Experienced supply chain management professional

Summary

Innovative purchasing and supply chain professional with extensive

management and diverse industry experience. Proven leadership that improve

team performance in attaining greater efficiency. Highly skilled in

procurement, materials planning and inventory management with strong

project and process management skills. Results-driven problem solver with a

track record of exceeding performance goals.

Professional Experience

GE Digital Energy 2013.6 -

Present

Inventory control Leader (Manager)

Lead 4 person team to manage 30000+ SKU's, streamline the inventory

process; improve the inventory accuracy; troubleshoot the root cause and

optimize the stock level to support $200M business

o Analyzed item planning setup on min/max, MOQ, safety stock and Kanban

program, simplified the production process to eliminate redundant

process and implemented traceable material movement to ensure the

inventory accuracy

o Coached buyer/planner team to manage long term planning, monthly

forecast and quarterly operation plan, provided detailed inventory

analysis to the team, i.e. active / slow moving / aging / excess /

LTB / NPI / obsolete to help the team identify inventory reduction

opportunities, successfully reduced inventory by 15% through 2

quarters

o Initiated and implemented daily cycle count program, optimized the

logistics for operation to collaborate the count, executed on a daily

basis and troubleshoot the discrepancy, fixed multiple process / BOM

/ user issues, successfully improved the inventory accuracy from

87.7% to 99.6%

o Developed inventory dashboard for input (procurement) and output

(sales activities), track inventory trends by buckets and initiate

the action plan to drive the stakeholders for reduction projects

o Identified multiple opportunities for continuous improvement in

materials operations, implemented process utilizing lean/six-sigma

methodology, improved operating profit by 100k

Redline Communications Inc. 2011.4 - 2013.6

Supply Chain Management and Demand Planning

Plan & develop peripheral purchasing plan for rolling 12 month period;

manage 3PL on time delivery and logistics costing; sourcing materials;

reconcile inventory to improve the accuracy

o Developed smart MRP tools for rolling 12 month forecast, covered BOM

structure, ECO substitution and demand spike risks, resulted in lower

inventory by 11% ($1.2M) with revenue grown by 25% in 2012 and

improved service level to 98%

o Successfully sourced a main plastic part from the Asia supplier for

the radio equipment in 2013, saved $150K direct material cost

annually and implemented a VMI program with the supplier to eliminate

the supply risk

o Initiated and developed a reconciliation process for all materials in

2 major warehouses in Canada, 1 offshore warehouse and 4 CM's sites

across north America, tracked the discrepancy to serial level,

improved the overall inventory accuracy to 99.4%

L-1 Identity Solutions - EAD 2010.1 -

2011.4

Manager, Supply Chain & Procurement Management

Lead 5 person operation team; develop purchasing and ship plan, improve the

customer satisfaction; negotiate the pricing and service; create operation

process and reduce inventory

o Led quarter business review with key service providers to review the

business position, quality and service, identified the improvement

opportunities and developed action plan

o Developed quarterly sales / revenue forecast and built weekly ship

plan with contractor manufacturer, review the plan on a weekly basis

to ensure on time delivery and customer satisfaction

o Negotiated with key supplier for direct material pricing, terms,

shipping and implemented a VMI program with China suppliers, as a

result of saving 6% direct material cost and eliminate the out of

warranty scrap risk

SMTC Manufacturing of Canada 2006.11 -

2009.4

Material Analyst

o Drove inventory management process addressing aged/inactive material,

excess, obsolete, reserves, part usage and demand position to consume

all materials.

o Analyzed assembly shortages on a daily basis and overviewed potential

production issues, fed back all delivery or cost issues to SCM and

customer with solution-driven suggestions.

o Analyzed inventory across different project database and initiated

materials transfer as a result, avoided excess purchasing for $2M and

reduced customer owned materials by $500K

Swissmar Import Ltd. 2005.3 -

2006.11

Buyer/Planner

o Created demand planning tools from scratch to improve planning

productivity and increased forecast accuracy.

o Balanced inventory between distribution centers in Canada and USA and

reduced back orders from 8 to 3 line items per month.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (China) 1997.2 -

2003.11

Materials Manager

Lead 7 person team in purchasing, planning and customs functions to drive

high material availability and low inventory level; optimize inventory;

negotiate pricing and control PPV

o Led quarterly business review with key suppliers, monitored

industrial materials supply trends and risks, negotiated additional

service contract and improved supplier performance to exceed business

goals

o Successfully negotiated a 3 years contract with local supplier to

secure the cost saving of $1M for 3 years, sourced and negotiated

contract with indirect suppliers to save variable cost of $200K/Yr

o Implemented global supply chain optimization project in China region

within 1 year to simplify procurement / planning processes,

transparent the inventory visibility in BMS global, reduced excess

inventory by $1M

Education

Bachelor of Business Administrative 1993-1997

East China University of Science and Technology

Professional Training & Certificates

o Six Sigma Green Belt - GE (2014)

o Global Strategic Sourcing -- BMS Management Institute (2003)

o Problem-Solving & Decision Making -- World Channel Seminars (1999)

o Purchase Management -- The Asia Pacific Management Institute (1999)

o Negotiate to Win -- Cooper Management Institute (1998)

o Certificate in Purchasing - PMAC (2005)

o Certified in Production and Inventory Management - APICS (2003)

o Master Certificate of Logistics - Issued by Ministry of Labor and

Social Security of PRC (2002)

o MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Engineer (2001)

o MCDBA - Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (2000)

o CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate (2001)

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