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Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

 Supply Chain ESG strategy development and steering towards improving the wellbeing of people and the planet through the making of our products.  Mapped out supply chain to the source of origin and ensured the Company’s ethical sourcing requirements and aspirations are clearly communicated throughout the supply chains.  Promoted producers to achieve internationally well recognized sourcing certification such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 26000, SMETA, SA8000, RA standards, Fairtrade standards.  Conduct regular visits to suppliers’ estates, factories in China and Indonesia to assess their performance in meeting our sourcing requirements on ESG.  Jointly developed action plan for continuous improvement on supply chain ESG performance to boost productivity, quality and risk reduction from long run.  Annually rating suppliers with 5-D evaluation to ensure we buy from the best suppliers in term of Commercial standard and ESG standard.  Build network of stakeholders that includes policy maker, government authority, industry association and scientific research institute to support our sourcing requirements aiming at ESG promotion across the industry.  Improve our brand profile among stakeholders through communications of our achievements in Sourced with Care programs.

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

 Developed specific work plans and task lists to support membership companies’ supply chain management to meet responsible forest-based products growing, processing and procurement requirement.  Leaded the project team to implement project in field providing solution with practical guidance and technical support on forest-based products supply chain ESG assurance from forest farm to consumer.  Supported membership companies to be certified by well recognized ESG certification schemes (PEFC and FSC) across pulp, paper and package materials supply chain linking sustainable ESG solutions across supply chains to commercial competitiveness in the market.

Chengdu, China

 Promoted sustainable agroforestry community development ideology and methodology for human wellbeing and wildlife habitat integrity, ensured the activities and the outputs were in alignment with the program work plan.  Researched and identified local agroforestry community’s needs in transforming to sustainable development, developed alternative livelihood project to meet those needs by harnessing market power. Communicated with stakeholders by addressing their inquiries, showcasing successful projects and analyzing policy and trend with regards to worldwide ESG development.  Enhanced effective interactions with network of stakeholders including government authorities, rural development institutions, enterprises, and community partners to create a good context for sustainable community development program operation.

Shenzhen, China/London, Uk

 China tea supply Chain ESG strategy development and implementation. Established roadmap of evolving ethical tea supply chain initiatives and promoted membership companies supply chain sustainability.  Leaded producers audits including mapped out upstream supply chain of membership companies sourcing from China for traceability, conducted baseline survey to identify social and environmental issues and developed corrective action plans to remediate them with best practices.  Regularly visited, motivated, supported and followed up producers for their continuous improvement on ESG, trained the producers on integrating ESG principles with ongoing business operation.  Spoke at industry conference and related events motivating people to work towards a thriving industry that is economically viable, socially just and environmentally sound.

Beijing, China/Morrisville, Us

 Responsible for regional business operation, applied internationally well-known clients designated standard in production and QA operations, Cross-function coordination in S&OP, MRP and MPS.  Supply chain management including producers development, contract negotiation with local partner, and regular meetings with local producers regarding production progress, quality control, logistic and lead time, actively provided solution to existed problems.  Established CSR systems at producers’ farm level such as sustainability and conservation policy development and implementation, producer training for compliance with customers’ requirement on CSR.  Provided guidance on agronomy to local tobacco producers, implemented GAP (good agricultural practice) at farm level to reduce environment impact by agricultural production, managed wood replenishment initiative to restore wild animal habitats and ground cover demonstrating sustainability value to support sales. Identified local opportunities in the supply market to develop projects showcasing best practices of growing and processing leaf tobacco to enhance suppliers capabilities for improved productivity and quality to satisfy global clients’ demands for different products.  Appraised team performance and guided them to improve performance for business purpose.

Urumqi/Shihezi, Xinjiang, China

 Quality assurance, initiated ISO 9001 QA system and implemented it in the daily business operation including raw materials test, supplier evaluation, manufactory process monitoring onsite, equipment parameters optimization, final products scientific analyzation in laboratory.  Applied modern animal science to design and operate new animal nutrition products R&D project to meet market demands. Data driven products optimization and marketing strategy alignment to keep advantage over competitors according to feedback from market after sales. Monitored the impact of our products usage on environment to improve natural resource conversion efficiency and reduce animal husbandry impact on environment. Promoted integrated crop production and animal production featuring sustainable circular agriculture.

Master'S Degree, Supply Chain Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Animal/Livestock Husbandry And Production

Agricultural And Livestock Products Import And Export Trade