Fan Zhang

Global PV solar manager

Shanghai, China

About

9+years experience mainly in PV solar industry, with rich experience of sales, purchasing and supply chain management functions. Good at strategic planning, market analysis and new project management with overachievement. Strong skills in negotiation, risk control and keen market instincts. Professional knowledge of PV products, international trade and OEM mode.

Experience

  • 高级经理 at 中民新能投资集团有限公司
    Sep 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

  • JA Solar (Shanghai, China)
    • Purchasing Manager
      Feb 2014 - Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      1. Develop purchasing strategy, responsible for the procurement of 7 main non-silicon PV module BOM. 2. Develop annual purchasing budget and cost-saving planning. Achieved over RMB 300million cost-saving in 2015. 3. In charge of developing domestic and oversea OEM factories. Achieved 10 OEM factories’ negotiation and agreement signing after setting up OEM business from zero in 2016. 4. Strategically promote the optimization of company’s supply chain, develop constructive advice and support for customization orders, participate in product’s standardization definition and R&D. 5. Responsible for supplier management, develop and follow up annual new supplier and new material introduction. 6. Develop and maintain 40+ suppliers’ relationship, responsible for 4 self-owned and all OEM factories’ negotiation and agreement signing. 7. Monitor and review the PO’s execution condition and quality result. 8. Awards: 2015 “Purchasing Elite”, “Cost Saving Department”, “Outstanding team - OEM”, 2014 “Excellent Purchasing Star”, 2011 “Outstanding Employee”, etc.

    • Account Manager
      Feb 2011 - Jan 2014 · 3 yrs

      1. Responsible for developing and maintaining global PV module customer relationships with a lot of travel in Europe. Achieved company’s first shipment to Hungary for JA solar. 2. Responsible for maintaining PV module OEM/ODM key account relationship. 3. Responsible for the 3 month on-site sales representative of the first large-scale PV plant shipment in China in JA solar (20MW in Qinghai Province, China). 4. Responsible for promoting the Europe bonded warehouse setting up and establishing the business operation process.

  • General Manager Assistant at Fujian Zhonglianxin Import&Export Trading Co., Ltd
    Jul 2008 - Jan 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    1. Assist GM managing the sales of imported nature rubber and latex. Responsible for supply chain management. Monitor the payment schedule and inventory control. 2. Forecast and collect the price in spot and futures market. 3. Assist GM for purchasing negotiation when travelling to Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia, follow up the contract signing and execution.