Supply Chain Manager

Charles Gu

**** ****** *** ( Rohnert Park, California 94928

abkru0@r.postjobfree.com ( 707-***-****

Global Supply Chain Management Leader

Global Planning Business Analytics Operations Management

Financial Leadership

Accomplished, dynamic executive with more than two decades of experience

in managing global supply chain, operations, finance, and business

development functions in start-up and Fortune 500 organizations.

Innovative change agent and thought leader with background in generating

substantial improvements in global order management, demand planning, on-

time delivery, and inventory. Diverse background allows for "big-picture"

view of supply chain; able to pull together numerous metrics and processes

to develop single view of business plan. Unique professional background in

China; led manufacturing transfer process, product launch, and business

development efforts in Chinese marketplace. Fluent in English and

Mandarin. Core competencies:

Strategic & Tactical Sales Forecasting Program Management

Sourcing Business & Operations Microsoft Excel

Vendor Relations Planning (VBA/Macro)

Inventory Control Financial & Operations Turn-around Situations

Order Management Analysis Developing Procedures

Cost Reduction Operational Streamlining Best Practices

Initiatives Process Improvements

Professional Experience

Superconductor Technologies Inc. - Santa Barbara, California

High-tech company providing advanced RF wireless solutions with $10M in

revenue and 100 employees.

Executive Director, Global Operations & Logistics (2008 to 2010)

Joined management team to lead a joint-venture program in China with a

cross-functional team of 10 members. Directed field trials of RF equipment

to gain approval from China's largest telecom operator. Managed

communications with joint venture company and other business partners in

China. Oversaw all aspects of component sourcing program. Reported directly

to SVP of Operations.

. Positioned company for entering the telecom market in China with

potential sales of $30M after 5 years.

. Developed manufacturing transfer roadmap to reduce costs by up to 50%

for the JV company in China.

. Developed architecture of Global Planning Management System (GPMS) to

integrate global business planning process from sales forecasting,

supply planning, delivery scheduling to financial planning.

. Streamlined the operational planning review process

Motorola - Rohnert Park, California and Horsham, Pennsylvania

Fortune 100 telecommunications company with 53K employees and $22B in

revenue.

Senior Supply Chain Manager (2006 to 2008)

Progressed through increasing roles of responsibility, culminating in

Senior Supply Chain Manager position. Directed global supply chain

performance management for $4B home communication business unit with focus

on driving operational excellence. Managed business integration project due

to organizational restructuring.

. Challenged to participate in multimillion-dollar global order

management transformation program supported by Deloitte Consulting.

. Developed, proposed, and championed new demand planning process, which

would introduce best practices to the business unit. Proposed plan

will improve demand planning accuracy, inventory turns, and on-time

delivery of customer orders.

. Led global supply chain process, physical flow, and information flow

mapping project to identify improvement opportunities in mission-

critical areas.

Senior Operations Manager (2004 to 2006)

Promoted to lead team of 6 employees in sales and operations planning,

procurement, inventory control, and order fulfillment for 12 product lines,

20 contract manufacturers and OEM suppliers, and 100+ customers. Managed

pricing negotiations with third-party warehousing service provider.

. Ranked in top 10% of managers company-wide for 2 consecutive years.

. Coordinated corporate system integration project and TL9000

certification program.

. Improved on-time delivery and inventory while reducing operating

costs. Led or co-led numerous performance improvement initiatives in

the areas of order bookings governance, warehouse shipping cycle

control, and direct order fulfillment.

Manager of Finance and Supply Chain Management (2004)

Joined Motorola following takeover of Next Level Communications to manage

forecasting, planning, supply chain integration, and inventory control for

$100M network access business unit.

. Reduced inventory 65% as part of financial and operational integration

efforts between corporate headquarters and newly acquired business

unit.

Next Level Communications - Rohnert Park, California

Developer and producer of next-generation telecommunications equipment.

Acquired by Motorola in 2004.

Director of Finance (2002 to 2003) Financial Planning & Analysis

Manager (2002)

Quickly promoted to Director of Finance role to lead financial planning,

analysis, inventory control, costing, and operations support functions.

Managed and tracked $100M inventory. Led supply-demand integration project

across operations, sales, marketing, finance, and IT divisions. Co-directed

production outsourcing transition program.

. Contributed to 25% inventory reduction within 12 months.

. Eliminated 3 of 5 warehouse sites by leading national inventory

consolidation project.

. Increased accuracy of inventory by implementing perpetual inventory

system for $65M remote warehouse.

. Streamlined financial forecast modeling and sales forecasting

processes, resulted in planning cycle reduction by 50% and improvement

of sales forecasting accuracy by 75%

Mahi Networks, Inc. - Petaluma, California

Start-up metro optical network company funded by Sequoia Capital, GE

Capital, and Time Warner Communications.

Senior Financial and Operations Analyst (2000 to 2002)

Hired as company's first financial team member. Developed Excel and VBA

tools to support sales forecasting operational planning, procurement

management, cost of ownership analysis, workforce management, budget

control, and recruitment. Served on Oracle and Agile deployment and

implementation teams. Reported directly to CFO.

. Partnered with CFO to develop multiyear financial plan for VC fund

raising.

. Developed converged networking model for value proposition of next-

generation products.

CAREER NOTES: Prior successes include:

. Reduced reporting cycle by up to 80% and improved accuracy in sales

forecasting as Senior Financial Analyst with Advanced Fibre

Communications.

. Earned two promotions in two years, progressing from Inventory Process

Analyst to Asset Management Analyst to Staff Financial Analyst with

UNISYS. Played key role in reducing overhead target variance from 8%

to 2% and created significant improvements in forecasting accuracy and

efficiency.

. Managed $1.5M equity investment with 25% return in 6 months and led

business diversification project as Business Development Manager with

China Merchants Shekou Port Services Co., Ltd.

. Set up first overseas business entity for TEMOINOSA in China and built

relationships with local manufacturers and government officials.

. Founded Shekou Library, the first open-shelf community library in

China.

Educational Background

Master of Science in Management, Focus in Finance and Operations . Purdue

University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) . China-Europe International

Business School (CEIBS)

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics . Tsinghua University

Six Sigma Green Belt

Certified Management Engineer

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