Ha Cao
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Credentials
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Excel: Advanced Formulas and Functions
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SQL: Data Reporting and Analysis
LinkedInJan, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Weee!
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Category Specialist
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Sep 2021 - Present
• Build Vietnamese category assortment by adding 650 SKUs and develop long-term plans for product categories in accordance with customer demand • Own the P&L for the Vietnamese category, drive sales and gross margin through the optimization of the product assortment, strategic partnership with vendors, leading to the 500% growth rate of the category after 1 year • Conduct weekly forecasts of 5 warehouses, place the purchase orders and monitor important changes in sales forecasts, promotion plans, and business strategies, maintaining DOI below 28 days • Model future inventory plans based on supplier capability, analyze inventory levels and storage constraints to optimize the availability and safety stock levels, keeping in-stock rate above 90% WOW • Develop a Pareto analysis model on 750 SKUs to identify slow-moving and obsolete SKUs, resulting in an in-stock rate improvement of 30% • Partnered with AP, suppliers, and various internal teams to ensure timely resolution of vendor payment issues, resulting in 90% of on-time payments Show less
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Fresenius Medical Care North America
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Supply Chain Procurement, Transportation & Logistics – Post Grad Corporate Residency
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Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
• Collaborated proactively with internal business partners to identify supply base consolidation opportunities focused on LTL and FTL services, resulting in $0.8M in annualized cost savings • Created, executed, and analyzed Request for Proposals on SAP Ariba, launched an internal tool utilizing Advanced Excel to select the best transportation providers • Improved the performance tracking of transportation and logistics services for 10 distribution centers by designing a dashboard and defining multiple metrics Show less
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Fresenius Medical Care North America
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Supply Chain Procurement, Transportation & Logistics – MBA Corporate Residency
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Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
• Managed an operational optimization project to change the mailing behaviors of 3000 clinics, resulting in $1.5M in pick-up fee reduction • Consolidated data and identified the opportunity for shipment optimization by distribution center location and services modes, which led to $0.25M in potential cost savings • Collaborated with the vendor maintenance team to review the vendor master data and removed 70% of duplicate entries • Managed an operational optimization project to change the mailing behaviors of 3000 clinics, resulting in $1.5M in pick-up fee reduction • Consolidated data and identified the opportunity for shipment optimization by distribution center location and services modes, which led to $0.25M in potential cost savings • Collaborated with the vendor maintenance team to review the vendor master data and removed 70% of duplicate entries
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Co-Founder
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Jan 2015 - May 2018
• Founded a retail company to import and distribute mid-range consumer products from Thailand, Korea, and Japan to the wholesalers in Vietnam, which generated revenues of $2M annually • Managed a team of 4 people to establish an effective end-to-end supply chain process valued at $1M annually for fast-moving consumer products with five global suppliers • Built the roadmap and launched three private label brands, leading to the 70% annual growth rate of the category • Initiated direct negotiation with manufacturers and drove improvement on container rate utilization to reduce 20% cost of goods sold • Maintained optimal stock keeping units (SKUs) and ensured sufficient inventory level by applying in-depth ABC analysis and developing an efficient demand forecasting model Show less
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Education
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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Master's degree, Analytics -
D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics -
Foreign Trade University
Bachelor of Economics, International Business