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Shanghai, China

中国 上海市 浦东新区

Warehouse automation

中国 上海市

Shanghai, China

Shanghai City, China

Luton, United Kingdom

Beijing City, China

• Performed survey of the high-end home furnishing market (both online and offline) and defined product segmentations dedicated for the online channel.• Cooperated with design centre, finance, procurement to develop a new sofa series which fits the market expectation regarding function, style, material and retail price.• Collaborated with sales and marketing to launch the new sofa series. The new sofa series achieved record breaking turnover of 9 million on 2015 D11.• Initialised the demand planning of the new sofa series for the launching and growing period to ensure a steady supply and high customer satisfaction.• Proposed inventory placement strategies to improve customers’ shopping experience by shorting delivery time.

Beijing City, China

• Managed product range of over 4000 articles, account for about 25% of the annual turnover and nearly 50% of warehouse handing volume. Closely maintained the demand forecast to secure agreed service level of 99.5%.• Collaborated with commercial team to steer supply integrated with communication and selling process avoiding shortage and overstock situations. Contributed to efficiency flow through economic and balanced ordering.• Performed as inventory coordinator, held monthly cross-function meeting to analyse stock discrepancies and identified weaknesses in stock registration routines to secure highest possible quality in stock accuracy.• Represented logistics function in various rebuild projects. Contributed to goods flow efficiency through shop floor layout design, density plan, display equipment selection and ready-to-sell package utilisation.• Led warehouse relocation project covering 2300 articles, 5000m3 handling volume and WMS setup without stopping warehouse daily inbound and outbound operations.

Beijing City, China

• Supervised receiving team consisting of 23 experienced co-workers. Created an environment of trust by encouraging open, constructive, two-way feedback within the team.• Planned, organised and monitored goods flow process to improve productivity by optimising the utilisation of logistics space and equipment.• Operated on average 380m3 inbound flow and 250 internal replenishment orders within the nine hours’ receiving window. On peak day, maximum volume could reach 500m3 and 400 orders.• Contributed to environmental, health and safety performance and securing compliance with group risk manual in goods flow operations areas.• Guided “HM NoW” project to update 8000 pallet racking locations within three weeks. Integrated installation plan with delivery plan and resource plan without lowering the efficiency of daily operations.

Beijing City, China

• Operated as onsite supervisor during exhibition and art fair projects. Led a team of six professional art handlers on daily operations.• Executed artwork shipping assessment and quotation, import and export license application, documentation preparation and operation file management.

Master Of Science (Msc), Logistics And Supply Chain Management

• Modules: Supply Chain Strategy and Sustainability, Principles of Strategic Procurement, Accounting and Finance, Analytical Techniques.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Electronics Science And Technology

• Modules: Electrical Circuits, C Programming and Software Engineering, Digital Electronics, Integrated Electronics and Design, Analogue.