Yujie Deng

Project management and trade finance professional with experience leading large-scale international export and import operations across Africa, Europe, and Asia. Strong background in logistics coordination, letters of credit, guarantees, receivables financing, stakeholder management, and cross-border project execution. Proven ability to support complex transactions with high business value and deliver results under tight timelines.

Manager, Project Management Department at CRRC (Hong Kong) Co. Limited (2021-09 – Present)

• Served as project manager for CRRC Hong Kong, the pivotal platform bridging mainland manufacturers and international clients in the Dakar BRT project, enabling seamless export of 121 electric buses.
• Acted as key liaison between Dakar clients, CRRC manufacturing teams, and global logistics partners to synchronize production schedules, technical specifications, and delivery timelines.
• Streamlined end-to-end export processes, including documentation, on-time shipping, dual-country customs clearance, and proactive risk mitigation to meet all project milestones.
• Directed CRRC Hong Kong's financing intermediary role for the Mozambique electric bus export, delivering 10 units via innovative deferred L/C and non-recourse receivables strategies to minimize credit exposure.
• Executed comprehensive financial structuring, handling complex documentation, payment deferrals, and receivables monetization to accelerate cash flow while safeguarding company interests.
• Bridged manufacturers, clients, and financial partners as key coordinator, optimizing funding mechanisms to ensure project execution without traditional credit risk burdens.
• Leveraged CRRC Hong Kong's unique integration platform to consolidate diverse products from multiple CRRC Group manufacturers, delivering customized rail solutions to Nigerian clients.
• Directed multi-manufacturer export execution as primary commercial coordinator, integrating locomotives, wagons, rail laying/unloading systems, and engineering vehicles into unified project packages.
• Expertly managed trade finance instruments including advance payment guarantees, performance bonds, warranty bonds, and L/C documentary negotiations for seamless project delivery.
• Managed CRRC Hong Kong's role as CRRC Group's centralized procurement platform, overseeing import operations across 20+ suppliers and 10+ clients to drive RMB 3.5 billion annual business turnover.
• Directed comprehensive trade processes including L/C issuance, shipping documentation, progress payments, and meticulous record control for seamless multi-party coordination.
• Optimized supply chain integration as key coordinator, bridging diverse suppliers with client demands to ensure efficient imports, payment security, and operational scalability.

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics in Economics – Clemson University, John E. Walker Department of Economics (2016 – 2020)

M.A. in Economics – Kent State University, College of Business Administration (2014-09 – 2016-05)

B.A. in Economics – Sichuan University, School of Economics (2011-04 – 2015-06)