Alison Tran

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DISC Type : cd

Sourcing Specialist- Battery Raw Materials at MTALX

Greater Lille Metropolitan Area, France

Overview

Alison Tran is an Oxford and INSEAD-educated entrepreneur with extensive experience in international trade across four continents. After a career in the metals and minerals industry, she founded the award-winning Karma Tea Co. People who have worked with her describe her as market-oriented, reliable, and possessing strong organizational skills.

Inspired by her travels in South Asia and subsequent training as a tea sommelier, Alison is passionate about ethical sourcing and transparency in the tea industry. She is dedicated to connecting consumers with high-quality, single-garden teas while ensuring growers receive fair profits for their artisanal products.

Unique fact: Before becoming a tea entrepreneur, Alison built a successful career trading industrial commodities like bauxite, lithium, and coal.

Personality Overview

ROI Conscious

Upfront

Demanding

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Topics They Care About

Ethical Sourcing
She founded her company to address the lack of transparency in the tea trade, focusing on direct relationships with growers to ensure sustainability and quality.
Specialty Tea
As a trained tea sommelier, she is passionate about educating consumers on single-origin teas and moving beyond mass-market commodity products.
Entrepreneurial Challenges
Has spoken about her experience self-funding her venture and the lessons learned from launching a new brand and product line in a competitive market.

Media Appearances

Alison has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2022 - 2-2023
Sourcing Specialist- Battery Raw Materials at MTALX
1-2021
Founder & CEO at The Karma Tea Co.
1-2018 - 3-2019
Business Development Manager, Metals & Minerals at Argus Media
4-2012 - 11-2017
Sales Manager, Middle East at Steinbock Minerals Ltd.
2-2012
Director at MinTradeCo.

Education

2016 - 2017
Global Executive MBA from INSEAD
1999 - 2003
Master’s Degree from University of Oxford

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Exp : 8 Location : Greater Lille Metropolitan Area, France Job Level : Leadership Designation : Sourcing Specialist- Battery Raw Materials at MTALX
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Insights For Selling To Alison

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization

DONT's

  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alison is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alison

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alison move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Alison take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Alison

Personality Compatibility


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