Supply Chain Product Development

Chris (Chih-Hsiang) Chang

***** ****** **** **, ****, TX, 77494

281-***-**** / *************@*****.***

PROFILE

Self-motivated Supply Chain/ Sourcing professional with extensive experience in manufacturing, exporting/importing and retail/ distribution in both domestic and international environments. Committed to applying extensive supply chain and sourcing domain knowledge, skills and experience to drive optimization, growth and profitability. Strategic thinker with excellent communication, organizational, problem solving and analytical skills.

Key Strengths:

• Supply Chain & Operation Management •Strategic Sourcing Experience

• Production & Manufacturing Management •Procurement & Vendor Management OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE/ SKILLS

Project management, International Sourcing, Import/ Export and Quality Assurance

Proficient in Oracle RMS, Supply Chain Planning, Flex PLM

Expert in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, IBM Lotus

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English and Taiwanese. EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington, TX 1/2010~ 8/2011 Master of Business Administration, GPA 3.69/4.0

Concentration in Operations Management and International Business Shih Chien University; Taipei, Taiwan 9/2000 ~ 6/2004 Bachelor of Business Administration in International Trade, GPA 3.42/4.0 EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Academy Sports and Outdoors Katy, TX

Global Sourcing Manager 6/2015-Current

Responsible for achieving on-time shipment and delivery of import category to drive sales and increase private brand market share.

Analyze KPI's and develop corrective action plans to achieve strategic goals

Improve timelines, mitigate sourcing risks and conduct cost negotiations to achieve financial objectives by identifying production run opportunities, reengineering of products and consolidating supplier

Lead supplier on-boarding and training process; analyze and recommend necessary changes to supplier base

Research, identify, and profile new suppliers and factories as potential sources for both new and existing products

Develop and maintain supplier relationships to achieve category sourcing strategy and adhere to Academy's ethical standards

Assist in the creation of Standard Operating Procedures Sourcing & Production Manager-Hardgoods 7/2014-6/2015

Partner with private brand product development and merchant teams to consolidate raw materials utilizations and projections

Work with import logistics, supply chain, quality assurance, accounting, and vendor compliance teams to ensure that all questions/issues from domestic/international vendors are solved

Assess category sourcing risk profile and recommend necessary changes to supplier base

Coordinate supplier training of Academy’s operational and compliance standards

Forecast and plan production for all items in category

Troubleshoot quality issues and production capacity, scheduling, and delivery issues

Ensure that assigned vendors meet Academy Ship-On-Time requirements

Assess and report on supplier performance; administer supplier chargebacks

Follow up supplier’s corrective action plans and ensures execution Product Developer II 8/2013-7/2014

Develop private brand products to drive sales, increase margin, and improve market share.

Manage existing and new programs in working with merchant team to understand product needs, setting a timeline and execute product delivery.

Partner with global production, quality assurance, packaging design, vendor compliance, international logistics, and overseas vendors to ensure highest quality of products and on time delivery.

Partner with customs compliance team to prepare HTS classification

Negotiate cost to ensure price competitiveness to meet everyday low price goal

Manage and approve pre-production, production, counter, and advertising samples Doskocil Manufacturing Co Inc. dba Petmate Arlington, TX Sourcing Coordinator 10/2011-8/2013

Coordinate product designs and specifications among qualified international and domestic suppliers

Involved in global sourcing activities to successfully implement new products to market initiatives

Responsible for sourcing and inbound supply chain analysis and coordination of supply chain activities pertaining to new product development projects

Assist with special supply chain projects, resourcing products, quality problems and improvements, cost reductions, supplier development, and inventory reductions

Document product data elements for new item Oracle system setups

Analyze and maintain new product development activities to ensure project timelines meet established deadlines.

Coordinate the first article approval of materials arriving from international suppliers Lih Lin Enterprises & Industrial Co., Ltd Taipei, Taiwan International Export Specialist 3/2006 ~ 7/2009

Conducted international export, shipment reports, import/export documents and pricing analysis reports for clients

Managed international trade shows and the operations in Taiwan, Vietnam and China

Maintained efficient communication with clients and resolved conflicts and operational issues

Planned the shipment schedule and sought to enhance the production and solutions that were delivered to international clients

Offered feedback assisting team members (quality & production) to effectively resolve production and service issues

Assigned work tasks according to staff skills and experience

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