Ya-Wen Yang

• Managed procurement of direct materials for 800+ SKUs, ensuring optimal safety stock levels • Oversaw relationship with 100+ suppliers, achieving $100K in cost savings and reducing lead times • Sourced and onboarded new vendors to secure cost reductions and mitigate supply chain risks • Issued POs, tracked deliveries, and expedited shipments to resolve disruptions and avoid production delays • Collaborated cross-functionally with scheduling, quality, and engineering teams to align procurement with project timelines, resolve supplier quality issues, coordinated NCRs, and implement corrective actions • Proficient in NetSuite, Arena, and Power BI for item master management, procurement transactions, BOM management, and data analysis • Contributed to the transition and handover of procurement processes for critical components

• Handle 30+ large vendors to issue high volume purchase orders (PO), manage BOL and invoices • Generate PO and coordinate inventory transfers across 5+ warehouses, consistently achieving 99% fill rate • Develop inventory forecasts to align with sales projections, resulting in a 15% increase in sales • Expedite POs, resolve order discrepancies, and perform NCR to reduce defect losses by 10% • Maintain 100% accuracy in invoices and inventory by using ERPs, SAP, Sage, WMS, and SOCS

• Received and distributed 30+ letters a day, as well as categorized, translated, and uploaded to the internal system • Inspected and corrected 100+ confidential pieces of data per day, maintaining 99% accuracy

• Sourced and purchased the raw materials and components from domestic and overseas vendors • Improved productivity by 25% by monitoring suppliers and reduced late deliveries by 15% • Tracked and organized a variety of inventory, maintain inventory accuracy at 97% • Managed international logistics, shipped 20+ packages per day and achieved a 96% on-time delivery rate • Resolved 5-10 issues per day from international distribution clients and customers

• Analyzed the market, developed more than 10 potential new products per week • Leveraged negotiation skills to secure favorable terms and conditions in contracts • Cooperated with 80+ suppliers to strengthen partnerships and issued POs • Supported 25TOGO DESIGN 8 retail stores across 3 North East Asia countries, forecasting the demand, replenishing inventory, and ensuring products were delivered on time • Supervised multiple interns on best practices for online marketing to increase sales results

• Manage inventory across 5 locations and perform cycle counts • Upsold 100s jewelry to customers, customized rings and accessories, and promoted handicrafts lessons • Taught 350+ students metalwork skills and solved questions in class, and handled customers service

• Assisted designers in sourcing various suppliers and components for the design projects • Received and inspected incoming inventory, organized and stored goods in the warehouse daily • Managed and shipped 20+ online orders daily, packaged and transported goods to 8 retail stores weekly • Resolved questions and complaints from customers via website and phone 5+ per day

• Procurement – sourcing, negotiating, purchasing goods and services, and managing the process • Logistics – order processing, inventory management, and warehouse management • Operations Plan & Scheduling – planning, organizing, and controlling operations to meet goals