James Shih

About James Shih

Sourcing and program management experiences, large scale manufacturing experiences, managing multi-discipline & multi-cultural projects in US, Australia, China, and Taiwan. Strong commercial experiences in India, Denmark, UK, Finland, SE Asia and Japan.• Site Manager and legal representative (for China and Taiwan entities). • VP/Director leadership role in mechanical, electronics, and assembly in fuel cell & machinery supply chain.• Director leadership role in OEM – loading robotics, pneumatics, elastomers, thermal interface material, bellows, valves and assemblies in Semiconductor equipment supply chain.• Global Sourcing Manager with experiences in mechanical commodities for mouse, keyboards, touch products, video products, music products, color material finishes, 2D & 3D glass, and audio drivers.• Account Manager and Program Manager with experiences in mechanical enclosure, optical mechanics, and camera module assembly for mobile phones.• Regional Sales Manager (South China) with experience in PCB/PCBa/FPC/FPCa.• National Sales Supervisor with experience in FPC raw materials (FCCL), photo-imageable di-electric material, and steel plates in PCB lamination process.• Proven customer & supplier base relationship management.Specialties:• Site Management & Legal Representative• Program management (end-to-end)• Program sourcing (end-to-end)• Customer/supplier relationship building and management• Team coordination and leader• OEM/JDM/ODM coordination• Schedule & Cost Control• Price negotiations• Product maintenance • Product End-of-Life excess and liability• Multi-lingual Projects, English & Mandarin• Proactive and hands-on approach

Experience

1. Director, Supply Chain

   Lam Research

   Jul 2022 — Present

   Developing vision and organizational structure to support company growth- Architecting and delivering a complete end-to-end supply strategy- Supplier development, supplier selection, supplier investments- Drive business processes that enable effective prioritization and facilitate faster customer solutions- Lead a geographically dispersed team

Education

• The University of Queensland

  Bachelor, Business

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• China Sourcing
• Project Portfolio Management
• Pricing
• Supply Management
• Key Account Management
• Supplier Management
• Negotiation
• International Business
• Product Management
• Global Sourcing
• Customer Service
• Product Marketing
• People Management
• Procurement
• Account Management
• Purchasing
• Strategy
• Product Development
• Manufacturing
• Business Strategy
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Supply Chain
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Management
• Forecasting
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Customer Relations