Yuyao Zhu（Pmp） Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

• Applied Usage Frequency analysis to categorize over 4700 items in Excel to identify high impact items for E-sourcing Event
• Originated Steel Distribution E-sourcing Event, achieving a significant 9% cost-savings
• Created user manual of Zycus (E-sourcing Software) and delivered online training to over 15+ suppliers to solve their technical problems
• Collected lead time data and contact information of Top 50 suppliers to improve company’s supplier database
• Communicated with multiple suppliers to collect plastic items’ information to create a Plastic Distribution E-sourcing event to address sole source issue
• Calculated annual usage of over 300 parts to identify high impact items in preparation for Kanban project

Greater St. Louis Area

• Conducted database management to update information in school system
• Communicated with recruiters and students to answer recruiting related questions
• Gathered data and collected information about placement to generate reports for advisors

Greater St. Louis Area

• Applied ABC and Coefficient Variance analysis to categorize over 3500 finished good items to identify the matrix combining demand volatility and consumption value in order to identify high impact categories
• Calculated On Time Delivery to Promise (OTDP) and On Time Delivery to Request (OTDR) for finished goods inventory and identified service issues and potential cost impact for improved execution
• Conducted and analyzed demand distributions for two years of shipment history using advanced forecasting techniques (Winter’s Method and Holt’s Method) to track demand trends
• Applied continuous review model and designed appropriate order quantity and reorder point policies to improve current inventory management practices, leading to a 43% reduction in inventory cost under current service.

St. Louis

• Researched best industrial practices for procurement of indirect materials and MROs from current literature and other organizations' best practices to develop the questionnaire and interview guide
• Conducted 38 procurement benchmark surveys among 65 business unit managers and seven interviews in order to collect data from procurement employees to apply Kaizen
• Analyzed the survey data to outline a procurement strategy, with a list of early implementation ideas, that Emerson Tool Co. could use to improve procurement performance for indirect materials and MRO items

Beijing, China

• Performed data cleansing in products shrinkage audit at an off-site factory to evaluate the degree of employee theft
• Prepared final shrinkage audit program report, assessed the cost of theft in excel

Beijing, China

• Coordinated with procurement department to complete purchase order and review price sheets to track pricing
• Communicated with vendors including advertisement companies and travel agencies to support promotion activities
• Coordinated with logistic department to complete brand awareness tools distribution
• Participated in designing company branding necessities for promotion activities
• Assisted with product promotion events to contact vendors and sales department, planning logistic details

Beijing, China

• Engaged with large store format channel on pricing feedback, compliance, and business development to support channel management
• Participated in COCA-COLA supported Marathon Sports to manage beverages delivery and replenishment
• Tracked and maintained brand awareness products to manage inventory

Beijing, China

• Created and reviewed data to analyze inventory improvements
• Assisted the manager in transportation of inbound /outbound merchandise and storage
• Participated in management system maintenance and merchandise scan

Master'S Degree, Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Project Management, Supply Chain Analytics: Stochastic Models, STRATEGIC QUALITY MANAGEMENT, Information.

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance

Activities and Societies: Editor and publisher volunteer Beijing Normal University Student Photography Department, participated in school.