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Örnsköldsvik, Se

Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

• Support the business with critical market players such as GE, Roche, Fresenius, Abbott, Nikon and etc.• Responsible for the material availability for high mix/low volume medical device such as IVD, hemodialysis, bio-analyze, cancer diagnose and etc.;• Lead all sourcing activities of critical mechanical categories (metal/plastics) from NPI to MP;• Develop and maintain the category sourcing strategies;• Developed excellent low cost country vendor base of medical device for Sanmina Sweden from the green field;• Deliver significant cost saving each FY.

Shanghai Suburb, China

• Responsible for Strategic purchase of the Asia vendor base for K-C Professional, Healthcare and Indirect Categories including SAP, plastics, nonwoven, service and etc.;• Lead sourcing strategy development, aligning with Global commodity team and stakeholders of the different segments in NA/LAO/EU/Asia;• Lead cross function team including Quality and Planning to implement sourcing strategies;• Lead the annual procurement contracts and price negotiation;• Lead and responsible for cost reduction and working capital (payment and inventory) reduction;• Achieved -14% cost and working capital saving and got Global President Award of Kimberley-Clark Cooperate in 2012;• Lead the Supply Chain Finance Program with Citibank and successfully achieved significant payment term improvement.

Shanghai, China

• Lead the Business Consulting project team for sourcing and supply chain;• Facilitate/Lead the Conceptual/Detailed Design Sessions for the clients’ purchasing and operation business process definition, organization structure, KPIs and optimize the purchasing and operation solutions;• Provide business insights and expertise of Purchasing, Planning, Inventory Management and Operation Solutions to clients’ retail practices and continuously develop depth and breadth of the knowledge and expertise base of retailing industry by best practices;• Mentor consultants on the areas of industry expertise;• Key clients of successful projects: Tesco, Best buy, Septwolves and etc

Shanghai, China

• Responsible for all the sourcing activities including price, quality, availability and CSR & EHS (IWAY); • Act as connection between IKEA HQ in Sweden (IoS) and suppliers in hardware, fittings, fasteners, components and etc.;• Involved in IKEA global sourcing strategy development and material matrix development as regional representative;• Lead the process of qualification and selection of appropriate suppliers in terms of financial status, capability, capacity, and in general;• Negotiate the competitive contract with better price and service;• Responsible for supplier audits and performance evaluation;• Establish and implement the vendor development plan to drive the continuous improvement process for delivery the value of the business;• IWAY (CRS & EHS) Management of supplier, such as labor and environment standards and code of conducts;

Shanghai, China

• Negotiate Annual Purchasing Agreement;• Continuous cost reduction to drive higher margin or rebate;• New Vendor mapping and evaluation;• Vendor development and Vendor base Consolidation;• Establish and implement the strategic alignment with key vendors;• Managed a vendor base with more than 120+ suppliers and $50M+ annual spending;• Successfully lead and launch e-bidding project, EDI/VMI Project, and e-Contract Project.• Develop and implement annual category strategy in a rapid changing environment;

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Antai College Of Economics And Management

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering And Automation