Alexander Wang

• Led team of program/project managers to execute on all different categories. • Developed, maintained, and revised plans for assigned more than 130 projects including objectives, technologies, process improvement, information specifications, timelines, fundings and staffing. • Oversaw project portfolios and performance. Act as lead point of contact during lifecycle of projects. • Established and implemented communication plans, providing status updates to staff and stakeholders. • Assessed and managed issues, risks and impacts to programs and provided feedback to executive team. • Analyzed and executed work plans and schedules, ensuring participation of all required internal staff and vendors. • Developed product lifecycle management system, created dashboards and report on project progress to stakeholders

• Drove the product and business-planning process across cross-functional teams of the company • Analyzed consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective • Assessed current competitor offerings, seeking opportunities for differentiation • Analyzed product requirements and develop appropriate programs to ensure they’re successful achieved • Developed, implemented, and maintain production timelines across multiple departments • Appraised new product ideas and strategize appropriate to-market plans

• Led and facilitated SRM for key strategic suppliers, capturing opportunities and ensuring resulting opportunities are effectively communicated and executed through the Global Procurement Category and Contract teams together with business entities as appropriate. • Led research and analysis of key strategic suppliers and the external market place, ensuring that information e.g. supplier strategy and risk insight, is shared between Global Procurement and wider business entities • Managed the long-term relationships with selected key strategic suppliers to form deep, mutually benefitting partner relationships and understanding. Facilitate communication among internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers to ensure relationships are delivering their intended (and optimal) value. • Provided support to business wide change activities, role modelling new ways of working and supporting the delivery of elements of the program to ensure capability is improved and value added to the business.

• Managed the development cycle for new products, from conceptualization to product launch • Recommended the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes. • Oversaw product line and trend direction with the aim of creating a focused brand concept

• Built and maintained strong relationships with regulatory affairs and suppliers to ensure key targets met. • oversaw operation and developed sourcing capabilities, organization strategy, plans, priorities and results. • Worked with supply partners to establish culture of continuous improvement, partnered with suppliers to achieve improvements in quality, lead times and cost. • Applied supplier development processes and tools to facilitate improvement in process capabilities that enabled suppliers to meet critical operational objectives.

• Established China operation created the basic objectives, policies, and plans of business: sales, business development, HR, Sourcing, and R&D. • Specified market requirements for current and future products by conducting research supported by ongoing visits to Suppliers.

• Assist with sourcing and cost negotiations. • Manage Production timelines with more than 20 suppliers overseas. • Developed and Sourced more than 200 items in the 10 months period

• Defined product strategy for product portfolio representing 60% of company's annual revenues and 75% of year-over-year growth. • Increased profit margin by 45% in first year by finding new suppliers for current products. • Translated market needs and internal operational support requirements into detailed product launch project plan. • Conducted extensive numerical analysis data and provide direction to technology team during innovative product development cycle