster. Despite a heavy workload and her obligation to train new team members, she has remained devoted and never complained.
The reward for hard work never fails. Within just two years, Wang led her team to achieve sales of $20 million USD in steel exports and a net profit of 7.65 million yuan. The success of developing new products also laid a solid foundation for future business development.
Having dedicated over a decade to the industry, Wang has approached business risks with reverence. She strictly monitors and manages every step, ensuring precise and meticulous management that guarantees stable and robust business development. Since February 2022, the market price of steel products has skyrocketed due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, only to plummet by 30% in September, compounded by a 15% depreciation of the RMB, leading to a 45% drop in export prices compared to their highest point. Furthermore, the port operations in Shanghai were disrupted, and severe port congestion in Tianjin resulted in significant delays, ultimately leading to a surge in defaults by overseas clients. Under such circumstances, she made resolute and calculated decisions, deftly managing the situation by reselling and negotiating to protect orders from incurring losses. Exporting steel products is like walking on the blade of a knife, exposed to numerous risks ranging from fluctuations in market prices, shipping costs, and exchange rates to the unpredictability of export tax rebates. For example, in 2007, the government made four policy adjustments to steel product export tax rebates, while in 2021, it twice canceled the export tax rebate for certain steel products. Over 100,000 tons of orders were impacted by these changes, involving a rebate of over 100 million yuan. The policy change allowed only two days notice for compliance, yet Wang and her team worked tirelessly day and night, collaborated effectively with clear work division, and conducted “emergency rescue” that successfully minimized the losses to the lowest possible level.
Under her leadership, the team actively adjusted their sales strategy, and the steel division achieved cash profits of 32.1 million yuan and 41.49 million yuan respectively in 2021 and 2022, earning the “Outstanding Team” award from the company for two consecutive years.
Wang has demonstrated a firm yet caring leadership towards her team members. In the workplace, she maintains exacting standards and strict demands, resulting in impressive sales figures for the steel division that consistently rank among the top three in the company. Outside work, she is a compassionate and empathetic friend to her employees, paying attention to their negative emotions and offering support when needed, regularly organizing birthday celebrations to foster camaraderie, and extending timely assistance to colleagues facing challenges in life. These actions foster a deep sense of camaraderie and unity among the entire department, making it a close-knit family. She sets an example of diligence, dedication, and commitment to work, and embodies the principles of humility, respect, gratitude, and propriety in her leadership. New employees’ development has been noteworthy, as new client acquisition is growing rapidly like mushrooms after the rain and news of successful new orders is commonplace. The new employee training program has achieved exceptional results in the steel division, with average annual profits per person exceeding two million yuan and individual annual profits for single orders reaching as high as five million yuan after only two years of employment. She has fostered a team that embodies confidence, optimism, and a willingness to take risks. They excel in opening up new opportunities and demonstrate outstanding combat effectiveness and execution skills. The team remains steadfast pioneers in promoting CNBM’s brand and developing overseas market, contributing their "steel" strength to realizing CNBM’s internationalization strategy!
To facilitate CNBM’s international business, Wang Lanju has been actively promoting the localization of operations in three Belt and Road countries: the Philippines, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. She has efficiently arranged overseas market research, implemented personnel localization, and determined localization business goals. We believe that, under her leadership, the localization operations in these three overseas markets will surely achieve excellent results and contribute to the Belt and Road Initiative.