Ability to o Manage sourcing initiatives, and create complex supplier agreements o Leverage cash-flow strategies to improve P&L performance o Use Demand-Pull, 5-S, Kanban to design and set-up production lines to increase capacity o Use Process Value Analysis to define processes within procurement and sales organizations o Be adaptable, driven, and flexible, within multicultural, multigenerational, and new environments
Experienced with o Using quantitative and qualitative content to move forward with less risk o Sourcing strategies to deliver financial objectives o Category building and category management to reach annual objectives o Supplier and Sourcing team training to improve KPI performance o Supplier development to create key suppliers within niche segments o Global sourcing strategies and projects to and from North America, Asia, Europe o Starting projects and driving them to implementation, kick-off and 100% run-rates o Driving product ideation to design, legal, industrialization, pilot, launch, to global sales growth
Founder | Operations, Sourcing, Marketing Consultant June 2012 - Present Flavor-Me & AXI Fuel Service Indonesia
Director Global Operations | Sales, Marketing, Sourcing Oct. 2008 - June 2012 Rapidfix Industrial [Asia] Limited & PT. Rapidfix Industrial Indonesia China and Indonesia
V.P. of Operations March 2008 Oct. 2008 M-Craft Group - company closed due to corruption - China
Regional Category Manager June 2006 March 2008 Kingfisher Asia, Retail Store Sourcing China
Global Sourcing Manager-Plastics Nov. 2004 June 2006 Knoll Inc. Furniture PA, U.S.A
Plastic Consultant February 2006 McKinsey & Company (not an employee) Conference Calls
Education INSEAD & China Europe International Business School: Multination Enterprise Mgmt. August 2007 Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University: MBA in International Business April 2004 Certified Purchasing Manager, Institute of Supply Chain Management December 2001 University of NC at Charlotte, Graduate Course; Polymer Chemistry August 2001 University of South Carolina, B.S.B.A., Marketing May 1991 Spartanburg Technical College; A.S. in Welding Technology December 1981
Training Hiring and Retention in China by Kenexa August 2008 Corporate Fraud in China Alert 2008 June 2008 Polymer Material Selection: Polymer Center May 2001 Paulsons Plastic Training Series [30 hours of training] May 2001 Demand Flow Technology Workshop, John Costantza Inst. of Tech., Inc. June 1995 NAPM Accredited: New Buyers Workshop, U.N.C.C. Nov. 1995 Engineering Drawings, Spartanburg Technical College Dec. 1982
Internet Marketing Tools [auto responders, lead captivation, survey, video, etc.] SalesOrder.com-ERP, NetSuite ERP, Excel, Word, Adobe, Project and PowerPoint, Mekko Graphics, Google Apps,
Business Travel Mexico, Canada, U.S.A., France, United Kingdom, Scotland, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan
P.R. of China, Permanent Resident, plus Work Permit for 6 years
Indonesia, Permanent Resident for 3 years
Personal Travel Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland