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Alexander Wang

Lehi,UT

Summary

Proven success at turning new ideas into launched products through building successful cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of design-driven product development and user experience innovation, and rolling up sleeves to get the details right. Equally capable of delving into product requirements and negotiating with suppliers as presenting to executive-level customer decision-makers.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Program Management

Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
07.2020 - 07.2022
  • · Lead team of Program Managers to execute on all-different categories across organization
  • · Develops, maintains, and revises project plans for assigned more than 50 projects including project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, timelines, funding, and staffing
  • · Oversees project portfolios and portfolio performance across all business units
  • · Establishes and implement project communication plans, providing status updates to affected staff and stakeholder
  • · Assess and manage issues, risks and impacts to projects and provides immediate feedback to executive team
  • · Analyze and execute work plans and schedules, ensuring participation of all required internal staff and vendors
  • · Hold individuals accountable for meeting time and project expectations
  • · Develop dashboards and report on project progress to all stakeholders
  • · Act as leading point of contact during lifecycle of projects

Product Manager- Global Sourcing

ZAGG Inc
Midvale, Utah
03.2017 - 07.2020

· Administrating, shaping, formulating and enforcing sourcing plans and programs and supervising the steps that bring forth the business income, development plans and programs and trade modification aims for accountable collections

· Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models

· Negotiate pricing and terms with all vendors, and set guidelines so that the purchasing team has a clear understanding of purchasing parameters and processes as negotiated

· Determine and define project scope and objectives, predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner

· Lead different departments to develop forecasts for future demand and place orders in a timely fashion based upon vendor lead-time

· Manage 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

Director of Sourcing

DCWV Inc
Provo, Utah
07.2016 - 03.2017
  • Responsible for building and maintaining strong relationship with Regulatory Affairs With suppliers to ensuring key targets are met
  • Responsible for oversea operation and developing strategic sourcing capabilities, organization strategy, plans, priorities and results
  • Work with supply partners to establish culture of continuous improvement
  • Partner with suppliers to achieve improvements in quality, lead times and cost
  • Apply Supplier Development processes and tools to facilitate improvement in process capabilities that will enable suppliers to meet critical operational objectives.

Director of Procurement

RST Brands
Salt Lake City, Utah
12.2014 - 07.2016
  • Established China Operation-develops/implements the basic objectives, policies, and operation plans of business: sales, business development, HR, Sourcing R&D and any other function that will assist in achieving the established goals
  • Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by ongoing visits to Suppliers over-seas
  • Driving solutions to set across development teams through market requirements, product contract and positioning

Director of Product Development

DCWV Inc
Provo, Utah
03.2014 - 12.2014
  • Assist with sourcing and cost negotiations
  • Help Established China Operation-develops/implements R&D, Quality control and sourcing procedures
  • Manage Production timelines with more than 45 suppliers overseas
  • Developed and Sourced more than 200 items in 10 months period

Director of Product Development

Graphtec America
Irvine, CA
08.2011 - 03.2014
  • Define product strategy for electronic cutting machine, product portfolio representing 60% of company’s annual revenues and 75% of year-over-year growth
  • Increase company profit margin by 45% in first year by finding new suppliers for current products
  • Translate market needs and internal operational support requirements into detailed product launch project plan
  • Conduct extensive numerical analysis with company data and provide direction to technology team during innovative product development cycle

Sourcing Manager

American Crafts, Inc
Provo, UT
07.2009 - 08.2011
  • Managed over thirty major suppliers/manufacturers overseas
  • Traveled intensively to China for new products sourcing and production line set-up for a new project with a budget of $2.2 million dollars
  • Implemented company sourcing strategies and continuous improvement of its supply chain policies and procedures
  • Negotiated volume discount and rebate structures with suppliers to optimize financial terms by saving $1.2 Million dollars quarterly

Education

Business Management, Supply Chain Management

Brigham Young University

Skills

  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • Strategic mindset
  • Ability to multitask
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Prioritization and Execution
  • Strategic Planning

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Director of Program Management

Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
07.2020 - 07.2022

Product Manager- Global Sourcing

ZAGG Inc
03.2017 - 07.2020

Director of Sourcing

DCWV Inc
07.2016 - 03.2017

Director of Procurement

RST Brands
12.2014 - 07.2016

Director of Product Development

DCWV Inc
03.2014 - 12.2014

Director of Product Development

Graphtec America
08.2011 - 03.2014

Sourcing Manager

American Crafts, Inc
07.2009 - 08.2011

Business Management, Supply Chain Management

Brigham Young University
Alexander Wang