Foster Lee

Experience

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  Chalco Qinghai Aluminium Company

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1999

  Project manager

  The management of international and domestic sales with total revenue of US$400M per year The management of procurement of raw materials (eg. alumina, coke, pitch, etc) and spare parts with a total yearly spend of US$136MManagement of the purchased raw materials and commodity logistics and warehousingSupplier and customer Credit Risk controlCustomer and supplier evaluation, selection and development. Previous Key Roles in chronological order; ABB HV & Rectifier Units, Chalco Qinghai 160KA Smelter CAPEX Phase 1Project manager - Siemens HV & Rectifier Units, Chalco Qinghai 160KA Smelter CAPEX Phase 2Division Manager - Export and Import, Chalco Qinghai Aluminium Company Show less

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  Chalco Qinghai

  Aug 1999 - Nov 2001

  Assistant General Manager and Director

  management of sales & marketing of primary aluminium products while sourcing and procurement of smelter rwa materails

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  Qinghai Huachen Carbon Company Limited

  Dec 2001 - May 2002

  Vice General Manager

  Carbon facilities Sourcing, negotiation and purchase with a total amount of US$120M Savings of more than 5% achieved compared with the supply of the same designedcapacity of the competitors

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  Alcan Nikei china

  Jun 2002 - May 2004

  Business Manager

  Alcan Nikkei China - based in Hong Kong Due diligence to Qingtongxia Aluminium Smelter Phase 3 with Alcan experts in differentareas before Alcan Ningxia set-up. Support the Alcan Ningxia JV negotiation Alumina export to China with a total tonnage of 140kmt in 2003 and 2004 respectively Primary metal export to Japan/Korea with total tonnage of 40kmt in 2003-2004 Erection and commissioning management to the second-hand Uncoiling Production Line in 2002

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  Alcan Ningxia Aluminium Company Ltd

  Jun 2004 - Oct 2007

  Commercial Director

  Sales revenue: between US$300M and US$320M annually in the period of 2004-2007Net profit:US$36M compared to the planned US$16M in 2007Net profit:US$60M compared to the planned US$25M in 2006Net profit: US$18M compared to the planned US$10M in 2005 Net profit:US$-1M compared to the planned US$1.2M in 2004(Alcan Ningxia set up in June 2004) Procurement:Goods ,services and raw materials supply excluding alumina:US$32M in 2007 Goods ,services and raw materials supply excluding alumina:US$31M in 2006Goods ,services and raw materials supply excluding alumina:US$30M in 2005 Show less

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  Rio Tinto Alcan

  Oct 2006 - Mar 2007

  Global Sourcing Director-Asia

  Global Sourcing and purchase order implementation / management for Alcan North American and European smelters – based in Ningxia, China Manage and lead the sourcing team in Asia working together with European and North American commodity teams with the strong support of Montreal Global Sourcing Supervisor and Alcan Ningxia procurement team to help APMG to have achieved more than US$50M of savings in 2007 from the procurement of goods and services.Implement and lead the Alcan Primary Metal group’s global sourcing initiative in Asia, especially in China, realize 64 sourcing projects, in which 37 projects were converted into PO projects.Implementation of Supplier Relationship Dynamic Management and Internal Customer Relationship Management.Support APMG CAPEX projects for the opportunity of cooperation with potential Chinese construction companies.Market intelligence in coke/ pitch/Mn alloys/Zn and in anode and cathode supply Show less

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  Rio Tinto procurement

  Mar 2008 - Mar 2010

  Manager-Emerging Market China

  Sourcing and procurement management in Emerging market ChinaProcurement spend:US$150 million in 2008,US$220M in 2009,US$270 in 2010Main focus :CAPEX and Tier 1 OPEX procurementKey procurement products:-Engineering and Steel fabrication like barges, tug boat, modules, -Rail and special equipment ( ore cars, ship loaders, stacker )-Strategic raw materials supply like petroleum cokes, pitch, caustic soda,AlF3,fluorspar-Alloys ( Mg/Mn tablet /Si )-Carbon products like cathode/anode/electrode/graphite-Tier 1 MRO ( tyres for HME/LME)-Electricals ( transformers, rectifiers, switchgear /cables Show less

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  Rio Tinto Global Supply

  Apr 2010 - Oct 2011

  Manager-Emerging Markets Raw materials China & India

  Manage and lead the procurement team of 16 members with 4 team leaders ,working together with all business units of Rio Tinto ,focusing on :.Carbon products(pet coke,pitch,cathode).Alloys(MG,Mn,Si).Refractory.Caustic soda,aluminium fluoride.Amonia

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  Rio Tinto Alcan

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2015

  Director -carbon business development and carbon industrial analysis

  Carbon business partnership opportunity,Carbon products (CPC,anode,cathode) developmentCarbon industry analysis

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  Rio Tinto

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2016

  Senior Manager

  Carbon products global sourcingSupplier quality assurance supply chain managementAnode JV initiative

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  Sunstone development co limted

  Apr 2016 - now

  Chief Advisor

  Chief advisor ,Sunstone Developement Co.Focus on corperate strategy and strategic project development in China and overseasAluminmium applied carbon products (anode & cathode) and raw materials (pet coke,CTP) market study & research