Supply Chain Project Manager
Resume:
Stephen (Renlong) Ding
***********@*******.***
Rochester Hills, MI, USA
Executive Summary
1). Result oriented and bilingual SCM professional with 20+ years’ experiences in the field of logistics and supply chain management including 10+ years’ experiences in Auto industry and 10+ years’ experience in food & pharm industries
2). Always deliver outstanding results in managing logistics operation, supply of critical parts without disrupting OEMs, and was rated as outstanding performer for seven years by Delphi/Aptiv. 3). Strong leadership with solid experiences in managing logistics service providers and sourcing logistics solutions, distribution, bonded warehouse, import & export management, TMS implementation and continuous improvement. 4). Strong project management skill with experiences in managing plant move, new program starts-up and new ERP implementation (Baan) and new DC implementation.
5). Process driven, strong communication skills and problem-solving skills with deep understanding of diversified cultures and high integrity.
EDUCATION
2006/05 - 2007/12 Michigan State University Logistic & Supply Chain Mgt. MSC 1999/09 - 2001/07 University of Hong Kong MBA MBA
1988/09 - 1992/06 Jilin University of Technology Industrial Foreign Trade BS WORK EXPERIENCE
Global Logistics Management Airsys Cooling Technology 2023/07 to 2024/03
Supply Planning and Inventory Management: Manage global supply planning and operation planning with inventory reduction by 34% and order past due days improved by 11 days within 6 months
Logistics Operation Support & Risk Management: Optimize the international freight flow to mitigate the risks of longer transit time for ocean freight.
Safety stock policy: Lead the redefining of the effective safety stocks policy to be aligned with business growth strategy for direct and indirect materials to ensure smooth operation.
New Product Production Ramp-up: Successfully manage the production start-up project as per the budget and delivery timeline.
International Logistics Mgr First Brands Group 2021/08 to 2023/06
Category management & contract negotiation: Manage int’l freight, drayage and airfreight of $147M covering 9 BU’s with annual ocean volume of 15000 TEU’s and air volume of 500,000kg.
Logistics Operation Support & Risk Management: Successfully managed all kinds of supply chain disruptive events and exceptions including space issues and port congestion to ensure no disruptions to FBG’s supply chain.
Logistics Processes and Optimization: Set up logistics processes for 240 lanes and continue to drive optimization of freight flow with annualized saving of $25m through container utilization improvement, routing optimization and demurrage reduction.
Destination Delivery: Successfully set up drayage and transload warehouses in HOU, SEA and LAX for delivery to final destinations.
After Market Distribution & Logistics Project Mgr WABCO (MI, USA) 2019/04 to 2020/08
Distribution Strategy: Supporting and designing the distribution strategy for AM business to implementing the full distribution of 4500+ AM parts with annual revenue of US$200m
DC Reconfiguration & Project Management: Leading the project of DC reconfiguration with improvement of pallet location by 62% to address the future constraint of warehouse capacity and set up 7 packing stations to support annual kitting volume of 1.5m units
Safety Stock Redesign: Successfully implementation of the safety stock policy to support targeted fill rate of 95%
DC System: Support the effective implementation of WMS & ShipErp to improve DC warehouse operation efficiency
Packaging & Label: Redesign and introduce single pack labeling standard to be compliant with local regulatory requirement and to meet the needs of distribution
Global Logistics Manager APTIV (Formerly Delphi) (MI, USA) 2014/03-2018/08
Category and budget management: Manage logistics spend of $70M covering 12 global plants and set global logistics and warehouse strategies for E&S Division
Supply crisis management: Managing end to end supply chain and allocation of critical parts to ensure connected plan and successfully managing global supply crisis (Renesas, TDK and Hitachi) without OEM disruption
Premium freight management & Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous cost improvement through leading workshops globally and execution to hit the annual saving target of $7.0m
Logistics operation: Support global 12 plants to manage critical shipments to mitigate the risks of plant disruption and OEM impact
Warehouse management: Successfully setup bonded EU warehouse in support BMW and Daimler Business
Advanced PC&L: Support Business Team with logistics cost & packaging cost estimate for new RFQ
Supplier Performance and Relationship Management: Improved the OTD performance for ocean carriers and Express courier service providers to drive consistent total transit time while enhancing the partnership with major I3PL providers through regular review and closer communication
Equipment move project management: Supported all large projects of plant moves ( production lines moves from Thailand to MEX & heavy equipment from Germany to USA)
TMS implementation S&OP Rollout: Support to coordinate the TMS implementation in EU and facilitate S&OP rollout for all plants globally to improve forecast accuracy, inventory turns and customer service level Regional Logistics Mgr-APAC APTIV (Formerly Delphi ) (Shanghai) 2008/01-2014/03
Logistics procurement and category management: Managing annual Logistics spend of $32 million for Delphi AP and three international consolidation centers, covering ocean, air, and express courier service, and hand carry services
Continuous Improvement: Driving continuous cost improvement through rate reduction, optimization and networks reengineering and exceeded 6% saving target of total logistics spend for three years consecutively
Supplier Performance Management: Improved the OTD performance from 95% to 98% above within one year and significantly improved other KPIs such as billing accuracy and PR&R responsiveness
Supplier and industrial risks management: Successfully managed Manage DHLE as broker for 100% compliance and timely customs clearance
Supplier Relationship: Work with AP plants and Providers through regular strategic dialogue and performance review
People Management: Work with HR to provide training and coaching and motivation program to align team with company’s culture of excellence and lean operation Sales & Operation Planning Manager Cadbury Confectionery Co., Ltd (Wuxi, China) 2001/11-2005/07
Supply and Operation Management: Manage supply and operation planning including master scheduling, shipping planning for Cadbury’s global manufacturing base with annual export revenue of US$15million.
New Product Launch: Lead cross-functional project team for successful production startup of multiple new products for 11 overseas markets
S&OP Process Rollout: Facilitate the roll-out of Cadbury’s global S&OP processes in Greater China region, and manage to improve forecast accuracy by 21% and reduced inventory turnover rate by 18% within one year’s time
Commercial Supply Chain Manager AstraZeneca Pharm. Co., Ltd (Shanghai, China) 1998/05-2001/11
Distribution Strategy: Manage and Set AZ’s commercial & distribution strategy in China to align with AZ’s marketing strategy and manage 120+ pharm. Distributors to ensure distribution coverage of target hospitals.
Distribution Networks and inventory management: Streamline distribution networks for imported products with annual business of US$45 million and responsible for channel inventory management, demand planning & coordination of the distribution of AZ imported drugs
DC Management: Manage AZ’s DC in HK and repack of drugs to comply with regulatory requirements and introduced new stock reporting, supply & demand planning workflow (doubled the inventory turns of AZ’s HK DC with significant reduction of obsolete stocks)
Process Management: Create internal and external demand forecasting and inventory replenishment review process with Marketing & key distributors to ensure no stock-out or overstock in the distribution channels
People management: Managing commercial team of 22 peoples in China, conducted multiple training program to enhance team’s competencies in managing distributors.
Customer service: Successfully implemented account receivable management and order processing modules in new ERP system (Baan) to improve order processing accuracy and timeliness TRAINING
Inclusive Culture Wabco/ZF
Visionary Leadership Delphi/Aptiv
Managing Financial Troubled Supplier Delphi/Aptiv
Change Acceleration Process Delphi/Aptiv
Strategic Planning and Change Management Changjiang Business School Leadership Imperatives Achieve Global
S&OP Process Oliver Bright (London, UK)
LANGUAGE SKILL
Chinese Native Speaker
English Excellent
HOBBIES
Bridge Card, Travel, Table Tennis, Music
REFERENCE
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