Ivan Zhao

Senior Director Supply Chain @ Edwards Lifesciences

About

As a highly motivated professional with 15 years’ experience in multi-national companies. I studied and worked in 3 different countries and developed vast knowledge on Planning, Logistics, Sourcing, Manufacturing Operation, Project and Distributor Management area. Certificates: Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (Level 4 certified in BCOT in 2009) Six Sigma Green Belt certified, Lean course and management course Certified in Advanced course for MS Excel, Project management and Visio. Qualified internal auditor for ISO13485 Thank you for your time to visit my profile.

Country

China

City

Xuhui District

Industry

Medical Device

Skill

Six Sigma, Supply Chain, Medical Devices, Supply Chain Management, Manugistics, Project Planning, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, Product Development, Demand Planning, Lean Manufacturing, Logistics, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Strategy, Management, Project Management

Experience

Senior Director Supply Chain

Edwards Lifesciences

2015-2 - Present · 11 yrs 8 mos

Shanghai, China

Responsible for managing APAC and Greater China supply chain team which includes about 50 people from six departments – Planning, Logistics, Warehouse operation, Customer service, Channel management, Project management.

SDM

Apple

2014-10 - 2015-2 · 5 mos

APO, Shanghai

Project Manager

Covidien (Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group)

2012-8 - 2014-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

Shanghai

1. Company rebranding project 2. Service model enhancement & Service provider Implementation 3. New product introduction & New distributors Integration 4. Coordinate various other small projects within Operations and Technical Services.

NPI Planning Manager, Asia

Covidien (Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group)

2010-5 - 2012-8 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Singapore

Reporting to APAC Planning director and have overall ownership of the processes, resources and leadership of the people involved in Demand/Supply Planning across APAC.

Inventory and Planning Manager, China

Covidien (Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group)

2009-12 - 2010-5 · 6 mos

Shanghai, China

Reporting to Regional Planning Manager and have responsibility for leading Supply/Demand Planning and Inventory Management for China market.

Supply Chain Planner, EMEA

Covidien (Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group)

2007-11 - 2009-12 · 2 yrs 2 mos

England, United Kingdom

Reporting to EMEA planning manager and responsible for demand/supply planning management of over 2000 SKU's in European locations and inter-company customers across the globe.