CAREER SUMMARY
A cross-functional purchasing and supply chain management leader with ten years experience in automotive industry. Demonstrated leadership skills in executing global strategic sourcing across multiple commodities from strategy initiation to sourcing implementation. Experience in vendor selection, supplier development, program execution and sales. Strong network with supplier and customer base. Strong cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills. Strong experience in data management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fuyao Glass North America Inc. Ltd., Detroit, MI – A top Chinese auto glass supplier 2006
Director – OEM Sales and Operations 2006
Lead, promote and operationalize Fuyao OEM and aftermarket business in the US
• Promote Fuyao to OEM customers and operationalize awarded OEM/aftermarket business
• Led Fuyao efforts in winning GM Epsilon II contracts and achieved $6 mil. sales
• Led Fuyao efforts in resolving production launch issues for Hyundai in Montgomery, AL
• Lead Fuyao aftermarket sales efforts and achieved $2 mil. sales
General Motors Corporation (GM), Detroit, MI - A global auto manufacturer 1996-2006
Manager, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain (GPSC), GM 2002-June, 2006
Initiated, led, drove, promoted, facilitated and assisted global strategic sourcing initiatives to source components from Low Cost Countries (LCC) to generate cost savings for GM
• Led and promoted strategic sourcing to LCC suppliers to achieve 50% annual purchase value targets with multi-billion dollars award to LCC suppliers and average savings >10%
• Assisted management in defining global sourcing targets at regional/commodity teams and monitored the sourcing progress to targets
• Developed and fine tuned tracking templates to monitor LCC sourcing progress and deployed for implementation to 115 component teams
• Guided and liaised among GM purchasing teams, Chinese suppliers and China local team in sourcing, negotiations and program implementations
• Led and supported sourcing trips to China and other LCC, and arranged and hosted major supplier events to identify and introduce new suppliers to GM purchasing teams to improve global competitiveness
• Led and completed an initiative to strengthen GM’s position in corporate responsibility
• Led and assisted China team in establishing China sourcing office and operational process
Finance Manager, Non-Ferrous Metals Group (NFM), GPSC, GM 2002
Responsible for the financial analysis and reporting of the multi-billion dollar Non-ferrous Metals group. Assisted in efforts to improve risk management results.
• Developed monthly financial forecast, NFM inventory tracking and annual budget for the multi-billion NFM business
• Drove efforts in reducing non-ferrous metals inventory holding to ensure the best utilization of GM capital through monthly tracking of optimal metal inventory level
• Designed and performed quarterly FASB 133 compliance test to ensure risk management compliance with Security Exchange Committee (SEC) regulations
• Worked with commodity managers to develop raw material risk management strategies using financial derivatives to hedge and stabilize non-ferrous metals pricing risks
Corporate Resin Buyer, Chemical Purchasing, GPSC, GM 2001
• Led regional efforts in implementing Resin Resale program in the US and achieved 30 supplier enrollment
• Performed value chain and benchmark analysis on $400 mil. chemical raw materials to ensure pricing competitiveness
General Supervisor, Supplier Quality, Mid/Lux Car Group, GM 2000-2001
• Accomplished Global Task Team assignment to develop corporate strategies on prioritizing and translating GM Vision Objectives into operational guidelines for GM Automotive Strategy Board by contributing the financial analysis data for vision objective analysis
• Managed ten employees to ensure 100% pre-production parts documentation completion and production parts readiness on time
Asset Recovery Agent, Machinery, Equipment and Indirect, GM 1999-2000
• Initiated critical online bid list to ensure team success of pilot B2B online auctions in auto industry and ensure GM lead over Ford
• Led disposition of surplus assets for two GM divisions and achieved $4.2 mil. savings
Logistic Liaison, Buick City Plant, GM 1998-1999
• Saved $2.8 mil. by introducing competitive bidding to source a cross-dock network
• Performed monthly freight budget analysis/forecast for Buick City Plant and assisted the plant in consolidating freight shipment to achieve $200K savings
• Completed Future Vehicle Program Inbound Freight Cost commitment project to define and improve future vehicle freight cost studies process
China Project Buyer, Chemical/Prototype, Mid/Lux Car Group, GM 1997-1998
• Sourced US responsible components for GM China programs with $2 mil. savings
• Assisted in defining China JV sourcing process and supported localization strategy
Metallic/Chemical Buyer, Mid/Lux Car Group, GM 1996-1998
• Sourced $120 mil. chemical/metallic parts for 2000 MY programs saving $3.2 mil.
DHL SYSTEMS LIMITED, London, United Kingdom – An international courier company 1995
Project Analyst - Completed courier mobile data capture module design for $5 mil.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, Athens, GA 1991-1994
Graduate Research Assistant – Conducted hedging strategy research on commodities
GUOTIE COMPANY, Beijing, China – A company sells railway equipment 1990-1991
Sales Representative - Sourced and sold of electronic equipment in railway systems
EDUCATION
MIBS, Business Administration, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1996
MS, Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1993
BA, International Business, CUSTOM, Beijing, P.R. China 1990 |
