Chief Asia Rep
Dex
• Designed business plan for Asia, and opened / ran APAC headquarters in Shanghai, as well as remote offices in Shenzhen, Taipei, Malaysia, Singapore• Recruited, interviewed, on-boarded, trained, & managed a stable team of 10-15 people• Managed complete supply chain & sales operations in Asia. Supply chain involves mostly computer, telecom, & medical hardware. Sales operations involve “services & solutions for the hi-tech industry” including: part sales, procurement, reverse logistics services, worldwide repair service, software (Supply it Now), warranty support, & asset recovery services.• Managed all financial aspects of running the division, including budgeting, payment term negotiation & debt recovery• Individually contributed to building business with new & existing customers, including many major OEM’s: IBM/Lenovo, Dell, GE Healthcare, Quanta, Compal, Arima, Inventec, Foxconn, Mitac, Asus, Benchmark, Twinhead, MSI, & Pegatron• Managed all logistics / reverse logistics & contract manufacturing• Frequent travel throughout Asia to meet with vendors, attend industry trade shows & conferences, and entertain • Direct report to both US & Europe headquarters• Responsible for leading short/long term expansion plans • Increased company part sales by 35% [Press Release, 2008]• Dramatically reduced procurement costs• Successfully recovered payments/refunds on numerous occasions from derelict customers & suppliers