Manager Project

Lu Lin (Laura)

Phone: 714-***-****, E-mail: ******@*****.***, Lake Forest 92630

Career

Overview

Accomplished Materials Project Manager with over 15 years of high-level experience in supply chain project management. Industrious, resourceful and professional with exceptional relationship-building skills and team leadership. Able to work under pressure to meet project time-lines while maintaining efficiency and cost-effective needs of the company.

Professional Experience

Strategic Sourcing / Materials Project Manager, 2015-2019 MX Electronics Manufacturing, Santa Ana, California

Continuously scouring Asia suppliers to lower project cost in competing with other contract manufacturers to win the business bids.

Negotiating contracts with suppliers and vendors. Responsible for the full planning and buying for assigned commodities and or suppliers to achieve maximum supplier performance.

Maintain the accuracy of purchase item data and planning parameters driving the ERP system. Provide uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies and services required by the company to operate on a daily basis; preparation and issuance's of RFQs, obtaining quotations, negotiating price and delivery terms, and ensuring the accuracy of purchase order pricing; analyze bids for accuracy/cost reduction opportunities, summarize RFQ results to recommend a sourcing strategy or suppliers network design.

Create and maintain mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to foster feedback and continuous improvement.

Prototyping, NPI, Box Build and Volume Production with support projects, power supplies, PCBA, Cable Assemblies & Wire Harnesses.

Materials Project Manager III, 2003-2010

Powerwave Technologies, Santa Ana, California

Worked as a Materials Project Manager specializing in wireless communication products, including power supplies, outdoor Cabinets, RF conditioning products, integrated ICs and controllers, RF/Mixed signal analog products.

Developed and implemented a materials readiness review process incorporating cross functional participation within the product development process - new product introduction toll gate review.

Organized and lead new product introduction process from a materials project management and risk analysis position prior to mass production ramp up into outsourcing manufactories.

Managed new product introduction, including establishing supply chain and first article qualification and transfer to outsourcing manufacturing facilities.

Continuously reviewed BOM’s critical components and lead-time determination to support new product introduction team.

Worked with new product introduction team from global locations to define clear project scopes and objectives to ensure materials readiness.

Worked closely with materials planner to review BOM and critical components shortage, ensure critical components are ready per project schedule.

Developed numerical analysis to identify and recommend optimal supply chain solutions.

Presented analysis and project planning to senior management along with recommended actions.

Directly managed project team to achieve completion of project objectives and milestones as per project documentation.

Provided functional leadership in the configuration of systems and design of processes to support the supply chain needs of different divisions within the company and to meet business objectives.

Answered to executive staff regarding materials goals and project status.

Analyzed and extracted data from a number of systems; filtering, processing and evaluating it in order to provide cogent analysis and reporting to support operational & strategic projects. Purchasing Manager, 2001-2003

Clipper Corporation, Torrance, California

Managed the purchase of plastic, metal and tabletop kitchenware for Burger King, IHOP, Red Lobster, Taco Bell and other major restaurant chains.

Negotiated contracts continuously to proactively reduce costs improve payment terms and lead time. Prepared, drafted, reviewed and processed non-routine correspondence of a contractual and business nature in support of the contracts.

Aggressively sourced Asian suppliers to support new product development.

Worked closely with inventory manager to establish FIFO to reduce inventory level/cost and improve company cash flow.

Worked closely with suppliers to obtain material information cost changes; tracked quality issues with current suppliers; sought out alternative materials to generate additional cost reduction opportunities.

Worked closely with Sales team to estimate future volume demand, create purchasing forecast and strategy to meet future demand.

Project Manager, 1999-2001

The Stowell Company, Newport Beach, California

Directly reported to CEO who managed oil & gas equipments global trade projects from 5 branch offices in Newport Beach, Houston, Calgary, Beijing and Shanghai.

Negotiated long-term global contracts with suppliers to achieve highest potential profit for company.

Efficiently used Letters of Credit to minimize company financial liabilities. Reviewed and resolved documentary discrepancies. Applied, transferred, and amended Letter of Credit for completion and accuracy. Prepared documents presented under L/C to ensure strict compliance with policies, procedures and regulations.

Functioned as project main contact, established and maintained close relationships with suppliers, banks, freight forwarders and customs brokers to ensure timely completion of project goals.

Prepared monthly financial forecast for global trade projects, managed project budget, and reported to CEO with P&L on each project.

Business Development Regional Manager 1995-1997

Business Development Specialist 1994-1995

Shanghai Wander Company, China

Worked with Marketing & Business Development team to introduce FMCG – Ovaltine to Chinese market. Intensively traveled to major cities in Northern China to develop and maintain market for Ovaltine.

Education MBA Concentrations in Finance and Marketing and specialized in Global Business Chapman University, California, 1997-1999

B.A. Economics minor in International Trade

Zhongshan University, China, 1990-1994

Skill Oracle Supply Chain Management, Agile Project Management, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint.

Reference Available upon request

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