Zhao L

Senior Professional Manager – Procurement

Hong Kong Wordpress • Fulltime

May 2011 - Present • 15 yrs

Key Achievements • NB-IoT Smart Gas Meter Program: Led full-cycle procurement of NB-IoT intelligent gas meters — from technical evaluation and vendor qualification to sample validation and mass-production quality control. Cumulative procurement volume exceeded 15 million units with zero batch-level quality incidents, serving as a critical enabler of the Group's smart city transformation initiative. • Material Standardization: Spearheaded gas valve material standardization initiative, reducing SKU variants by 80%, significantly lowering inventory carrying costs and supply chain complexity. • Procurement Digitalization: Independently developed Supplier Audit Management System, automating annual audit scheduling for A/B/C-tier suppliers and enabling real-time corrective action tracking, substantially improving compliance management efficiency. • Supplier Ecosystem Development: Established multi-tier supplier assessment and dynamic exit mechanisms; led supplier automation equipment upgrades and ERP/MES/CRM system integration, driving supply chain-wide digital collaboration. • Academic Recognition: Published paper on supply chain management practices recognized at the China City Gas Association Annual Safety Symposium 2021, awarded 3rd Prize and selected for official conference proceedings. Core Responsibilities End-to-end supplier lifecycle management (development, audit, performance evaluation, dynamic exit); new product technical review and sample qualification; tender management and contract negotiation; commodity price monitoring and procurement timing decisions; technical specification development and revision; bottleneck material supply strategy management. Technical Expertise Expert in metal processing (forging, casting, heat treatment, surface treatment), polymer injection molding (POM, EPDM, PVC, PE), and PCB electronics manufacturing (SMT, wave soldering, selective wave soldering).