Arthur (Tian Yi) Hu Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Develop and execute strategic growth initiatives including capital/cash management, talent acquisition, and footprint & service expansion for start-ups and high growth ventures.

United States

• Work with global business leaders to help expand operations into new markets, seize the next M&A opportunity or realize growth ambitions by better managing capital.

United States

• Led development of global supply chain financing strategy for a Fortune 500 diversified industrial products client, resulting in cash flow opportunity >$250m
• Designed and implemented a cash improvement program at a transportation software client, resulting in over $50m in free cash flow

United States

• Led the execution of a cash improvement program at a Fortune 500 diversified industrial manufacturer, resulting in over $200m in free cash flow
• Collaborated with over 20 functional groups across 10 different countries to facilitate a global legal entity restructuring effort at a leading e-commerce company.
• Co-ordinated pre-close activities of various functions including finance, supply chain, and HR in a $350M technology divestiture.
• Evaluated inventory metrics and processes to create recommendations driving the release of up to $140M in free cash flow for an electronics manufacturer.
• Identified over $100M in potential cost savings by analyzing financial audit and procurement records of an aerospace client.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Consulting projects:
• Analyzed trends in 3D printing along with existing infrastructure for the adaptive sports industry, synthesizing strategic recommendations for a non-profit organization to facilitate greater access to adaptive sports.
• Created a comprehensive organizational growth plan for an American ranch specializing in raising Japanese wagyu to expand production by 8x in 5 years.

Seattle, WA

• Created a benchmarking tool that easily visualizes cash flow position by analyzing competitor financials.
• Evaluated supplier contracts and historical cash flows to create recommendations aimed at improved governance of accounts payables.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Analyzed market demographics and consumer trends; adjusted warehouse design plan to match consumer insights and better align $60M inventory turnover in inaugural year of operation.
• Evaluated efficiency in warehouse set-up process, eliminated bottlenecks, and collaborated with VPs and Operations Directors to roll out process improvements and resource adjustments which resulted in cost savings of.
• Collaborated with district leadership to create recommendations detailing a reorganized store leadership structure and alignment of 150 employees across multiple stores which was implemented after gaining VP approval.
• Aligned human capital resources and best practices to key performance indexes, consistently achieving a top 5 weekly operation efficiency rating out of 41 Western Canada stores.

Vancouver, British Columbia

• Communicated effectively with regional directors and 18 frontline employees to drive engagement, morale, and efficiency, resulting in $8M in sales.

Richmond, BC

• Segmented the frozen burgers category and presented recommendations of a new product line and cross-promotional plan to 8 Directors and VPs who enacted the plan, resulting in growth of $2M (12%) in annual sales.
• Assessed historical sales data, adjusted product mix, and implemented merchandising strategy in store to grow annual sales of ethnic foods category by $1.8M (35%).

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Cell Biology & Genetics; Commerce Minor

Activities and Societies: UBC Dragonboating Club, Biztech