Brian Cao

Supply Chain Director @ Safran

About

Working Experience：( 》13Y) in low volume,high mix quantity and high technology multi-international company.such as Aircraft Industry, Rail Vehicles Industry and Engineering Industry With Global sourcing,Commodity Team Leader, Supplier Quality&Eevelopment, Blackbelt, Logistic and warehouse management & Procurement team management experience. Team building/management and orientation result on KPI. Successful leading highly motivated team who has demonstrated experience of continue improvement in the whole supply chain Typify strong personal integrity and conscientious leader Strong power of initiative and perseverance Strong Technical and Quality background on Material(Bar,Forging, Casting) and manufacturing process (machining, Special process: Heat treatment, NDT, Shot Penning, Chemical plating and Painting) Good project transfer management and professional method on new product introduce. Good workshop manafement on Lean-Sigma projects deployment. Strong knowledge on S&OP, MRP/MPS and ERP methodology. Specialties: Lean-Sigma methodology > GB/BB experience > Supplier Chain Management (Think strategically and act tactically with a holistic,360-degree view of the supply chain process and practice) > Communication between Foreign and Local Chinese (half thoughts on foreign)- Quick and Right uptake/understanding > Professinal Psychics >Familiar with Fiiance knowledge

Country

China

City

Suzhou

Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Skill

Global Sourcing, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Supplier, Parts, Supply Chain Management, Contract Negotiation, Supplier Auditing, Suppliers Development, Logistics Management, Procurement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, BB, GB, Sourcing, Aerospace, Strategic Sourcing, Product Development, Value Stream Mapping

Experience

Supply Chain Director

Safran

2015-7 - Present · 11 yrs 3 mos

Suuzhou

Manage the Asian supply chain performance and development activities.

Supply Chain Manager

Safran

2011-4 - 2015-6 · 4 yrs 3 mos

In charge of 5 sections: 1) Procurement 2) Supplier Quality 3) Technical supporting/Transfer Project Managment 4) IQC (Incoming quality control) 5) Receiving and Warehouse management

Asian supplier development manager

Safran

2008-6 - 2011-4 · 2 yrs 11 mos

1) SAMQ Audit for the key supplier (supplier location in Japan, Korea and Singapore) 2) Lean / VSM project implement in supplier side 3) Coach the Green Blet

Deputy SCM manager

Knorr-Bremse AG

2005-10 - 2008-5 · 2 yrs 8 mos

In charge of 2 sections: Purchase Supervisor for the CF commodity & Supervisor for SQA Report to：Supplier Chain Manager (German) and Operation Manager (German) Subordinate: 14 employees total Purchase Supervisor for the CF commodity Subordinates：4 employees (Sourcing Engineer, SQA Engineer, Procurement Engineer) Supervisor for SQA Subordinate: 10 employees (Casting, Welding, Heat treatment, Surface treatment, Machining and Standard parts)

Sr. Supplier Development Engineer and Team leader GPAP Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc.

2002-7 - 2005-9 · 3 yrs 3 mos

July 2002~ Oct. 2005 Caterpillar Global Purchasing Asian Pacific China . Mar.2005 ~ Sept.. 2008 Supplier Development Engineer and Team leader August 2003 ~ Feb. 2005 Position：Supplier Quality Engineer Supplier Quality Section GPAP Caterpillar July 2002 -July 2003 Purchasing department Caterpillar Xuzhou ltd. Position：Supplier Quality Analyst

Education

China University of Mining and Technology

mechanical engineering

1998 - 2002 · 4 yrs

Sept. 2002 to Oct. 2004 Nanjing Normal University Diploma for Education and psychics Nov. 2005 to Nov. 2008 Tsinghua University Diploma for Material Engineering (Casting and Forging) Sept 2013 to Aug 2015 (in progress) 3rd Party training center Diploma for Finance (Finance training for non-finance manager)