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Canada

Performed planning and logistic, procurement activities.Managed inventory - implement and maintain robust inventory tracking systems to ensure accurate inventory levels acros all facilities.Supervised inbound and outbound logistics activities - ensuring optimal efficiency and cost-effectiveness.Managed vendor relations.Performed Business Development for Asia Pacific, South Africa.

Alberta, Canada

Leading Procurement, Kaizen/ continuous improvement, projects relate maintenance and plant operation.Control budget, manage expenditure, analysis parts usage, critical spare, set up and maintain Min/ Max/ ROP.Create SOP for maintenance spare parts inventory: draw inventory map, bin allocation, part issuing/ receiving.Introduce and maintaining 5S management.Sustain high level of relationship management with suppliers/ contractors. Reviewing and making improvement for more efficiency.

Canada

Built, monitored, kept the Purchasing and Inventory Unit’s strategic plan sustainability (Min, Max, ROP).Place Purchase OrderSet up, updated cost, benchmarked the market to make sure the company had the most competitive advantage.Set up bin allocation. Performed physical inventory.

Singapore

Operation planning: Identified, forecast demands, allocated supplies from manufacturing to markets.Oversaw staff, implemented logistics, purchasing and warehousing activities.Drew the road map and scheduled for Asia Pacific warehouse project and initiated the warehouse moving projectMaintained positive professional relationships with customers, suppliers and government organizations.

Vietnam

● Partnerships: Identified needs, analyzed gaps, prepared consulting proposals (strongly focus on purchases, competitive bid processes, contract negotiation), executed adjustment, and reviewed outcome.

Malaysia, Usa (Silicon Valley)

APRIL 2012 – OCTOBER 2015SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER, CELESTICA INC. (USA, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA)Leaded a team of 5 members.Business enhancement: established key performance indicator measurements to achieve cost saving by 20% in 2014. Reduced processing time by 25% for all supply chain activities. Sourced, bided, raised e-PR, issued PO, follow up delivery, open PO, overdue PO.Analysis the gaps of the systems between the plants in Freemont, Warm Springs (CA-USA) and Senai (JB-Malaysia) to switched from using Epicor to SAP.Acted as deputy-project lead to move the Machining project from Vietnam to Malaysia.OCTOBER 2011 – APRIL 2012DEPUTY OPERTAION DIRECTOR, CELESTICA INC. (FORMER KNOWN AS D&H MANUFACTURING VIETNAM)Leaded a team of 20 members.Business administration and Management: built the factory from the ground, registered all require licenses (tax, company stamp, environment certificates, …) opened company bank account in VietnamImported machines, prepared standard operating procedure (SOP), Recruited & trained staffs, did payrolls, resolve human resources problems. Worked with expatriate to set up the machine (Niigata SPN 501/ 701/ 901).Prepared to pass all the audits which as requested by the government as well as customers.Built, promoted, represented the company brand and reputation.Acted as the Director for the hole plant during the time when the Operation Director was off site.Successfully move the Machining project from USA to Vietnam.

Vietnam

R&D, Branding strategy (Marketing push/ pull, integrated marketing) successfully co-op branding with BMW in a one-year campaign.

Vietnam

Sales & Marketing.

Master, Marketing, Sales & Services

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Certificate, Greenbelt Lean Sixsigma, M