Thanh Dinh

Thanh Dinh

Executive Development Program | Group Sales Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Principal Product Management Manager | Passionate about solving problems and creating values for my customers and organization

  • Education

    • Univeristy of Washington

      2004 - 2006
      Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations and Marketing

      Activities and Societies: Dean's List

  • Experience

    • Macy's

      Sept 2006 - Sept 2008
      Executive Development Program | Group Sales Manager

      Executive Trainee in the Executive Development Program Store Manager, responsible for managing 5 different Departments and 20 employees Partnered with vendors to host in-store marketing campaigns to boost sales and customer loyalty

    • Boeing

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
      Procurement Agent | Supply Chain Management & Procurement

      Authorized agent of the Boeing Company in the area of supply chain and procurement. Managed global supply base across diverse commodities and at various product life cyclesKey projects:Managed a 3rd Party Logistic that aggregates raw material demands, procures and re-sale to Boeing supply base to ~800 suppliers globallyProject Manager for BCA New Titanium Technologies - Responsible for partnering with Boeing Research and Technologies to assess the technical and financial feasibility of new and emerging titanium technologies to reduce raw material costs for the Boeing production systemManaged a large and complex work transfer from Dallas to China and Malaysia. Negotiated contractual terms and managed the day to day operational of the work transfer processResponsible for managing the launch of a brand new product, Titanium Inner Wall, for the 737Max Program. Show less

    • Boeing

      Oct 2012 - Dec 2016
      Procurement Manager | Supply Chain Management & Procurement

      Specialize in navigating through ambiguous situations to solve large-scale supply chain and strategic sourcing challenges to produce tangible results. Key projects:Lead the Working Capital initiatives for the Boeing Commercial Airplane Supplier Management Business Unit (~3,000 employees). This initiative focused on optimizing Boeing’s procure-to-pay practice and reducing raw material inventory. Act in the capacity of an integrated program manager of this initiative, responsible from strategy development to daily execution of the operation. Won two Value Integrator Awards, presented by Boeing Chief Financial Officer, Greg Smith.Business development - Economic Incentive Plan with the Gov. of Morocco to incentive suppliers to bring work to MoroccoDrafted, negotiated and settled contracts with suppliersPartnered with Engineering and Manufacturing to roll out major component change for new airplane developments and orchestrated the change throughout the supply baseRecruited, hired, trained and motivated direct, indirect and external consultant resources and full-time employees Show less

    • Microsoft

      Jan 2017 - now

      Responsible for managing OEM relationships (Dell, Lenovo, HP, Toshiba), including driving supplier performance, strategic collaborations, continous improvements, etc.Collaborated closely with various Surface product & marketing teams to orchestrate operational activities for Microsoft's internal distribution channel in terms of product offerings, pricing, product fulfillment, etc.Led Operational Excellence function within Microsoft hardware procurement team, including developing and delploying tools and processes for our Service Desk to better serve customers world wideCollaborated with cross-functional teams (tax, supply chain, finance, procurement, ops, etc.) to develop an optimal fulfillment model for Surface products in APAC Show less

      • Principal Product Management Manager | Cloud and Artificial Intelligence - One Engineering System

        Jul 2019 - now
      • Sr. Product Owner | Core Services Engineering Supply Chain Engineering

        Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
      • Sr. Program Manager | Strategic Sourcing & Operations

        Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Boeing Project Management

      Six Sigma Lean
    • Dale Carnegie - Aspiring Leaders

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Thanh Dinh
      CPO Award Microsoft Chief Procurement Offier Mar 2018 CPO Award Winner for my contribution in leading cross-functional teams, improve Surface's internal time to market by 120+ days
    • Awarded to Thanh Dinh
      CFO Awards - Value Integrator Awards (Finance & Strategy Functional Excellence) - Jun 2016
    • Awarded to Thanh Dinh
      737MAX "Stingy" Award 737MAX Vice President Program Leader Aug 2012 Award given for successfully executed cost reduction idea
    • Awarded to Thanh Dinh
      All USA Academic Team -
    • Awarded to Thanh Dinh
      Dean's List -
    • Awarded to Thanh Dinh
      Vice President Phi Theta Kappa -
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Judge

      Issued by UW Foster School of Business, Global Business Case Competition on Apr 2014
      UW Foster School of Business, Global Business Case CompetitionAssociated with Thanh Dinh
    • Business Focal Recruiting at University of Washington Bothell

      Issued by Boeing on Oct 2008
      BoeingAssociated with Thanh Dinh