purchasing & supply chain manager

* David Chen, US citizen, relocation & /travel OK, 626-***-****, ************@*****.*** *

David Chen, your ideal manager of purchasing, procurement, sourcing, & supply chain. Initiative, resourceful, and ethical; self-motivated with ownership mentality; highly efficient with acute sense of urgency; completely reliable with meticulous planning and goal-oriented dedication – roll up sleeves, wear different hats, and go extra miles to get the job done on-time no matter what. Have both leadership talent that can inspire the team and hands-on skill set that can tackle mundane tasks when necessary and be a good role model/team-player.

*** Professional Experience ***

17 years as managers of purchasing, procurement, material mgmt, and production, in both private and public companies in the states or overseas, from 50 people engineering firm to 2000 people manufacturer; from consumer electronics to industrial components & parts; from wholesale/distribution to commercial equipment manufacturing & construction.

Products purchased include raw materials (chemicals, metals, plastics), electronic & mechanical parts, cable, gear & motor, enclosure, gauge, machinery & equipment.

Services outsourced include PCBA, injection molding, metal processing & fabrication (casting, stamping, rolling, welding, machining, coating), rapid prototyping (SLA), equipment leasing, consulting, logistics, licensing, forwarding, and turn-key contract manufacturing.

*** Accomplishments / Capabilities ***

- Managed $10M-$40M purchase volumes, multimillion$ projects, 1M$+ single orders.

- Built and lead purchasing teams: recruiting, training, motivating, & setting policy/SOP.

- Lead several MRP/ERP implementations. Familiar with popular packages like Epicor/Vista, Oracle, Solomon, SAP, Peachtree/Sage, Dynamics/Great Plains, MAS 90, and Accpac.

- Established/managed reliable/competitive supplier base: select/audit suppliers, prepare RFQ/SOW, develop sourcing strategies and qualification/performance matrix.

- Strong negotiation skill that my boss, VP of Operations at EI, was once half-jokingly told by CEO “you got to learn some negotiation tricks from him.” Negotiated major supply contracts to secure market lead, mitigate risks, and control cost.

- Experienced in international procurement and logistics. Managed suppliers, buyers, subcontractors in China, Taiwan, HK, Italy, … Bilingual & bicultural (English/Chinese).

- Engineering degree with NPI expertise: help engineering with DFM & BOM optimization, assist suppliers for hard to meet specs, and coordinate with UL for new product listings.

- Superb analytical ability in communicating/formulating complex business strategies.

- Proactive cross-function liaison with engineering, quality, production, finance, & sales.

- Expertise in production/material planning, contract/project management, SCM, Lean mfg, Kaban/JIT. Recommended by Sr. Dir. Mfg to CEO as the “ideal successor” when he’s leaving.

*** Education ***

- MS, International Business; California International University; Straight A

- MBA, Tsinghua University*, University Best Paper and national award winning thesis

- PhD Candidacy, Engineering/Management, UCLA; 3.8GPA with full scholarship

- BS, Engineering, Tsinghua University*, grade A bachelor thesis.

- Courses for APICS certifications (CPIM, CSCP) and ISM certifications (CPM, CPSM)

* Tsinghua University, aka MIT of China, is by far #1 in China and a “Top 100” worldwide

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