Lisa Wang

Past

Global Supply Chain/Program Manager at Internet Connectivity Group
Program Manager at Gateway
Supply Base Development Manager at ViewSonic Corporation

Sr. Sourcing Agent at ViewSonic Corporation- Taipei
Sr. Manager/operations at ViewSonic Japan K.K.

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Education

Chinese Culture University in Taiwan

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Industry

Computer Hardware

Lisa Wang’s Summary

10 + years combined experience in vendor Management, Operations and sales with extensive international experience (Taiwan & Japan) as well as domestic U.S. Strong negotiation, problem solving skills and is fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and English.

Lisa Wang’s Specialties:

* ODM/Project Management
* Purchasing/Procurement
* Contract Negotiation
* Demand Planning
* Product Development
* Budget Planning/ Management

Lisa Wang’s Experience

Global Supply Chain/Program Manager

Internet Connectivity Group

(Computer Hardware industry)

August 2008 — January 2009 (6 months)

• The primary point of contact with suppliers and components vendors to communicate product status, supply/demand and clarify engineering requirements and expectations
• Responsible for negotiating and evaluating suppliers’ quote/service to determine the most desirable suppliers
• Coordinated material availability to all vendors and managing project status by collaborating with cross functional teams to ensure product is to produce in a timely and efficient manner
• Participated in supply contract formulation, strategic contract negotiation, and on going contract maintenance;
• Engaged with local 3rd party firm for logistics between contract manufacturer and customers
Program Manager

Gateway

(Public Company; GTW; Computer Hardware industry)

May 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 4 months)

• Negotiated contract costs, terms and conditions; achieved company’s goal of 2% cost reduction quarterly
• Quarterly reviewed for all elements of supplier performance
• Interfaced with Internal cross functional teams to ensure on-time product launch
• Collaborated with Product Marketing for product life phases/road map and end-of-life management
• Managed operations deliverables and establish order and build plan management processes to support Gateway global expansion
• Assisted in global production allocation and prioritization initiatives
• Focal point with suppliers coordinating cross functional communication surrounding demand requirements
• Facilitated E&O (excess and obsolete) material inventory management with suppliers, sales and service team to mitigate the excess
Supply Base Development Manager

ViewSonic Corporation

(Computer Hardware industry)

March 2003 — April 2007 (4 years 2 months)

• Successfully put supplier contracts in place and reduced product cost to keep high profit margin
• Drove to keep product mass production on schedule, prioritized and resolved issues in a timely manner by working with cross functional team.
• Evaluated and analyzed future product costs at development stage by reviewing individual components to reduce cost
• Designed metrics to monitor product development budget and report to the executive team
• Acted as the key contact between suppliers and internal team to communicate product status, clarify requirements and expectations
• Allocated production capacity resource to specific manufacturing locations; communicated with sales/marketing team to resolve capacity conflicts
Sr. Sourcing Agent

ViewSonic Corporation- Taipei

(Privately Held; Computer Hardware industry)

June 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 4 months)

• Managed suppliers including contract negotiation and global demand consolidation
• Achieved average 2-3% cost reduction quarterly by leveraging company resources
• Implemented market survey including market/cost trend and potential market conflicts
• Coordinated with internal cross functional groups to ensure timely delivery
Sr. Manager/operations

ViewSonic Japan K.K.

(Computer Hardware industry)

October 1998 — March 2001 (2 years 6 months)

• Set up logistics process procedure; provided guidance to operations team
• Engaged with 3rd party logistics firms for local delivery to the end customers which made ViewSonic No.1 foreign monitor maker in Japan
• Reduced logistics expense from 5% in 1999 to 2% in 2000 and associated employee work load by implementing new EDI system and work flow
• Responsible for purchasing and reporting on monthly product gross profit margin
• Collaborated with internal overseas cross functional groups to ensure sufficient supply of products