Purchasing Manager-aerospace precision machining

William Wang MBA, BSc EE, and CPIM Linkedin

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Summary of Qualifications

MBA graduate with APICS, CPIM certificate. A multi-task, hard-working, innovative, and result driven management

professional with more than 10 years experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management,

business transformation, inventory management, process improvement, business analysis, and supplier

qualification. Known for strong negotiation, analytical, project management, relation management, and cost

management skills. Proficient in Microsoft Applications and ERP/MRP system. Influential leader, able to build and

foster relationships, engaging the commitment of others and interact across all levels of the organization.

Achieved major cost, inventory, and lead time reduction within short time frames.

Professional Experience

Brookfield Johnson Controls, Canada

Supervisor, Supply Chain Administration 2012-2013

Supervised supply chain administration team and suppliers to ensure that all supplier qualification and set up

process and legislative requirements are met. Prepared monthly spend report to VP of finance. Managed 3500

suppliers’ qualification. Negotiated Terms and Conditions and engaged with suppliers and cross functional team

for business transformation and supplier qualification. Consolidated suppliers from 3500 to 2500 suppliers in 7

months and reduced operational cost.

BlackBerry/RIM, Research In Motion Limited, Canada

Commodity Manager 2011-2012

Led and managed supplier selection, evaluation, audit, qualification, approval, and continuous improvement.

Managed supplier capacity, led supplier performance reviews, and managed strategic supplier relationship.

Prepared, issued and led RFXs. Prepared and reviewed SOWs and NDAs. Led contract/labor/hardware

negotiation, prepared quotations comparison, and awarded contracts/projects. Developed/managed supply chain

strategies and ensured services level/IT hardware supply. Optimized supplier base to achieve cost saving

target/maintain high product quality.

Managed sourcing, procurement, and contracts. Identified key suppliers, developed alternative suppliers,

worked with cross functional team within business units, and reduced cycle time and total cost. Streamlined

business engagement process between RIM and vendors for long term business development and the

continuous improvement

Led RFxs, prepared negotiation proposals, and led negotiations. Identified key vendors, developed strategic

relations, managed the global sourcing strategy, and achieved $3M saving in 2011

Prepared quarterly score card and facilitated quarterly business review meetings with vendors

Conducted supply market analysis, developed sourcing strategy, and prepared business cases to qualify

vendors to align business objectives and to achieve cost reduction target

Worked with cross functional teams including business and legal units to create and review supply

agreements/contracts, statement of work, and NDAs.

Managed spend within budget. Provided spend analysis and cost reduction proposals to cross functional

team and senior management

AMD, Advanced Micro Devices Inc/ATI Technologies Inc, Canada

Lead Source Manager, Procurement & Operations 2007-2010

Led RFIs, RFQs and RFPs. Conducted supply market analytics and benchmarking. Managed vendors, inventory,

outsourcing, and contracts. Ensured material supply/service and managed global supply program. Monitored and

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managed spend within budget. Provided cost analysis, summary, and reduction proposals to senior

management, and cross functional team, and aligned company’s goals.

Provided quantitative and comparative analysis of all aspects [including prices, terms & conditions, and

industry development trend] of long term supply development programs and made recommendations

Advised on the industry best practice and recommended changes in procurement policies, procedures,

standards, processes, and strategies

Developed and managed the supplier rating matrices including quality, cost, on time delivery, service,

technology, and flexibility. Rewarded suppliers business based on the quarterly score card performance

Set up standard material cost quarterly, reported material PPV (Purchase Price Variance) performance

quarterly, managed/reported saving summary, and managed material to minimize obsolescence

Developed strategic business relations with key partner suppliers and built long term business relations to

support revenue growth and cost reduction plan

Led quarterly price negotiations and reduced cost by 8-15% annually

Analyzed supplier’s competitive bids and optimized supplier order allocation which reduced spend by 10%

Analyzed quality data, negotiated compensations due to quality issue, and received more compensations

from suppliers

Identified payment term and invoice issues, resolved payment issue, and increased the cash flow

Prepared, negotiated, and managed VMI (vendor management inventory) contracts which reduced inventory

cost by 50% and increased the supply flexibility in 2008

Identified a specific recycle material, developed the recycle process with suppliers, and generated $800K

revenue annually through recycling this material since 2007

Analyzed cycle time, identified key areas for improvement, and reduced cycle time by 2 weeks

Initiated a continuous improvement program when product suffered quality issue, wrote the scope of the

project, secured the budget, managed the project, and reduced material cost by $3M annually

Commodity Manager, Procurement 2005- 2007

Developed a global procurement strategy and implemented a supplier development program which has an

integrated, long-term approach focused on quality, cost, delivery, technology, flexibility, and service. Negotiated

price, managed supplier capacity, ensured supply availability, and implemented global supply agreement.

Managed suppliers and facilitated quarterly business review with key suppliers. These aligned with

company’s revenue plans

Prepared quarterly price negotiation proposal, negotiated prices, and reduced cost by $2M in 2005 and $10M

in 2006

Procured, received and deployed over $100M material annually. Negotiated and extended payment term by

30 days

Set commodity strategy and goals and qualified 2 new suppliers which increased total available capacity by

30% and reduced cost by 10% annually

Managed forecast accuracy, analyzed demand and supply data, identified 15% forecast bias from forecast

data, and corrected system forecast issue. This reduced the cost by 9%

Managed orders and inventory, and reduced inventory from $38M to $20M in 3 month to meet company

financial target

Communicated with business units and planning team daily and resolved material supply issue

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COMPEQ Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Taiwan

Specialist, Sales and Marketing 1998-2001

Made business presentations and developed new customers. Achieved $5 M annual sales and potential annual

revenue of $10M worldwide. Provided customers with technical supports which improved quality and reduced

product rejection rate by 10%. Managed prices/quotations, orders, on time delivery, payment terms, and account

receivable. Ensured customer satisfaction by addressing customers’ needs, reduced customer complaints, and

increased revenue by more than 50%. Attended sales & marketing meetings and developed market strategies

which increased sales by 10-20% annually and improved profit by 6%.

Design Team Leader 1996-1998

Led a design team of 3 and reduced design error by more than 10%. Built design capability and established

standard design rules to shorten product design cycle by 20%.

Project Engineer 1994-1996

Developed a new product and completed Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat analysis of the new

business unit. Evaluated ROI [return on investment] of the new business investment and made

recommendations for the investment. Updated project status reports and chaired project review meetings.

Education

MBA, Business Administration, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 2003-2005

BSc. Electronic Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

Professional Development

CPIM, APICS 2008-2018

Award

Reward Dinner - Excellent in managing inventory by AMD/Operations SVP 2006

Spotlight Award by AMD/Global Supply Management (Procurement) VP 2008

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