Louis Liu
Home Address: Mississauga ON, L*Z *H*
Mobile: 647-***-**** E-Mail: adnpoz@r.postjobfree.com
Objective: A position as a Buyer in Toronto, Mississauga or other cities
Professional profile and qualifications:
Fifteen-year experience in purchase (partial OEM) Production,, logistics, import & export
American MBA, Canadian Supply Chain Certificate from Sheridan College and Certified International Supply Chain Manager
Sourcing, negotiation and logistics expert with plenty of optimal suppliers in various fields
Fifteen-year industrial or commercial incl. electrical/electronics, mechanical-metals, steel. AL,CU; chemical-various plastics hardware-fastener, cable, wire/equipment and Indirect Purchases—various paper, packing material, clothes, stationeries, gifts, promotion product
Mechanical engineering background and twenty-year mechanical parts/equipment purchase/ten-year construction/decoration supervision experience
Fluent in English, good command of German, excellence in Chinese/ Mandarin and some Japanese
Over ten-year operation with ERP, SAP, Quick Book, MRP, Six Sigma, 5S, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Effective communication, coordination, organization and problem-solving skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
Purchaser Dec.2018-Apr.2020
Mid-size Manufacturer in Hamilton
Various raw material purchase like electrical parts incl. cable/wire, metals and plastics
Source and purchase of fitting, component and equipment;
Receiving and inventory control;
Developed many wonderful suppliers;
Cost reduction over 25%
Receiver Jul.2018-Nov.2018
BTrust Supermarket Inc.
Products receiving, counting and quality check;
Inventory control;
5S management
Production and Sourcing Control Feb.2017 – Sept.2017
HCI Lighting Co. Ltd.-Canada
Sourcing and Logistics management for some raw material incl. cable/wire and components both local and international
Leadtime tracking with shipping companies and suppliers
Inventory check and control—stocking,5S and first-in-first-out
Workshop and warehouse environment and staff management
Operations Director 2010- 2016
German Beinstein Safe Solutions (Taicang) Co., Ltd. Jiangsu China
Purchased steel and aluminum and stamping/injection/casting tool making for switch and control box
In charge of purchases involving raw material incl. chemicals like PA, PC, PE/PVC, ABS/POM/PPS for injection and pressing, hardware, cable /wire, fitting and equipment as well as consumables
Systemized warehouse management, seasonal stock taking and inventory control “first-in, first-out”
Reduced custom clearance rate over 10% and shortened custom clearance time by 50% for sea freight
Participated many new products development like control box, switch, sensor and level indicator etc.
Cost reduced over 25% for materials and components
Daily production management: inventory plan, weekly meeting, to-do-list and report drafting
Supply Chain Manager 2009 - 2010
Singaporean East Asia Power(Xiamen)Co., Ltd.-in Xiamen, China
Price graph making of major material for previous month and forecast for the following month
Constantly delivered training to sourcing/logistics supervisors and engineers
In charge of purchases involving raw material, fitting and equipment as well as consumables
Cost reduction over 10% for 70 percent of materials and components
Senior Supply Chain Manager 2005 - 2009
American SPX Corp.-based in Shanghai
Coached and trained sourcing/logistics supervisors and engineers
Organized projects and plant purchases for raw material incl. chemicals like PA, PC, PE/PVC, ABS/POM/PPS for injection and pressing, hardware fittings, equipment as well as consumables
Saved 8% in 2006 and 2007; 5.1% in 2008 vs. 2.5%-annual target, 11.5% in 2009
Selected as a team leader of condenser, team-member of gear-box and steel structure in SPX Group
Localized Enameling/ Corten steel for heat-exchange and some air-preheater structure respectively
International Purchasing Center Manager 2002-2005
Spanish Simon Electrical (China) Co. Ltd.-based in Shanghai
Constantly purchased steel sheet/profile and copper for stamping, welding and machining
Procured various material chemicals like PA, PC, PE/PVC, ABS/POM/PPS for injection and pressing, hardware, components, consumables and decreased the total purchase cost by 25%
Responsible for purchases of advertisement products and packaging material
Took responsibility of external logistics company selection
Operation Manager 2000-2002
American Avnet Logistics & Trading(Shanghai)Co., Ltd. Shanghai China
In charge of import and export, international and domestic transport
Purchased various packaging material and office-use tools/facilities
Supervised custom clearance and its charge by one-third, the commission to I/E by half
Purchasing Department Supervisor 1996-2000
German Metro Supermarket Group in Shanghai China
Purchased various groceries and equipment
Localized many imported groceries/facilities and cut down price by 20%
Localized many imported facilities and cut down budget for each project proportionally 5%
EDUCATION
MBA, Webster University-based in USA and its Shanghai Campus 1998
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified International Supply Chain Manager 2004
American Purchasing Professional Association
Canadian Supply Chain Certificate from Sheridan College Feb. 2017
ISO Internal Auditor-China Quality Certification Center 2015
Certificate of Customs’ Commodity Classifications on Import &Export Cargo 2009
and Analyzing Technical Professional Skills—German Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai
Certificate of Ariba Quick Sourcing-Ariba Group 2005
REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST