Project Manager Management

DANHAO SONG

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801-***-**** ( abhhsv@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Global Sourcing Professional with proven strengths in procurement, cost

optimization, and contract negotiation. International background and

overseas experience. Self-motivated, personable and creative with strong

leadership and interpersonal skills.

KEY SKILLS

Strategic Sourcing Negotiation Supply Management

International Logistics Team Building Market Evaluation

International Operation Project Management Financial Analysis

EXPERIENCE

RIO TINTO, Salt Lake City, UT July 2005-Present

World third largest mine exploration, processing and refinery company with

operations in more than 40 countries

Strategic Sourcing Specialist/Category Manager - MRO, Packaging, Rail and

Emerging Market Sourcing

Indentifying, sourcing, negotiating and managing product/service supply for

multiple remote mining operations in North America

. Manage packaging category for all North America BU's with annual

spending over $20 MM including FIBC, paper bag, steel strapping,

container liner, dunnage etc.

. Manage industrial supply category for all North American BU's with

annual spending over $50 MM including fastener, hand tools, filter,

office supply and MRO in general;

. Manage rail products category with annual spending over $19 MM

including rail track, spare parts, ore car renting, maintenance and

repair.

. Supervise satellite office in India in the process of managing office

supply and PPE (personal protection equipment) category

. Consolidate / coordinate product requirement for all business units

and generate purchasing synergy through group purchasing and contract

negotiation

. Prepare RFQ/RFI, conduct online auctions and evaluate bids; Negotiate

contracts with global base suppliers on both legal and commercial

aspect; Establish price escalation formula for steel, wire rope and

plastic products in the contracts; Assure contract compliance through

supplier performance reviews; Conduct inventory planning and work with

freight forwarder / custom broker to manage international logistics

. Manage supplier relationship and ensure on time delivery performance

over 99.3%, resolve quality/warranty issues and lead continuous

improvement initiatives

. Work with engineer/supplier to test new products and improve Total

Cost of Ownership (TCO) through the whole supply chain across product

categories

. Identify potential product categories for emerging market (Low Cost

Country) sourcing, qualify suppliers and organize testing on mine

sites with focus on steel fabrication: crawler shoes for electrical

shovel, thickener bearing, pellet car parts, ore car wheels and chain

links

. Source FIBC from China with annual spending of $8 MM and cost

reduction of 30%; convert steel strapping to plastic strapping with

25% cost reduction or $0.5 MM; introduce new filter media that reduces

emission by 80% and improve smelter capability by 10%; achieve 5% TCO

saving on industrial supply category every year

. Achieved Six Sigma green belt certificate for project cycle time

analysis

LAND O'LAKES, Arden Hills, MN August 2002-June 2005

A Fortune 500 agri-food company with leading human and animal food product

lines.

Project Manager - International Development Division

Identified and managed business opportunities in China and Southeast Asia

countries for Land O' Lakes within dairy, feed and seed areas and project

management

. Developed and maintained relationships with partners, customers and

government agencies, resulting in improved communication,

satisfaction, and more business opportunities.

. Led an $18MM yak dairy management project in Sichuan, China:

o Built a strong management team with people from Land O'Lakes and

the Chinese company, leading to the successful and on budget

renovation of an existing milk powder plant.

o Sourced milk powder from Ukraine, New Zealand and Australia

o Sourced liquid milk processing equipment and service from Sweden

o Negotiated goods and services procurement activities for

renovation of the milk plant

o Managed the logistics of milk powder from oversea suppliers

o Assisted in development of a marketing and sales plan for dairy

products, launching four types of high value added yak milk

powder in the market.

o Managed internal project budget and analyzed project costs and

spending, resulting in a positive margin for Land O'Lakes on all

China focused activities.

. Developed market channel for Land O'Lakes branded product distribution

in China, leading to the sale of $0.5MM Land O'Lakes branded cheese

and butter to China.

. Analyzed China cheese market prepared China dairy industry environment

review and made recommendations to senior management for long-term

strategy plan for China.

. Negotiated cheese production technology transfer with a Chinese

company in northwestern China.

NORTHWEST AIRLINES, St. Paul, MN 2001

Business Analyst Intern - Information Service Department

Participated on a team of four to build financial models for IS department

budget for year 2002.

. Analyzed financial data, accounting reports, and historical volume of

five divisions.

. Utilized activity based budget methodology to identify cost drivers of

IS department $52MM spending. Enabled department to accurately

forecast 2002 spending.

BANK OF CHINA, Chengdu, P.R.China 1996-1999

Financial Analyst

Analyzed financial status of public traded companies and provided

investment advice.

. Analyzed the financial status of electronics companies for investment

valuation.

. Provided investment advice to institutional investors and grew the

transaction volume of stock more than 30 percent in two years.

EDUCATION

Carlson School of Management, Minneapolis, MN 2000-2002

University of Minnesota

MBA - Concentration: Finance

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, St. Louis, MO 1999-2000

Department of Economics

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, P. R. China

1992-1999

Department of International Business

MA - International Finance, BA in International Business

LANGUAGE - Fluent in English and Mandarin

COMPUTER - Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and

Microsoft Project

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