Peng Jianyue and Su Tiantian sat on Gu Yiyuan's left and right. Opposite them were the company's deputy general manager Xiao Zhaoshan and business manager Tang Yuening. The atmosphere was a bit tense at this time.
The last time Su Tiantian came here with Gu Yiyuan and General Lai, she met Tang Yuening once, but she didn't have any impression of her. At that time, there were managers from various departments and workshop supervisors present. There were too many people and their attention was not on her. Moreover, there was more than one business manager in the business department.
Tang Yuening's face is only 30% pretty, but has a simple and soft feeling. She is not as pitiful as Yan Mingyue, nor as bright as Luo Sisi. Her style is actually similar to Su Tiantian's, but she is not as calm, confident and outstanding as Su Tiantian.
Today, Tang Yuening had her brown ear-length hair neatly arranged. She wore a misty blue knitted short-sleeved top and a black calf-length pleated skirt. She looked elegant yet stubborn.
Her gaze fell on Su Tiantian, but she still didn't speak. She looked at Su Tiantian in a somewhat impolite manner.
Gu Yiyuan's expression was somewhat serious: "Deputy Director Su, please tell me, what is wrong with this quotation?"
Su Tiantian said frankly, "This quotation is very detailed. I haven't officially started working yet, so I don't know much about the situation and can't say if there are any problems. I just have one question: if this quotation is accepted by the customer and an order is placed, when will the goods be shipped?"
Tang Yuening said: "About 45 days later."
Su Tiantian's eyes seemed to gleam, and she said in a firm tone, "I heard that shipping costs have been rising recently. The shipping cost will not be the same in 45 days. If we follow this quotation, the company's profit will be greatly reduced, or even zero."
Tang Yuening refused to give in: "The shipping price is quoted by the freight forwarder."
Su Tiantian said: "Freight forwarders quote current prices. Companies with ocean freight orders are generally prepared for freight rate increases. A small increase is manageable, but a large increase will easily take away the meager profits of the manufacturing industry. Shipowners should take this into account when making quotations."
Tang Yuening said a little unhappy: "Who knows how much the freight will increase? What if it doesn't increase, but we lose customers because the quotation is too high?"
Su Tiantian said, "Accepting orders is certainly important, but the prerequisite is to protect the company's interests. I believe that Mr. Gu and Vice President Xiao are familiar with freight forwarders. Can they use their experience to estimate the shipping costs? I heard from friends that the price is expected to double."
Gu Yiyuan said with a serious expression, "Vice President Xiao, if you ask me now, I'll ask you something too. This is very important for the business department to quote."
Gu Yiyuan whispered a few words in Peng Jianyue's ear, and Peng Jianyue stood up to make a phone call. In fact, Su Tiantian knew who he was calling, Xu Runzhi, the vice president of Dingyao Company. Xu Runzhi's sales performance was actually higher than that of all the business managers of Dingyao and Dingxing, and he was very familiar with related matters.
Xiao Zhaoshan simply said, "Manager Tang, please find the freight forwarder who gave you the quote and ask if they have a budget for the freight in about 45 days. If not, ask them if they are willing to sign a contract at the current price."
Tang Yuening was stunned: "The order hasn't been confirmed yet, and we're signing the freight forwarding contract first?"
Xiao Zhaoshan said impatiently: "Can you ask first? Or do I need to call the freight forwarder myself?"
Tang Yuening walked aside to make a phone call.
Xiao Zhaoshan said, "I want to praise Director Kuang and Deputy Director Su in front of President Gu. I've known Director Kuang's work ability for a long time, but I didn't expect Deputy Director Su's work ability to be so good. No wonder President Gu invited her to our company."
Gu Yiyuan rubbed his aching temple and said, "It's been really busy lately. Luckily, Brother Shan has been helping me. Sister Tiantian has only been here for two or three days. How do you know she's really capable at work?"
Xiao Zhaoshan said, "A thick stack of purchase orders from the three raw material workshops contained nearly a hundred products. The supplier name, manufacturer name, model, batch, delivery quantity, number of qualified products, and number of defective products were all entered into the system. The warehouse supervisor said he couldn't believe how fast it was; he was afraid he would have to assign warehouse staff to do it."
Gu Yiyuan said: "The initial work of this financial software ERP system is so tedious, and it is the most basic work. The finance department should cooperate with the production department and warehouse management to input the data."
Xiao Zhaoshan said, "As far as I know, it wasn't everyone in the finance department who entered the data together. Director Kuang, Deputy Director Su, and the finance assistant did it within two days. They personally inspected and photographed every product and then took inventory with the warehouse manager. One accountant resigned because he found the work too tiring."
Gu Yiyuan said: "This is a lot of work, and the photography and inventory are already completed. Sister Tiantian, you are amazing."
Su Tiantian said sincerely, "Thank you, Vice President Xiao, for getting the people in the workshop to cooperate. When we encountered products we didn't understand or needed to move and reposition, the workshop supervisor and warehouse supervisor were very helpful. They also arranged and helped with the photography and inventory."
Xiao Zhaoshan said, "It's only natural for the workshop to cooperate, but these three women are willing to work overtime, climbing high and low, and never complaining about the hardship or fatigue. They've shed a lot of sweat. The workshop supervisor said, I didn't expect the people in the finance department to do more than just sit in the office and record data."
Su Tiantian said, "I'm so exhausted! I'm dizzy! I've put in so much physical and mental work, but I think the people in the finance department, especially the cost accountants and accounts receivable and payable accountants, should at least have some familiarity with the company's materials and finished products."
Xiao Zhaoshan said, "These days, everyone has their own concerns, and life is tough. It's okay to just muddle through, but when it comes to your own work, the company requires you to fulfill your job responsibilities diligently, and your Finance Department has done so."
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