Evan Chen

Evan Chen

Sourcing Manager @ Marine Lumber Co.

About

With 20 years of experience in supply chain management across electronics, mechanical manufacturing, and packaging industries, I specialize in strategic sourcing, production planning, procurement, logistics, and operations optimization. My expertise lies in streamlining processes, driving efficiency, and ensuring seamless NPI transitions from prototype to mass production. I have successfully led cross-functional teams, optimized global supply chains, and implemented data-driven decision-making to enhance operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Skilled in supplier management, inventory control (MRP, JIT, VMI), and logistics optimization, I excel at navigating complex supply chain challenges and fostering collaboration across R&D, production, and sales teams. Holding an MBA in Supply Chain & Operations Management, I am passionate about driving business growth, leading digital transformation, and building resilient supply chains. Open to industry discussions, collaborations, and networking opportunities. Let’s connect!

Country

China

City

Suzhou

Industry

Packaging & Containers

Skill

Business Development, Production & Material Planning, MRP, Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, Logistics Management, Materials Management, Analytical Skills, Production Planning, Inventory Management, Project Management, Continuous Improvement, RCI, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Financial Analysis, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Project Planning, Forecasting

Experience

Marine Lumber Co.

Sourcing Manager

Marine Lumber Co.

LinkedIn
2021-1 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

Suzhou

Qingdao Lumber & Packaging Co.,Ltd

Sourcing & Marketing Director

Qingdao Lumber & Packaging Co.,Ltd

LinkedIn
2021-1 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

Suzhou

Sourcing & Purchasing Management 1. Develop and implement long-term procurement and commodity strategies for materials required by domestic factories and commodities required by foreign trade; 2. Responsible for the negotiation and confirmation of the payment terms, MOQ and delivery method of the supplier at the initial stage; 3. Responsible for cost analysis, including industry benchmarking, market intelligence, cost analysis and cost saving tracking; 4. Responsible for NPI support, including new materials/equipment/spare parts procurement, new supplier development and progress tracking; 5. Work with cross-functional teams to develop an achievable plan for continuous improvement to save costs; 6. Collaborate with design & engineering team to implement the business & technic review with key suppliers;; 7. Drive procurement sourcing process effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance to meet the demands of business;; 8. Responsible for establishing and maintaining long-term and stable cooperative relations with suppliers, cultivating and promoting the continuous improvement of suppliers' quality and efficiency; 9. Evaluation, management and control of supplier performance appraisal including OTD / QULITY / EHS .etc 10. Responsible for the formulate purchase orders and contracts and monitor control of delivery, payment, logistics arrangements and customs clearance status ; Marketing Management 1. Business development & Key account management; 2. Social Media management includes Linkedin company page and official Website. 3. Plan, implement and evaluate regional and national marketing programs as well as organize, operate and evaluate the events such as exhibition, seminar, and customer conference. 4. Be in charge of the sales promotion campaigns. 5. Collect, classify, and research market demands and trends, and provide strategic advice on the product design and R&D from a market perspective.

DEUFOL

Deputy General Manager

DEUFOL

LinkedIn
2020-1 - 2020-12 · 1 yr

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

General Management of Deufol Meilink Yantai & Deufol Suzhou - Working with the Head of APAC to formulate & finalize the annual sales forecast, enspense budget and manpower demand plans; - Being a main contact window between China & HQ in Germany, fully understand the corporation's strategic deployment and break it down to departments target, supervise its implementation and conduct monthly performance reviews. - Hosting the monthly review meeting with all departments on the KPI achievement and submit the reports to topper management. - Providing the leadership, governance and support to the teams . - Government affairs handling.

DEUFOL

Operations & Planning Manager

DEUFOL

LinkedIn
2016-12 - 2019-12 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

DEPARTMENT GOVERNANCE - Establish procedures & regulations based on the strategy - Formulate, optimize, standardize the process and SOPs - Target setting based on the company strategy - SCM performance review , analyze and propose improvement plans for the failures - Budget / cost management ORDER FULFILLMENT MANAGEMENT - Forecasting, material & capacity planning - Production capacity planning & assessment (5M1E) - Oversee , manage the sales order execution process, including sales order registration, confirmation, production and delivery - Improve customer service by regularly reviewing open SO and ensuring on time delivery. PRODUCTION PLANNING & EXECUTION MANAGEMENT - Review & manage MPS to ensure it’s perfectly match with customer requirements - Oversee the daily production status and being a leader to solve the problems raised in production process - Optimize the planning process, reduce WIP and LT to improve overall efficiency SUPPLIER & SUBCONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT - Manage and supervise the entire process from PO releasing to payment making. - Suppliers performance management (Record/review/evaluation/improvement) WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT - Supervise the accuracy and timeliness of materials inbound, outbound, stock take and related posting - Improve overall efficiency by rationalizing BIN location & strengthening visual management - 5S & EHS management - Build an efficient logistics platform - Oversee the timeliness, safety and traceability in logistics process - Cost reduction & forwarder performance management KPI & TARGET MANAGEMENT - Monthly report to the topper management on the operational performance - Lead the monthly target achievement review, analyze & adjustment - Monthly individual KPI assessment - Training and continuous improvement

Snap-on

Senior PMC Supervisor

Snap-on

LinkedIn
2009-11 - 2016-12 · 7 yrs 2 mos

kunshan

Production&Material Planning 1.Work out the monthly, quarterly rolling material demands base on the AOP (Annual Operation Plan) forecast&customer forecast; Provide the material requirements to supplier and make sure it will be happen; 2.Work out the MPS (Master Production Schedule) base on monthly sales plan and firm orders from global internal selling companies, make sure smoothly production and on-time delivery; 3.Closely following up the production status, troubleshooting for any sudden material shortage raised in workshop; 4.Monitor, track, and report the suppliers’ on-time delivery performance, assist in identifying root causes to performance issues and help drive corrective actions; 5.Work with all departments and lead the team to resolve any material related issues such as quality issue/cost saving/return of goods/ramp up; 6.Participate in the NPI meeting, understand the new product marketing trend, prepare the critical materials if needed; 7.Set up department KPI goals, lead the team achieve the goal and ensure everything is accordant with the corporation’s developments; Inventory Management 1.Understand and study the corporation’s goal and break down to our monthly target, lead the team to fulfill monthly goal and then achieve the ultimate goal; 2.For long lead time parts and process complex components, set up properly safety stock and provide long time forecast to vendor to insure smooth supply; 3.Negotiate with the supplier and establishing the JIT & VMI supplying models; 4.On-hand material and opn p/o analysis, ensure that they are maintained at the optimum level and working with various departments to reduce slow moving stocks. Others 1.Coordinate with the global selling companies and work out the annual operation plan (AOP), provide to the management for review; (Yearly base) 2.Provide the latest estimation to the management and work with the selling companies to achieve the AOP target; (Monthly base)

Advantech

Global Planner

Advantech

LinkedIn
2005-7 - 2009-7 · 4 yrs 1 mo

1. Sales order and forecast reception, Confirmation and feedback. Delivery date confirmation and make sure the order has been placed accurate.(SAP R/3) To analyze sales forecast and actual sales order; communicate with sales team on order status and demand forecast to improve production planning effectiveness 2. Build the MPS based on material status, capacity, and fixture and monitor performance against plan. 3. Timely readjust the MPS and update delivery plan based on customer demand and plant resource change, timely processing abnormal To ensure on-time delivery, keep customer service team posted for any early warning. 4. Initiate regular cross-functional production & inventory management meeting and external worldwide sales demand & supply meeting for production and materials drive purpose, participate in supply strategy formulating and implementation with multi-parties from both internal functions and external suppliers. 5. Finished goods/raw material high inv analyses, DOH and slow-moving inv management. 6, tracking and analyzing shipment achievement performance, participate in continuous improvement activities 7. Project management; hold regular CFT meeting with related dept. 8. Departmental staff working skills training and working content establishment as well as the KPI implementation.

Education

Southwest University

Southwest University

LinkedIn

工商管理

2018-9 - 2021-6 · 2 yrs 10 mos
Wuhan Textile University

Wuhan Textile University

LinkedIn

Accounting

2001-9 - 2005-7 · 3 yrs 11 mos

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