Warren Luk

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1498 Wales Drive, Wheaton, IL 60189
Home: (630) 690-7130, Cell (630) 956-2460, E-mail WarrenYLuk@gmail.com
Summary
A logistics and operations professional with diversified experience in low cos
t country sourcing, procurement, supply chain and inventory management of consu
mer and business products. Proven strategy thinker and manager with effective le
adership, organizational, and communication skills. Well adapted to today's gl
obal business environment with bilingual language capability.
Education
MBA, Operations Management. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
BS, Industrial Engineering. University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
Professional Affiliation
Member Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
CPIM Certified by APICS, American Production and Inventory Control Soc
iety
C. P. M. Certified by NAPM, National Association of Purchasing Management
Professional Experience
May, 2002 - June, 2010 Rand McNally & Company, Skokie, Illinois
A market leader in travel and navigational products in the consumer and B2B mark
etplace.
Director, Supply Chain Management
Responsible for demand planning, strategic sourcing, procurement and management
of off shore and US based contract manufacturers and suppliers. Develop cohes
ive and lean supply chain process integrating the flow of products from
diverse supplier base to deliver low cost products to the retail chann
els to support aggressive promotional campaign.
Major Accomplishment:
* Introduced Product Life Cycle management practices, Cash-to-Cash managemen
t, sales and operations planning process and strategic sourcing
to improve gross margin, reduce inventory obsolescence while i
mproving customer product fill rates.
* Effected savings of $1.5 -3.0 MM on goods and services purchased year over ye
ar on $80MM spend through supplier collaboration programs, re-sourci
ng, contract negotiation internal process improvement.
* Developed and executed a global product sourcing strategy. Managed diverse sup
ply sources and partnerships in China, Korea, and South America
to accomplish 35% landed cost reduction on 60% of product portfolio.
* Successfully re-developed the supply chain organization with proper global pl
anning and sourcing talents to
support the global sourcing strategy. With on-going skills and performance dev
elopment, clear career path and
continuous mentoring, the organization is reinvigorated with professionals eq
uipped to face the challenges of
managing a global supply chain.
2000 - Feb, 2002 Sharp Electronics Corporation, Romeoville, Illinois
An US subsidiary of a global consumer electronics and business products c
ompany.
 Associate Director, Operations and Logistics
Developed and executed logistics strategy and operational plans supporting the
service business of Sharp's
consumer and business products in North and South Americas. Responsible for
the procurement of after market service
products offshore and the operations of a 600,000 SF of distribution, re-man
ufacturing and reverse logistics operations.
Major Accomplishments:
* Implemented a supply chain strategy that integrated manufacturing plans in Ch
ina, Japan and
Mexico with demand plans in north America, resulting in gaining competitive
edge in North America marketplace
by improving customer service level from 90% to 98%, while reducing managed
asset by 12%.
* Reduced the cost of logistics from 3.2% to 2.5% of sale through aggressive a
nd lean logistics process,
transportation expense management and operations improvement programs
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1991 - 1999 Oce' North America, Chicago, Illinois
An US subsidiary of a Netherlands based manufacturer of office copying syst
ems and supplies.
1995 - 1999 Manager, Supply Logistics
Managed the supply chain of the company's imaging supply products. Responsibi
lities included strategic sourcing,
purchasing, vendor management, production planning of four manufacturing faci
lities and operations of nine DC's.
Major Accomplishments:
* Developed and spearheaded a Enterprise Resources Planning and S & OP proce
ss focusing to manage
short and long term demand plans, sales forecasting, production capacity depl
oyment and distribution network
inventory planning, resulting in supporting 26% annual sales growth with 8% re
duction in managed asset.
* Successfully developed and executed an off shore sourcing strategy of office c
opying system . Negotiated and
managed a co-manufacturing program that met all continuous improvement and pro
duction performance matrices.
1991 - 1995 Manager, Inventory and Distribution Operations
Responsibilities include developing distribution strategy to support the compan
y's multi-channel sales strategy,
managed the planning, sourcing, purchasing and deployment of consumable produ
cts inventory and the operations
of a network of thirteen distribution centers.
Major Accomplishments:
* Successfully developed a logistics organization to support corporate wide func
tions, established standardized
logistics operating policy and procedure to accomplish ISO9002 registration with
in twelve months.
* implemented an extensive inventory deployment and distribution strategy in 18
months to support an aggressive
market share acquisition plan. Activities included developing internally managed
operations, third party logistics
partners and a customer acquisition process to service first time customers wit
h zero failure rate.
1978 - 1991 AM International, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
An US manufacturer of printing system, duplicating equipment and consumable su
pplies.
1983 - 1991 Manager, Inventory and Distribution Planning
Responsible for the planning, procurement and management of finished goods and s
ervice parts inventory to support
the company's consumable products and service business strategies.
Major Accomplishments
* Developed internal operations and 3rd party logistics partners to create a
network of eight distribution centers
to provide quick-response services to support 15,000 customers and 2,500 technic
ians.
* Implemented a sourcing and procurement function on aftermarket mechanical a
nd electronic components.
Established supplier base, negotiated contracts, pricing and matrices in monitor
ing vendor performance.
1979 - 1983 Manager, Distribution Engineering
Managed a professional engineering staff to provide corporate engineering suppor
t in network analysis, material handling
system design, warehouse engineering, packaging design and productivity improvem
ent programs to the corporation's
worldwide distribution organization.
Major Accomplishments
* Designed and installed an automated batch picking system in a service parts di
stribution center resulting in
$240,000 operating cost reduction.
* Re-designed the distribution network in Canada and a centralized operation in
Toronto, which resulted in
$1.2 million reduction in inventory and improvement in product delivery and cu
stomer support.
* Conducted procedural audits of all US distribution operations, improved facili
ty layout, material handling
system re-design and work method changes. The project resulted in 14% distrib
ution cost reductions and
the installation of a corporate wide warehouse performance measurement system..
1978 - 1979 Supervisor, Engineering Services
Responsible for providing industrial engineering support to the corporation's US
distribution operation in facility planning,
material handling system design and operations improvement projects.
1977 - 1978 Senior Project Engineer, R.R. Donnelly & Sons, Inc. Chicago, Illino
is.
1974 - 1977 Industrial Engineer, Fiat-Allis North America, Carol Stream, Illino
is.