Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• More than 10 years' working experience of Purchasing, Contract Manufactruing, Project Schedule and Project Controland in fortune 500 companies, such as General Electrical and Ericsson. • Proficiency in ERP(Oracle 11i and Maximo), MS Office Suite especially MS Excel and MS Project, Tableau, and Primavera P6. • Demonstrated analytic and problem solving skills. • Certified PMP. Member of PMI, working toward to SCMP. • A proactive team worker, effective communicator and fast learner.
• Interface with business areas to develop procurement strategies, plans and schedules • Work interactively with the business units to ensure a clear scope of work • Prepare procurement plans for purchase of major equipment, spare parts and materials • Pre-qualification and selection of bidders • Development of Request For Quotation (RFQ) documents • Manage the RFQ bidding process, including receipt of bids, bid clarification, evaluation and final bid recommendation • Procurement and post award administration of Purchase Orders including management of change • Purchase Order closeout • Conduct negotiations with suppliers • Provide purchasing support to logistics, and material controls groups by ensuring that contractual requirements are fulfilled by suppliers • Convert requisitions for equipment and materials into purchase orders within determined timelines for on-time delivery • Ensure that all purchasing requests for quotations clearly identify the scope of work and tenders are received, opened and evaluated in accordance with specific project requirements, acquisition procedures and corporate ethical guidelines • Develop a supplier evaluation process that will ensure only quality suppliers are supplying material equipment to Horizon
• Lead the development, implementation and update of project schedules with engineers and external professionals using Primavera P6. • Maintained portfolio of schedules and provided analytical reviews of float and project progress vs baselines to identify areas of concern and participated in the development of recovery plans as needed. • Provided input to schedule risk analysis and key to development of schedule contingency. • Analyzed project schedule variances and recommended corrective actions. • Implemented Earned Value Analysis and reported project progress to senior managers for review. • Controlled the project to agreed plans and processes, including financial stewardship, cost, management of change, key issues, lessons learned, etc. Total project value exceeds 100 million USD, • Oversaw the Execution Contractor to ensure appropriate work procedures are followed in developing project estimating deliverables, to allow effective functional verification of project estimates & controls, and to share best practices and lessons learned. • Monitored and controlled assigned work scope against the project plan, ensured effective change control and identified risks / opportunities. • Lead development of sourcing strategies for key materials /services. • Carried out thorough evaluation of proposals to determine the best fit to meet business requirements. Total procurement value processed exceeded 30 million USD.
• Initiated cost control model and released monthly project cost report to senior management. • Managed and control PPV and ECO cost raised during product development. • Identified cost reduction opportunities by analyzing contract manufacturing's BOM cost and developing new suppliers. As the result, 500,000 USD cost reductions were achieved in 2008. • Screened key suppliers by visiting suppliers and going through RFQ process. • Negotiated pricing structures utilizing contracts, blanket orders and supplier stocking programs. • Managed NPI (New Product Introduction) inventory transactions and ensured accuracy of part balance on hand.
• Acted as a key initiator and negotiator in outsourcing projects: attended project bidding evaluation and FPQ (First Piece Qualification) assessment, finalized and implemented outsourcing contract, decreased raw material inventory safely during product outsourcing. Total project value exceeds 4,000,000 USD and 500,000 USD was saved. • Developed sourcing strategies for key materials/services of outsourcing project. • Negotiated pricing structures utilizing contracts, blanket orders and supplier stocking programs. • Approved setup of new parts in MRPII (Oracle 11i): SKU, Lead Time, Name of Buyer, Standard Cost, and so on. • Placed PO for daily production and NPI production and fulfilled expediting requirements.
• Lead material supply projects and fulfill supply chain functions including order management, purchasing, warehouse and distribution in order to ensure customer satisfactions. • Initiated and finalized Master Productions Schedule (MPS) according to Middle Rang Forecast (MRF), Short Rang Forecast (SRF) and actual customer demands. • Held weekly S & OP meeting and present problems and risks. • Planned and prioritized daily production together with key material buyers and sales staff based on status of material supply and customer requirements. • Analyzed forecast accuracy and sales trends, and finalized weekly report.