Emily W.

Role: Regional Senior Supply Planner (Acting Lead for APAC Logistics Network & Optimization) Orchestrated the End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain & Logistics Network for 10 APAC manufacturing sites. Leveraged Supply Planning insights to direct inventory deployment and optimize Logistics Operations, bridging the gap between S&OP targets and physical execution. 🚀 Key Highlights: 🔹 Logistics Network Redesign (Cost & Speed): Engineered a complete overhaul of the APAC transportation network (Bulk Liquid). Achieved $800K in Freight Savings and slashed Lead Time from 85 to 15 days by shifting shipping modes and consolidating routes. 🔹 Southeast Asia Network Optimization & Sustainability: Drove a targeted optimization project focusing on cost reduction and sustainability. Achieved ~$1.6M in annual freight cost savings, reduced carbon emissions by 1,376 tons, and slashed product delivery lead time from 75 to 35 days. 🔹 Customs & Compliance Excellence: Maintained 100% customs declaration accuracy and on-time clearance with zero penalties across complex multi-country regulatory environments through proactive policy analysis. 🔹 Inventory & Working Capital Optimization: Designed a dynamic safety stock model driven by Supply Network Planning (SNP) logic. Reduced inventory holding costs by $1.68M annually while ensuring fulfillment continuity. 🔹 Exception & Escalation Control: Built proactive exception monitoring and an escalation playbook to resolve shipment delays quickly, protecting service levels.

Business Unit: Huntsman Chemical Specialty Polyurethane (Shanghai) Leading APAC logistics operations and strategic 3PL governance. 🔹 Strategic 3PL Governance: Established a quantitative KPI & QBR framework to drive vendor performance and continuous service improvement. Led contract re-bids and negotiations, resulting in a 9% cost reduction. 🚀 Key Highlights: • Achieved a 9% annual reduction in logistics costs and a 50% decrease in exception resolution time through strategic sourcing and carrier re-bids. • Generated over $100K in annual savings by introducing multimodal transportation solutions (Sea-Rail, China-Europe Rail). • Improved customer delivery experience by optimizing export packaging, reducing damage risk.

Huntsman Chemical Trading (Shanghai) Functioned as the lead Compliance Expert (CWC) and Logistics Supervisor for Greater China. 🚀 Key Highlights: 🔹 Saudi Plant OTIF Turnaround: Independently led the process re-engineering for the Middle East distribution network. Lifted OTIF from 64% to 94% and reduced lead time by 10 days, securing key market position. 🔹 CWC Compliance Management: Ensured 100% end-to-end compliance for highly regulated chemicals (Chemical Weapons Convention), from license application to warehousing. 🔹 Internal EHS Auditor: Functioned as a qualified auditor, conducting process audits across warehousing and transportation to drive continuous improvement. 🔹 3PL KPI & SOP Redesign: Led supplier KPI framework and SOP re-engineering, improving exception response efficiency by 30%. 🔹 Cost Reconciliation: Personally conducted monthly cost audits with freight forwarders and carriers to ensure payment accuracy.nce by optimizing export packaging, reducing damage risk.