GRACY XU, CPSM

**** **** ******* *****, *****, Texas 75025

Phone: 469-***-**** Email: ac7j6s@r.postjobfree.com

Supply Chain Management

Procurement (Buyer) Transportation Logistics Contract Management

Excellence-driven professional with 10+ years’ broad-ranging experience in supply chain management across a variety of industries and exposure to all aspects of the supply chain. Process-driven team leader who expertly cultivates and maintains partnerships with internal and external customers, stakeholders, and employees to effectively deliver inventory on time and under budget. Forward-thinking and analytical problem solver.

Bilingual: English &

Mandarin Chinese

Purchasing & Procurement

Inventory & Forecasting

Continuous Improvement

Logistics

Trade Law

Multi-Modal Transportation

Supplier Analysis

RFP & RFQ

Bidding & Negotiation

International Rules

& Trade Terms

Global Communication

Cross-Functional Leadership

Supplier Relationships

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DentalOne Partners, Inc., Plano, TX August 2016 – December 2017

GLOBAL PROCUREMENT MANAGER – CORPORATE

Led and managed procurement of supplies and equipment across the entire DentalOne Partners network of affiliated practices. Facilitated and coordinated global sourcing for 165 offices across 13 states.

Structured contracts and negotiated with direct and indirect suppliers on price, terms, availability, and delivery schedule; coordinated logistics with suppliers

Oversaw all international purchase orders; reduced costs by determining and selecting the most economical delivery methods

Managed inventory and established processes to stay within established budgets and control product introductions, transitions, and exit strategies

Coordinated bidding and performed Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) for domestic and global vendors; prepared analyses on vendors to facilitate the final decision from Management team

Consistently cut costs, increased efficiencies, and improved quality.

Huawei Technologies USA Inc., Plano, TX December 2010 – August 2016

CONTRACT MANAGER, 2015 – 2016

Promoted from Senior Contract Specialist to own the end-to-end procedure for all wireline customers, from PO receiving, processing, and billing forecasting to revenue triggering.

Managed day-to-day contract development and ongoing oversight; supported development of contract standards, including budget, payment terms, general language, and provisions

Conducted contract strategy meetings, facilitated pricing and ROI methodology discussions, developed key performance indicators, and maintained timelines and deliverables

Facilitated contractual provisions, strategy discussions, senior management input, and organizational needs; managed internal control and maintained team KPI

Served as primary liaison among multiple parties, cross-functional teams, and local customers

Reviewed contractual performance of both parties to ensure compliance with terms and to identify conflicts or changes requiring resolution at contract renewal

Provided key training and development to all new-hires

Huawei Star Award, Top Performance

Huawei Technologies USA Inc. (Continued)

SENIOR CONTRACT SPECIALIST, 2010 – 2015

Managed and processed new purchase order (PO) / contracts / loans requests, supported all contract administration activities, and ensured established SLAs were met until publication.

Managed and led cross-functional team for Pos and contract amendments; classified change type, organized functional review, and facilitated resolution of problems found by reviewers

Cooperated with Logistics team, tracked and monitored the entire workflow, including shipment status, delivery, installation and customer’s acceptance; monitored contract closure

Expeditors International of Washington, Grapevine, TX September 2009 – September 2010

ORDER MANAGEMENT AGENT

Monitored POs daily in order to ensure the smooth operation of a customer’s supply chain by contacting origin offices around the world.

Facilitated multilateral issue resolution of supply chain issues between the manufacturer, shipper, and customer; created reports on various aspects of the entire customer supply chain

Ensured all Import Security Filings (ISF) were completed and submitted by assigned deadlines

World Factory Inc., Coppell, TX February 2006 – February 2007

INTERNATIONAL IMPORT & PURCHASING COORDINATOR

Managed communications between Shanghai office and U.S. Sales Team and Management for assigned product lines and vendors.

Procured products for vendors; priced, coordinated, and negotiated shipping and consolidation issues in concert with Shanghai and Texas staff

Reduced shipping costs by optimizing shipping container builds.

EARLIER CAREER

CMC International Tendering Corp., Beijing, China, 1999 – 2005

PROJECT MANAGER, 2002 – 2005

ASSISTANT IMPORT AGENT, 1999 –2001

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)

University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX

MASTER OF SCIENCE, Supply Chain Management

University of International Business & Economics, Beijing, China

BACHELOR OF ARTS, Economics

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Expert in: Coupa (procurement program) and Microsoft Office Productivity Software including

Word, Excel (PivotTable / V-lookup), PowerPoint, Outlook, Great Plains

Experience with: SAP ERP 6.0 PP, SCM, SAP Logistics Information System (Production Planning,

SAP Supply Chain Management, Production Planning and Control)

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