Manager Supply Chain

Huiling Liu

***** * **** ***, *** ***, Glendale, AZ *******.***@******.***********.*** 602-***-****

SUMMARY

Resourceful, business savvy professional with more than four years of success in supply chain management

MBA graduate who champions more efficient, cost-effective business processes

Proactive business manager who is able to identify ways to reduce expenses without compromising quality

Effective team leader and consensus builder who can promote best practices among cross-functional teams

Eager to leverage professional expertise and advanced graduate level training to drive optimal business results

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain Manager Rosendahl China Ltd/ Shanghai Aug 2008 – Aug 2012

• Led organizational transition from a “functional-silo” approach to a “cross-functional” approach to achieve a

more effective logistics group that required less headcount, contributing 15% costs reduction

• Conducted supplier selection process including request for proposal(RFP), financial and capability analysis,

vendor selections, and contract negotiations, making sure to choose right suppliers

• Developed and monitored a supplier pool of 30 members, purchasing $2 million products and materials and

ensuring best price and quality, on-time delivery and responsiveness

• Renegotiated with suppliers for blanket purchase orders, resulting costs reduction by 2% to 5%

• Determined key performance indicators (KPI) to evaluate suppliers’ performance, and gave suppliers

suggestion on quality control, packaging, and delivery, effectively improving customer satisfactions by 10%

• Collaborated with sales department for demand forecasting and material planning, successfully reducing

inventory by 10%

• Consolidated domestic transportation and international shipments, saving $20,000 freight fees per year

Export Manager Shanghai Stow Storage Equipment Ltd/ Shanghai Dec 2002 – Jul 2008

• Set up and implemented regional business development strategies, significantly increasing revenue from

$100,000 to $10 million within 4 years

• Attended business shows in Asia and Middle East, successfully developing distributors in Saudi Arabia,

U.A.E. India, Korea, Indonesia, Kuwait and New Zealand

• Established professional business relationships with carriers and freight forwarders to secure best price at

right time, effectively saving shipping costs above $5,000 per year

• Developed business relationships with logistics equipment companies including Linde, Heli, and Hyster, while

virtually increasing sales revenue by 15% through cooperation with those partners

• Sourced products and components in China for distributors, increasing sales revenue by 5%

• Provided quarterly export reports to senior managers for better decision making, significantly improving

efficiency and reducing lead time from 6 weeks to 5 weeks

EDUCATION

Thunderbird School of Global Management, Phoenix, Arizona

M.B.A Dec 2014

Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China

B.S. in Geochemistry Jun 1994

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Languages: Mandarin (native); English (conversant); French (beginner)

Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Advanced Excel, SPSS, AutoCAD

Activities: APICS member, Supply Chain Club, Volunteer for Feed My Starving Children

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