Colin C. Email and Phone Number

Provide procurement expertise and support to optimise the value. Support the delivery of procurement activity across the end-to-end procurement lifecycle.

• Sourced electronic components related to the music equipment with short-term spot buys as well as long-term procurement for the entire group of companies. • Established a vast network of electronics vendors primarily in south China. As well as vendor scorecards to track progress quarterly.• Used SAP and Agile to follow up and approve daily purchases (mostly direct production material, but also some capital expenditure). • Logged sourcing data and created trends for production and procurement forecasting. • Focused on finding production shortage materials to minimize sales losses and maintain production lines. • Vetted factories with meticulous audits, maintained strict visit schedules, and deadlines to ensure performance. • Created and Implemented sourcing structure, and data management methods for supply chain to define workflow, and position. • Followed Global market trends to be able to make strategic decisions far in advance. • Estimated strategic resources for the department and communicated those needs to the HR.• Managed R&D, strategic sourcing, strategic purchasing, incoming materials quality and international logistic teams.• Worked closely with operations and production teams to ensure the expectations are mutual and the deadlines are met.

• Developed Industrial processes for various raw materials concerned with shoe making (e.g. vacuum forming TPU line). • Responsible for allocating machines, tools and materials to vendors.• Developed molds and tools for new products. (mostly shoes) • Studied and analyzed numerous plastics and some polymers, with emphasis on tool design, to improve the final product quality and properties. • Managed supply-chain from sourcing to purchasing and quality control of the raw materials to ensure smooth production.• Sourced and purchased raw materials such ABS, PDE, EVA, PU, Carbon Fiber, Aluminum, Steel, Rubber• Communicated between US and China on complex technical issues within the projects.• Worked directly with customers and suppliers to make sure the product requirements are met.

• Managed China office engineers, sourcing, and logistic personnel.• Maintained high volume sourcing and developed lighting products for: tradeshows, concert venues, commercial developments, residential, etc. • Built and maintained more than 50 factory relationships mostly in LED; chips, PCBs, cables, lenses, metal/plastic and hardware.• Directly oversaw large volume product sourcing, quality control, factory audits for OEM and ODM projects. • Budgeted and tracked multiple productions simultaneously. • Designed and manufactured stages and dance floors for Chuckee-Cheese for all store locations in the US and abroad. • Worked directly with sound engineers to develop light and music for different US shows.