Manage a team of 5 and cover full product portfolio of Medtech Canada

Teaching Assistant of Quality Management with Lean Six Sigma

● Directed team of 6 buyers to foster partnerships between global and national procurement teams; implemented sourcing strategy for Media, Content Marketing, Merchandising, and Promotion Categories in home market● Bridged the gaps between local business units and global procurement by ensuring the development, management and prioritization of procurement activities servicing the brand management 's strategies at market level and representing market strategies to global procurement category leadership to help shape strategic planning● Drived value realization in negotiations with strategic suppliers for profit margin improvement at brand and company level. Enhanced customer statisfaction score by improving supplier service level up to 95%● Tightly controlled service & goods devliery during COVID 19 and built contigency strategy for critical categories● Analyzed performance and skill gaps and agree development requirements and training plan. Coached buyers to gain more business insights and improve communication and analytical skills● Participated Global Business Partner Workshop (organized in Malaysia in 2019)

● Managed team of 6 to deliver demand planning for full product portfolio, led a discussion on demand planning in the Monthly Business Planning Process (+50 ppl from sales, brand managemet, finance and operation team) in order to get the consensus on demand plan at national and regional level.● Led and implemented Advanced analytical tools (SAS Predictive tools) to automate secondary sales planning at product/regional level, optimizing resources in SOP process and driving fact-based discussion in Sales & Operatation, P&L meetings. Recognized as top 3 advanced demand planning markets in AOA● Led demand forecasting, promotional planning and new product planning (+20 projects)● Built and maintained good communication and collaboration both with Supply Chainand with Generating Demand, Manufacturing and Finance● Ensured exceptional management, event management (such as Stock allocation, new product pipeline, supply issue etc.) to deliver the best service level to customers (+95%)● Led the Demand Annual Planning at category and product level (with horizon up to 18 months) for budgeting, brand plans and volume planning● Delivered product portfolio optimizing analysis quarterly and collaborated with finance team for P&L scenario plannings● Coached and developed competencies for demand planners and management trainees (+10 people)● Business Execellence/ Subject Master Expert in SAP APO Stream; delivered annual capability assessment to +30 end users and provided training coaching to close gaps; represented Vietnam markets to work with Regional Business Solution Team (Australia) to deploy system enhancement projects● Organized Future of Demand Planning Workshop for AOA countries (+6 contries & +20 participants)

● Led pilot project in Infant Nutrition Category in Shanghai to increase planning accuracy● Presented pilot project and recommendations to board of directors in Beijing and gained approval for implementation across China (one of the biggest markets of Nestle)● Created advanced demand planning workshops; mentored planners and trade marketing teams

● Managed demand planning for Thailand Infant Nutrition to turnaround performance; improveddemand forecast accuracy by +15%; optimized inventory at distribution center by 25%● Designed and implemented modern trade customer planning initiative to monthly demand planning process and optimize new product planning

● Managed production planning and load planning of full coffee export product range to +10 countries● Provided capacity projection to factory team to drive for resource management● Collaborated closely with transportation team to deliver shipments on time

● Led problem solving best practices in Supply Chain division (+65 end users) by providing training and coaching for Go-See-Think-Do projects (+10 projects yearly)● Successfully passed regional assessment on lean best practice in 2014 (the first achievement of Supply Chain in Nestle Continuous Excellence & Lean Journey)● Won recognization awards for significant contribution in the successful completion of the Regional Assessment for Nestle Vietnam

Nestle Infant Nutrition (All Brands: Nan, Lactogen, Cerelac)Wyeth Infant Nutrition (Brand: S26)Breakfast Cereal Category

Different Assignments in cross functions including:- Marketing, Sales, CCSD- Material Requirement Planning- Customer service and Material Handling- Import Export- Quality Assurance- Procurement- Supply Chain Controlling