Experience

BASKETVILLE, INC.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Sourcing Manager

  • May 2018 - Present

  Sourcing: Plan, direct and monitor company’s strategic sourcing efforts globally to identify suitable factories to ensure reliable outcome. • Implement and adhere to strategic sourcing processes, sourcing potential suppliers domestically and overseas strategically. • Effectively building and maintaining fruitful relationship with suppliers. In alignment with the company's purchasing strategies, and in discussion with the business unit leaders, prepare strategic sourcing plans that achieve company's needs. • Training and supervising the work of other members of GS teammate. Set objectives and monitor progress. Global HR recruitment as needed. • Collaborate with QA team for supplier auditability and PD team. • Attend Domestic and International trade shows. Negotiations and Cost Analysis: Support the sales team by reviewing, analyzing, and making recommendations on incoming quotations, becoming an expert in all cost elements and price negotiations. • Direct Product Development price negotiation efforts. Research and track all cost elements of finished products including exchange rates, labor, raw materials, overhead, and other cost inputs, by region, developing a deep understanding of costing trends and patterns. • Forecast trends and make recommendations to the sales team. • Identify opportunities for cost savings. Supplier Management: Manage and maintain dynamic “Supplier Matrix” regarding to supplier performance as quality, capacity, delivery and service. • Evaluating supplier performance situationally and periodically, analyze and address supplier performance bottleneck and settle down with productive solution. • Supplier option recommendation for new Project, - focus on supplier core capability, certification and auditability, avoid production in same cottage area. • Investigate our competitors from factory matrix to cottage level. Show less



Qingdao Sinoah Wooden Furniture Co.,Ltd.

• Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong, China

• Planning Operation Dept. Manager

  • Nov 2012 - Mar 2018

  *PLANNING OPERATION DEPT. was the combination of Quality Department and Merchandiser Department with full function after my 90 days entry. Responsible for suppliers/vendors/sub-contractors management with KPI. Responsible for maintaining all aspects of the site quality management. Supervising all regulatory compliance activities and helping to enforce quality. assurance policies and best practice principals covering the safety, design, production and inspection. DUTY - Follow-up orders with vendors, customers and internal parties to ensure customer satisfaction and on-time delivery - Assist in the product development process to ensure that products meet customers' quality and budget requirements - Maintain strong business relationships with vendors for product development and production - Participate in price negotiation and liaison with vendors or suppliers -Responsible for working with our quality control and product development department to ensure that all products manufactured meet the quality expected, the budgeted cost and the expected shipment time. - Responsible for monitoring and maintaining quality and compliance targets. - Monitoring and auditing of products to ensure high standards of quality. - Ensuring products comply with legislation and quality assurance standard. - Ensuring that all Lab Tests from 3rd party are carried out on time and in full. - Identify training needs and recommendations to improve internal QC experience. - Keeping QA documentation up to date. - Awareness of regulatory requirement and client expectations. - Coordinating the investigation of customer complaints. - Giving quality assurance advice to the company departments as required. Show less



Intertek

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• QA Engineer

  • Jun 2006 - Nov 2012

  Work as Senior QA in Consumer Goods department with all Hardgoods product range. DUTY -DPI / PSI / FRI for various consumer goods performed before shipment -Inspection (product) standard (working Instruction) improvement. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Work under pressure Precised and efficient ACHIEVEMENT Undertake the Challenging assignment for new client and new product . Work as Senior QA in Consumer Goods department with all Hardgoods product range. DUTY -DPI / PSI / FRI for various consumer goods performed before shipment -Inspection (product) standard (working Instruction) improvement. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Work under pressure Precised and efficient ACHIEVEMENT Undertake the Challenging assignment for new client and new product .



IKEA

• Netherlands
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchasing Technician (Mix Material Dept)

  • Jun 2004 - Jun 2006

  Responsible for product packaging development to meet customer's quality Analysis KPI figure to lead internal and external quality level improvements DUTY -Secure Product Quality by implementing IKEA specifications(suppliers) -Intensively working on improvement of Quality Systems at suppliers -Secure technical and quality requirements in new products development -Work with production efficiency and contribute to cost saving activities (suppliers) -Work with quality preventive and corrective action -Improve and share the Quality in the team and teamwork KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES High sense of responsibility Strong team-work spirit Customer oriented Service minded ACHIEVEMENT -Partook the 5 new product range with 14 new products in the sale of store. -Improve the existed product (construction & shape) with creative idea. -Improve the efficiency 15%~20% at supplier production stage. Show less



RGI Home

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• QA/Sourcing Engineer (Multiple Task)

  • Sep 1999 - Jun 2004

  DUTY -Supply-chain/ quality control / production system improvement -New article development -Daily quality inspections and on-site solutions provided -Local information collection and analysis. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Time management Committed to deliver result High communication and relationship skills to all levels Self-motivated ACHIEVEMENT -No quality claim/complain from U.S.A. client in 3 years; -keep shipment in time 90%; -Sourcing more than 10 new factories and achieved cost saving with buyer. Show less