Julien Chen

Experience

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  Various Companies

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2010

  Previous Work History

  VP of Sales & Marketing – Wills Electrical Co., LTD, Taiwan, 2006- 2010Director of ASEAN Office Operations - Atico International Co., LTD, Malaysia, 2002 - 2006Operations Director for Malaysian Branch – Atico International Co., LTD, Malaysia, 2000 - 2002Sr. Merchandiser for Offshore Department – Atico International Co., LTD, Taiwan, 1998 - 2000Branch Manager - Test Rite Products International Co., LTD, India, 1993 – 1998

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  Willis Electrical Co., LTD

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  VP Of Product Development, Sales & Marketing

  • VP of Product Development, Sales & Marketing, Negotiated and reviewed the supplier agreements to ensure capacity and quality compliance procedures were being followed by sub-tier suppliers that provide the structure for all business relationships between Willis and supply base.• Developed and supervised specialized teams to implement project strategies, such as last-minute on-site inspections, audits and performance reviews.• Built a program that reviews the service level for every retailer based on a variety of unique attributes such as store size, sales volume, complexity, and individual performance patterns.• Designed and built a complete showroom which was used to demonstrate the detailing the product material, pricing, size, scale and assortments.• Developed an annual sales strategy which Increased direct sales figures by 100% within 12 months of implementation.• Allocated resources and inventory to reserve priority purchase orders by system allocation and interdepartmental communication which helped minimize duplicate allocations by 100%.• Provided real-time root cause analysis to common supply chain issues such as quality, cost, delivery and lead-time, which turned supplier time around by 75%. Show less

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  Applied Materials

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2016

  Material Project Manager

  • Managing the production, distribution, assembly and transportation of over $120 Million USD in company-wide inventory, sourcing and servicing in both retail and semi-conductor industries.• Developing and implementing strategies to create an efficient supply chain that is cost driven, strategic and mutually beneficial to partnerships and relationships with customers, suppliers and service providers.• Negotiating and auditing the maintenance of agreements with suppliers that provide the structure for all business relationships between Applied Materials and the supply base.• Developing cost reduction opportunities through strategic negotiations, leverage and price sourcing, achieving an average annual savings of $1 Million USD.• Processing and analyzing reports in Oracle, SAP other software system transactions as required in the purchasing and management of assemblies.• Authorizing and has the final authority on managerial supplier performance Improvement Plans and serves as the single point of contact for root-cause analysis on company-wide projects.• Performing on-site inspections to close supply chain issues affecting quality, cost, delivery and lead-time, which may include engagement with sub-tiers in the supply chain.• Applying proficient AMAT product knowledge to manage and source large module projects over in Shanghai, China, managing up to 18 different large modules at the same time. Show less

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  Applied Materials Technologies Inc. (AMTI)

  Sept 2016 - now

  Commodity Business Management

  • PACE Agreement signed for $5.36M consignment program for supply chain department, to reduce lead time and inventory holding, resulting in being the main program to meet company lead time reduction goal.• Driven production from $15M/qtr to $20M/qtr with consistency of output $1.5M/week. Target to hit $25M by Q4'18.• Successfully engaged task force to form value stream mapping on huge impact of UV contamination and Trace Metal failures by finding the root caused and tie in an agreement with quality, inspection and specs, decreasing rejection rate from 95% to 5%.• Followed through more than 15 SNFs per quarter to achieve better quality and lead time reduction from machines to OSPs, and OSPs to OSPs.• Established systematic production plan with New Management team to drive TOTAL AMAT's demand vs. decentralized BU escalation, resulting in continuous Back Order decrease from $8.5M to 500K• Closed $3M unreconciled receipt gap with Suppliers' GM/Quality/Eng team vs. OSPs OOR.• Executed manufacturing methodology by driving suppliers' Project Managers to plan for a clearer quarter horizon based on AMAT's BU forecast, providing hands on training to Project Managers on response time and firmer commits.• Acted as Master scheduler, supply planning team and logistic roles to be in place.• Closed Top OSPs gaps with CEL OSP Manager on a weekly basis such as pilot, blanket POs, 6-week forecast, incoming material, source inspection qty + time, packaging, and deliveries suppliers to ship on time.• Saved $200K+ per quarter on BUs travel cost - 6 trips/week, with onsite monitoring and management workflow and escalation. Show less