Experience

China Unicom Europe

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of ICT Procurement

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Supplying partners are the most valuable resources for us, China Unicom Europe. As the director of ICT procurement, I have been keen to build a long-term and steady relationship with suppliers in the spectrum of ICT hardware, software and integration service. Our business has been rapidly growing over the past couple of years and is prospecting a 20% - 30% increase in 2023. Supplying resources in new areas, such as the Middle East and Eastern Europe, is vital to us. Contact me if you can supply ICT-associated products in the range mentioned above. Show less



Unigrand Group Limited

• United Kingdom
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing

• Company Owner

  • Jul 2016 - May 2021

  • I am the founder and director of Unigrand. Unigrand is a UK based FMCG business specialising in cosmetics designing, branding, and distributing. I forged this career by utilising my sourcing and supply management expertise to fulfil the increasing demand from Asian consumers. • Analyse the industry data, source and select the best-welcomed categories and the most appropriate large scale manufacturers in the UK and EU, supervise the end-to-end production and supply process to deliver the most satisfactory goods to clients in Asia. • Conducting a small team, we guided 10+ products of 5+ own brands launching to the markets including China, Russia and European countries, from inception through development to sale. Show less



Lenovo

• China
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Sourcing Manager

  • May 2011 - Jun 2016

  • Collaborate with CPU suppliers - Intel & AMD on negotiating the best deals and incentive programs. Increase an average rate of over 30% in quarterly cost-saving target and ensure Lenovo's seasonal bids/campaigns can be successfully carried out with sufficient incentive support. • Lead the CPU purchasing team and unit the cross-function departments to optimise the alignment accuracy of Lenovo's lifecycle and CPU supplier's ramp up/down roadmap. • Research and analyse industrial data regularly to monitor raw material costs and ensure Lenovo stay unbeatable in the global competitions. Show less

• Regional Operations Manager

  • May 2009 - May 2011

  • Provide vital support to Lenovo regional sales departments, i.e. provide the demo models and track the shipping status from time to time to guarantee Lenovo wins the biddings.• Team up with the R&D and internal teams to ensure the demo models are scheduled on track with the foreign region‘s plan for showcasing to clients. • Organise trial runs of the first batch of mass production and collect users feedback, prevent unnecessary loss before the product’s official launch to the market.

• Global Supply Management Supervisor

  • May 2006 - May 2009

  • Monitor raw material supply fulfilment for daily manufacture. Track suppliers on a daily basis about dispatches and deliveries and improve commodities on-time arriving accuracy by over 20%.• Maintain healthy raw material inventory management. For Lenovo buy-in materials, ensure the stock at an appropriate level all the time. For VMI commodities, release weekly demand to suppliers and supervise closely to secure the supply. • Coordinate with third-party logistics on the commodities transportation and resolve discrepancies related to invoicing and payment. In case of failure of on-time arrival, cooperate with related departments immediately for alternative solutions. Show less



Panasonic

• Japan
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchase Specialist

  • May 2004 - May 2006

  • Supervise the entire end-to-end supply chain from purchasing, supply fulfilment to supplier management, including negotiating best deals with existing suppliers, sourcing substitute suppliers, maintaining inventory levels appropriately, shipment tracking, etc. • Administer order placing, invoicing and payment. Place order to the suppliers in light of production lead-time and raw material stock, ensuring ordered goods arriving on time and no supply shortage or excess inventory occurred. • Align with QC department to monitor raw material's quality and coordinate with suppliers to improve the quality. Organise annual supplier conference as a regular event to strengthen all suppliers' quality acknowledgement and ensure Panasonic's criteria are met. Show less