Thuan Tran

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Chief Purchasing Officer @ TSK SOLUTIONS LTD
Thuan Tran's Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Viet Nam
About Thuan Tran

PERSONAL SUMMARYWith 10 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, sourcing solution, and procurement strategy from Real Estate/Construction; Retail, Manufacturing, Hospitality& FnB Technology, Operation, Healthcare, Procurement advisor at one of the biggest organizations in Vietnam (Novagroup) and foreign companies. I believed that I can bring practical added values to your organization. The purpose of my job is to generate solutions for the effective procurement of organizations and link the procurement activities with the total ecosystem.I never fail in my thinking that “I cannot do”. When I receive any tasks from the Heads I don’t immediately do it. I often review it with all aspects, how many ways to do it, which one is the best. I often follow “Plan-Do-Check-Act”. “Responsibility” is the point people often describe me.

Thuan Tran's Current Company Details
TSK SOLUTIONS LTD

Tsk Solutions Ltd

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Chief Purchasing Officer
Thuan Tran Work Experience Details
  • Tsk Solutions Ltd
    Chief Purchasing Officer
    Tsk Solutions Ltd Jan 2023 - Present
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    1. Managing supply chain activities: Planning, sourcing, logistics, contract, suppliers...2. Build/set up KPI, competencies of Purchasing team.3. Build process/procedures of procurement.4. Build/set up master data/system
  • Dali Retail Group
    Chief Purchasing Officer
    Dali Retail Group Jan 2023 - Present
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Strategic - Implement the merchandise, buying and pricing strategies for categories, in line with the agreed company vision and mission. - To increase category penetration, trade up customers, develop competitive edges and to capitalize market opportunities. - Keep abreast of the retail environment by paying regular visits to stores, to competitors and also internationally and initiate appropriate decisions /actions to ensure competitive advantage is maintained. Develop new product and service concepts to lead the growth of the Company. Sales and Profit - Generate categories’ sales by ensuring that categories’ target customers are provided with products and services that they want. - Maintain budget margin and pricing frame which maximizes business profits whilst delivering a good value offer to the customer. - Negotiate the best terms with suppliers by creating and building strong mutually beneficial partnership relationships. - Build value creating partnership relationships with the vendor base. - Maximize other income generation from her/his category Stock - Manage stock levels and mark downs to ensure that product availability is high yet ensure that cash flows and profits are maximized by controlling stock levels within set targets. - Establish and maintain effective SKU control and tail management. Customer Focus - Work closely with all related departments to roll-out and evaluate merchandising activities which are customer focused in offering interesting and innovative promotional activities and events to increase sales, profits and foot- traffic. - Continuously review the product category mix to ensure that customers’ needs are fully satisfied at all times. - Lead the category in charge to develop appropriate CRM strategies to improve customers' loyalty and to maximize promotion returns.
  • Novagroup
    Expert Procurement Strategy And Partnership
    Novagroup Aug 2021 - Present
    Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area
    -Reported directly to GD of the Procurement Tender Committee of Nova group.-Managed: 8 Companies -Budget controlled: Over 200 Bil VND up toDuties: - Developing the Supply Chain Strategy- Matching the supply chain strategy with the Overall Business Strategy - Analyzing to gain insights on how we can best leverage our organization’s unique strengths to win in the marketplace the same statement goes for both business and supply chain strategy.-Reviewing all spending from Consortium (NVG); and 8 Controlling companies (NVLG-NSG-NCG-NGC-NIG-NCP-NTG-NFG) to their under Subsidiaries to build the Procurement Strategy. Those are:1. Supply Chain especially in Procurement:Reviewed and evaluated: Suppliers; Spending Categories; Sourcing strategy; planning; projects and link to total SC Procurement Strategy guided by NVG.2. Built strategy for HR located in Purchasing Dept.Reviewed and evaluated and interviewed Buyers located at BU and propose the strategy for this group. Including building KPI; Competencies; SOW; Headcount to optimize structure and cost.3. Process- Policy, and ComplianceLed team to build and simplify; standard processes, and propose new policies, and procedures to improve the process, cost, time, and labor in the operation.44. System:Standardized the Master Data of goods, and suppliers; set up hub data to centralize and link these data from Head Quater to sub-companies. Helping with planning, forecast, do strategy5. Resutctured, Turnaround, and Improved M&A companies.Successfully restructured and standardized 36 sub-companies to match with the organization's (Novagroup)’ strategy of SC.IT/Tech; Furniture; Construction; Gym/Spa; FnB; Consumer; Education, Healthcare; Hospitality….Achievements: Money: - Saving 135 bil VNĐ in plastic pipe materials; 4,8 bil VNĐ in FnB; 30 bil VNĐ in Bus/Car; 4 bil VNĐ in IT; 75 bil VNĐ in Gym Sector; Hospitality (OSE) 37,5 bil VNĐ…(5years) - Sold 315 bil VNĐ for real estate throughout business partnership.
  • Anova
    Expert Procurement Strategy And Partnership
    Anova Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Anova Corp is one of the holding organization belonging Novagroup, in which there are 8 subcompanies including 2 groups (Feed&Farm- Anova-Anova Agri); the other producing and selling veterinary for poultry, big, cows, fish…Anova Feed accounts for 80% spending. Tasks:Feed&farm:Reviewed all spending bought by these groups including materials, commercial terms, suppliers to evaluate the gap and give the strategy to buy every type of materials accounting for 80% spending.Meeting with suppliers to negotiate and sign strategic contractsManaging bidding/auction online via https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/agriculture/grains/corn.html and check price with local vendors to make ordersStandardizing group materials to run on SAP Ariba&CoupaMaterials reviewed: Agricultural products such as corn, RICE BRAN FRESH, Soya bean residue, wheat…
  • Kirby Building Systems - A Group Company Of Alghanim Industries
    Purchasing Manager
    Kirby Building Systems - A Group Company Of Alghanim Industries Nov 2018 - Aug 2021
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Position: Purchasing Manager- Report directly to Indian CEO- Team: 8 members (5 Buyers ) & 3 LogisticDuties:Leading Procurement activities by transferring the best practice skills and give the training programs to support members in the implementation and operation with other teams. Procurement - Advising to Indian CEO all purchasing activities.- Price analysis and forecasting, future trend of key raw materials such as steel, consumables, spare parts and freight.- Handling all functions of planning and purchasing and delivery materials to site.- Approve all POs, supervise the deliveries of goods and services.- Reviewing all contracts/agreements - Manage supplier performance by tracking KPI data and taking corrective actions when necessary.- Members of the Opex team members to cut down the cost and consumption.***Achievement: Saving $366,000 in 2020 Planning Project Management- Checking the trend of price for these materials to make plan to order.- Checking BOM-On hand inventory-Lead Time-Scheduled receipt-Projected on handed Plan order release.- Making plan to buy materials to meet deadline & meet the DAF targeted.- One of the team members (Sale-PMG-Production-Logistic) to drive projects.***Achievement: Saving 15% the cost of all projects compared to DAF Logistic Planning- Oversee and manage every stage of the production flow, from purchasing the raw materials to the delivery of the final materials to site.- Forecast price of freight/transportation and making plan to ship materials across Asian countries- Working with Lines/FWDs/internal department to plan to delivery***Achievement:$56,544 in 2020 Outsourcing ProductionDriving all outsourcing activities of the company to meet (Schedule-quantity-quality-subcontractors- other items in the chain to ensure the normal production.Achievement: Saving $286,000 in 2020 Total achievement - Top 5 employee in 2020, OPEX 2020- Got green medal for saving $360,000 issued by Alghanim Group.
  • Thanh Thanh Cong-Bien Hoa Jsc
    Purchasing Manager
    Thanh Thanh Cong-Bien Hoa Jsc Sep 2015 - Nov 2018
    Ho Chi Minh
    Purchasing ManagerDuties:- Responsible for managing and coordinating the materials purchasing at TTC-BH and other companies in our group.- Managing and control purchasable activities of company members according to the set planning and budget.- Produce regular reports on purchase commitments, costs and delivery performance- Oversee the operations and daily activities of the purchasing department- Manage risk related to quality, cost, delivery and supply of purchases- To plan, sources and develop new potentials supplier /vendor for economical procurement the quality of the goods- Negotiable and execute purchase orders or contracts as needed to support the critical business needs.- Playing the role in advising The Board of Director to strategy as well as policy to reduce cost, simple purchasing procedures.- Responsible for the near and long term sourcing strategies for materials, commercial products, etc...- Explore and introduce new suppliers to the Company that add incremental value with respect to product design, competitive pricing and on-time delivery- Continue to evaluate the sourcing, product development and cost effectiveness of the- Company’s activities and suggest/implement improvements.- To undertake duties assigned of Director- Advising to company members the beneficial terms of contract.- Updated new legal documents related to goods.- On the behalf of TTC-BH in solving problem related to Vietnam custom is the process of importing goods.- Supervising and training supporting staff to ensure the department goal.Achievement:- Reduced 8% cost of buying goods compared to 2017.- Reduced 15% cost of the input materials for TTC Attapeu at Laos..- Always be prior person in deal/ negotiate price of big contract (50 billion Vietnam dong or more for TTC-BH JSC and TTC group.
  • Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited
    Assistant Purchasing Manager
    Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited Apr 2014 - Sep 2015
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Purchasing Assistant Manager (Biscuit Division)- Set up and operating the biscuit grocery to make sure that the goods are available on shelves with the best price, quality, color.- Negotiated with the supplier regard to terms of contract: price, payment, time of delivery, quality.- Built and updated data related to purchasing activities according to company strategy.- Controlled and supervised the cost of supply chain.- Adjusting the plan and target in accordance with the changing of market and company.- Cooperated with other departments: Sale, accounting, stock to ensure the suitable goods, on time payment and save cost.- Evaluating the potential suppliers.- Advising to Board of Director status of goods and strategy to increase sales.
  • Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited
    Assistant Buyer
    Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited Aug 2012 - Mar 2014
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Buyer Assistant at sweet grocery- Directly carried out tasks related to import goods- Created documents associated to Biscuit grocery to send to QA department to check.- Followed up the supply chain of the Biscuit grocery on 32 markets across the nation to make sure that the goods are always available on shelves.- Made plan to buy various biscuit which is suitable with the demand of the market

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