JIANHUA LIU

**** * ********* **, ******, Illinois 61615

Cell: 414-***-****

acxcbn@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Background and Experience

Highly skilled professional with extensive strategic sourcing, project management, and negotiations in the international marketplace. Experience in managing extensive business relationships worldwide including China, Thailand, and South Korea. Have been instrumental in attained cost advantages and sourcing from low cost centers, negotiating contracts, and expanding China/US business relationships. Speak, read, and write Mandarin Chinese and English.

2011 – Present Project Manager (Six Sigma Black Belt, Global Purchasing)

Caterpillar Inc., Mossville, IL

Transferred at Caterpillar’s request to main plant in Mossville, IL after Caterpillar’s purchase of Bucyrus. Responsible for the cost reduction projects for steel casting sourcing worldwide for the Earth Moving Division (EMD). Provide analysis, recommendations for actions for all global sourcing projects for entire division. Heavily involved in monitoring all steel casting projects to ensure that cost reduction objectives are met. Work with vendors in China and Fareast as well as other countries. Complete detailed analysis of all marketing trends for EMD products to evaluate where sourcing can reduce purchasing costs to achieve cost advantage in the marketplace.

Provided key project leadership and steel castings and forgings expertise to LLC suppliers development and resourcing projects. The projects are on time, on quality, on cost, and will delivered over $5M significant impact cost reduction to our organization. Enabled key commercial strategic levers for Brazil, Thailand, France and US steel castings and forgings performance management. Facilitated great collaboration across functional areas and across regions and has been instrumental in the LLC development success and the appetite to LLC source around the world.

2006 – 2011 Global Strategic Sourcing Casting & Forging Specialist

Bucyrus Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Purchased by Caterpillar 6/11)

Managed and coordinated sourcing in the China marketplace. Reduced sourcing cycle time, reduced costs while enhancing quality and on time delivery. Managed major projects for castings, forgings, and steel.

•Integrated complete supply chain •Understanding of various business cultures

•Increased China sourcing to $15M •Negotiating long term agreements

•Accelerated control of shipments •Enhanced Quality

•Worked with ops/engineering •Computerized sourcing data

2005 – 2006 Global Sourcing Buyer

T J Hale, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Responsible for all global sourcing and developed alternate sourcing from foreign vendors. Instituted refined sourcing programs to lower cost, increase efficiency, and enhance quality

•Reduced costs by over $1M •Managed variety of projects

•Expedited all purchased materials •Lowered shipping costs

2004 – 2005 Purchasing Agent

EVCO Plastics, Deforest, Wisconsin

Managed and controlled international sourcing for five US and two foreign locations. Reduced costs significantly by establishing long term relationships with Chinese vendors. Heavily involved in contract negotiations and technical issues.

•Major sourcing cost reductions •Negotiated contracts

•Maintained levels of quality •Restored on-time delivery

•Worked closely with engineering •Production scheduling

•Reduced shipping/customs costs •Improved computer systems

2000 – 2004 Executive Director, Rich Trend Holdings Limited

Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Created US based company for a Hong Kong international company and established business relationships with over 20 US companies conducting business in China. Managed a variety of projects which resulted in increased US/China business.

•Expanded US businesses in China •Developed strategic planning

•Worked closely with Chinese gov’t •Signed 16 Contracts

•Negotiated US/Chinese relationships •Coordinated all shipments

•Directed 2 delegation visits to China •Worked with Wisconsin gov’t

•Established US branches in China •Reduced costs significantly

1993 – 1999 Chief Representative

PARYMEX, Beijing, China

Managed over ten major projects for manufacturing companies throughout China. Provided business sales and marketing support and managed several employees in project management.

•Increased regional sales to $10M •Acquired government loans

•Managed a variety of employee •International trade/bidding

•Strong ties to Chinese government •Major project management

1984 – 1993 Manager, Import Planning

China Machinery Import & Export Corporation, Beijing, China

Managed company’s annual import planning projects and provided assistance to Chinese companies in initial start-ups.

•Created reports to track growth •Managed multiple projects

•Arranged machinery exhibitions •Contact for Chinese gov’t

1983 – 1984 Internship Design Engineering Internal Combustion Engine Factory, Beijing

Educational Background

Master’s Degree, International Business, 1993 – University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China.

Bachelor’s Degree, Machinery Manufacturing, 1983 – Beijing Industry Institute of Internal Combustion Engine College, Beijing, China

Certification

6 Sigma Black Belt – Certified by Caterpillar (August 2012)

Fundamentals of Purchasing – Wisconsin Madison University (October 2004)

Economist - Professional Import and Export Business certificated by Ministry of Commerce of the PR China (Sep 1990)

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