Background

I am an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) with experience in purchasing and supply chain. Strong work ethic with excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills, able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. A dedicated team player with a passion for supply chain management, continuous self-improvement, and a drive to improve supply chain processes . I have successfully streamlined company processes, leading to improved overall efficiency.

Job experience

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  Purchasing and Production Planning Officer
  Sony Vietnam Ltd, Electronics Manufacturer
  

  , Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Analyzed materials demand and inventory to determine quantity needed and placed purchase orders at the right time.
  • Successfully managed components to be available on time for production by closely following up shipping schedules, expediting, and delay or air request if necessary.
  • Worked with warehouse personnel to monitor and manage inventory level to avoid shortages or excesses.
  • Collaborated with parts control team to manage quality and components availability. Contacted suppliers regarding the shortages or quality of the components and resolved any other order issues.
  • Communicated with sales/marketing to create bi-yearly and monthly production schedules to meet sales forecast and best utilize the company's productivity capacity.
  • Closely monitored production process to ensure the execution of actual production against plan. Proactively resolved any potential issues to avoid production interruption.
  • Prepared daily/monthly production reports to Deputy Production Director.
  

• September 2021 - September 2023
  Buyer
  Hypercel
  

  Sylmar

  Reviewed material demand on ERP system and verified with planner to purchase raw materials, components for production at the right time and right quantity to optimize the cost and inventory.
  • Evaluated quotes and negotiated with suppliers to obtain the optimal costs, lead-time, and service levels.
  • Worked with warehouse personnel and internal customers to manage MRO inventory level to avoid shortages or excesses, procured MRO items on time to ensure the uninterrupted flow of production.
  • Reviewed the contracts, sourced and selected suppliers, resulting in better service and reduced cost.
  • Issued outside processing orders, monitored purchase orders to ensure on time delivery, expedited shipments, pulled in, pushed out orders to meet production schedule and optimize inventory cost.
  • Assisted sales with material quoting, MOQs, informed about price increases or materials delays.
  • Collaborated with QC, engineering team on quality issue, and contacted suppliers to resolve any order issue such as shortages, quality problem, delay, etc.
  • Built trust and long-lasting relationship with suppliers, improved supplier’s quality and delivery performance to meet company KPI target .
  

• December 2010 - September 2021
  E-commerce Business- Consumer Goods
  self employed
  

  Valencia, CA

  Purchased consumer goods online, managed orders, inspected merchandise, and shipped packages to customers in Vietnam.
  • Maintained customer order management database, bookkeeping, payable and receivable.
  • Met customer satisfaction through excellent customer service, resolution issues with orders in timely manner, successfully built trust and maintained a loyal lifetime customer base.
  

• June 2018 - April 2020
  Administrative Assistant/ Product Development and Sales
  Hypercel Corporation
  

  Valencia, CA

  Assisted Product Manager and collaborated with cross function team in managing Product Development projects from sourcing through production.
  • Served as a main point of contact for all vendors in China, liaised between Product Team in California, Hypercel team in China , and vendors to support product development projects.
  • Assisted Product team in sourcing and procuring new samples for product development projects.
  • Asked for quotes , compared vendors’ quotes , negotiated price to get the samples at the lowest cost,
  procured new samples, closely monitored samples’ shipments to ensure on time delivery.
  • Streamlined and organized samples management process that increased efficiency. Updated data to help team members keep track of product development progress.
  • Initiated utilizing googles docs, created a new database to track order production process, which helped reduce data entry time, improved visualization and communication between cross-functional team members.
  • Assisted Sales department with customer orders, entered sales orders, expedited back orders, provided shipping tracking, prepared quotes, prepared invoices and packing lists for export orders.
  • Built strong relationship with vendors through effective communication, giving positive feedback on samples progress status.
  

• April 1997 - September 2005
  Planning /Supply Chain Coordinator
  Adidas Sourcing Ltd Representative Office
  

  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  Coordinated between manufacturers in Vietnam, planning team in USA, and the global customer service team to manage footwear products supply from manufacturers to worldwide customers.
  • Reviewed production plan on monthly cut- off and placed orders to factories.
  • Guided the factories to confirm orders in the ESC system according to factories’ capacity, customer’s demand priority, ensured order confirmed on time and matched the order planning.
  • Closely monitored order shipments, worked with factories to improve order confirmed and delivery performance to achieve company’s KPI target: 100% on time delivery.
  • Coordinated between global customer service team and factories regarding customer’s special requirements, such as order adjustment, shipping instruction, packaging, labeling, etc, and effectively solved any problem in timely manner.
  

Education

• Foreign Trade University
  Bachelor of Economics
  

  - present

• APICS Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Certification
  Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM),
  160278
  

  February 2020 - February 2025