Michael Chiu Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for Supply Chain and Operations for all portfolio companies (Crunchsters; Free2b; Hilary’s)• Develop and implement Material Requirement Planning (MRP) process for raw and packaging materialsbased on Bill of Materials (BOM) and Sales Forecast in the ERP system• Establish and apply critical production and inventory planning measures that drive superior supply chainperformance• Develop, implement and lead strategic sourcing initiatives to procure direct materials at optimum value(quality, service, and cost)• Identify and implement new processes to continuously improve the value proposition with programs suchas Vendor Managed Inventory• Build and document new standard operating procedures• Maintain healthy working relationship with over 50 suppliers

New York, Ny

• Managed multiple technical consulting teams focused on the successful design and implementation ofAtlassian based solutions for clients across various industries (including Biomedical, Financial,Manufacturing, and IT)• Engaged in internal strategic development of client portfolio and department goals to drive businessgrowth• Drove business change through daily analysis, collaboration, and discussion with clients• Leveraged and utilized client’s business goals, processes, and workfows in order to build customer centricproduct solutions• Connected with client stakeholders to create opportunities to align project deliverables to key businessmetrics and requirement

• Led a team of 10 buyers and mentored them in proper inventory and procurement practices• Forecasted future supplier needs to prevent shortages and out-of-stock situations• Analyzed current consumer reports and market trends to project customer needs• Expanded new business by working with sales team and conducting ideation sessions with customers• Created pricing structure for all products from the North American and international division• Negotiated with suppliers and shipping companies on pricing/rates. In 2009-2011, shipping costs werereduced 20%, resulting in cost savings of over $500,000• Established new cost-saving shipping routes and optimized cargo structure by removing unnecessarydeviations and calculating more efficient routes.Supply Chain ManagementProject Management• Spearheaded the creation of Materials Requirement Planner (MRP) report for the organization• Headed the creation of a new ordering system within company ERP system• Transformed organizational structure by creating a new supply chain department to focus onprocurement and inventory management• Implemented new KPIs such as inventory turns, customer fill rate, and inventory management• Designed new labeling program to increase ordering performance and meet customer needs• Initiated adoption of JIRA and other project-based management tools• Lead daily standups to ensure projects are on track and ready for deployment