Ben Zheng
Strategic Sourcing Specialist Category Sourcing Specialist @Corvus Energy
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WORK HISTORY
Strategic Sourcing Specialist Category Sourcing Specialist @Corvus Energy
Vancouver, BC, CA
Global Category Strategy & Governance: Architected and spearheaded the end-to-end strategic sourcing roadmap for critical mechanical categories, aligning multi-million dollar spend with long-term corporate scaling and technical roadmaps.• Strategic Supplier Ecosystem Design: Orchestrated complex supplier selection (RFx) and onboarding for high-stakes New Product Introduction (NPI) builds, securing top-tier Contract Manufacturers (CMs) that enhanced global manufacturing resilience.• High-Value Commercial Negotiations: Acted as the lead negotiator for master-level commercial agreements (MSA, SoW), partnering with Legal and Engineering to mitigate multi-year supply risks and capture industry-leading commercial terms.• Value Engineering & Fiscal Leadership: Pioneered advanced cost modeling and should-cost analysis frameworks, driving cross-functional value engineering initiatives that optimized Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) across the global supply base.• Resilient Supply Chain Architecture: Directed the execution of second-source strategies across China and Europe, integrating Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles to de-risk the supply chain and achieve measurable margin expansion.• Data-Driven Market Intelligence: Leveraged advanced market intelligence and benchmarking to advise executive leadership on sourcing pivots, ensuring the organization remained competitive amidst shifting global trade dynamics.• Operational Excellence & Mentorship: Led organizational performance reviews to enforce elite-level KPI adherence while mentoring the next generation of sourcing talent to foster a high-performance culture.
EDUCATION
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Bachelor's degree, Public Administration
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Associate's degree, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT BEN ZHENG
Senior-level Supply Chain and Operations leader with 19 years of extensive experience in developing strategies and leading the execution of all global supply chain activities, including procurement, commodity management, and supply management. Lead cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Lead risk mitigation while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end supply management and sourcing. Skilled in contract and cost negotiation and strategic decision-making. Proactive, dedicated, integrity and reasonably aggressive working style that could work under high pressure and ambiguous environments with exceptional deliverables.
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