Van Huynh
Longmont,CO
Summary
Procurement and Supply Chain Professional experienced in optimizing procurement operations and enhancing vendor management. Delivered operational efficiency through advanced analytics and collaboration across cross-functional teams. Certified in CPIM and Six Sigma Green Belt, leveraging expertise in SAP, Kinaxis, Jira, Power BI, and Microsoft Excel to drive process improvement.
Overview
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Certification
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Replenishment Planner
BP
Remote
03.2024 - 06.2025
- Managed 30 M inventory replenishment across 5 distribution centers using Kinaxis to maintain product availability while optimizing inventory investment.
- Coordinated with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support procurement and replenishment activities.
- Analyzed purchasing trends, inventory performance, and supplier risks resulting in 4% cost-saving and improve operational efficiency.
- Collaborated across Procurement, Customer Service, Operations, and Supply Planning to resolve supply issues and maintain service performance at 98% fill rate.
Planning & Performance Analyst
BP (Contractor through Harvey Nash)
02.2022 - 03.2024
- Executed weekly health report to enable supply chain team to manage optimal stock levels and identify inventory realignment opportunities.
- Executed weekly health report to help supply chain team manage optimal stock levels and drive inventory realignment opportunities.
- Utilized SAP and Kinaxis to manage, maintain and confirm distribution related requirements from manufacturing plant to other distribution centers.
- Updated product availability for customer service and marketing teams to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Supported third-party planning team with requisition deployment suggestions to achieve service level objectives.
Senior Supply Chain Planner
Medtronic
Boulder, CO
10.2016 - 10.2021
- Managed global product availability, backorders, inventory performance, and distribution activities across multiple business units.
- Partnered with Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, Marketing, and Regional Supply Chain teams to coordinate operational priorities and resolve supply issues.
- Maintained master data integrity to ensure accurate planning signals and system performance.
- Developed and monitored operational KPIs, including inventory targets, net requirements, and production forecasts.
- Collaborated with manufacturing plants and Finance to develop strategic production plans and forecast revisions.
- Worked within an Agile environment, collaborating across cross-functional teams to prioritize work, adapt to changing business requirements, and support continuous process improvement initiatives.
Buyer/Planner
Medtronic
Boulder, CO
10.2016 - 11.2019
- Analyzed forecasts, material availability, capacity constraints, and procurement requirements to develop manufacturing production schedules.
- Coordinated procurement activities with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to execute production plans, new product introductions, product transitions, and last-time builds.
- Managed supplier performance by monitoring delivery, quality, material availability, and operational KPIs.
- Partnered with Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations to resolve supplier issues and improve operational performance.
- Applied Lean methodologies and continuous improvement principles to streamline workflows and improve manufacturing efficiency.
- Contributed to procurement initiatives that achieved approximately 6% cost savings through supplier collaboration, process improvements, and inventory optimization.
Supply Chain Analyst
Benco Dental
Pittston, PA
11.2012 - 10.2016
- Developed procurement dashboards and KPI reports using Advanced Excel and Power BI to support operational planning and data-driven decision-making.
- Utilized Jira to track projects, manage work requests, coordinate cross-functional activities, and monitor task progress, improving project visibility and execution.
- Generated ad-hoc reports and conducted actionable supply chain data analyses to optimize inventory and enable demand-supply balancing for purchasing department.
- Gathered, analyzed, and communicated key procurement and supply chain metrics to stakeholders, providing actionable recommendations to support business initiatives.
Education
Master of Science - Supply Chain Management
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson05-2012
Bachelor of Science - Commerce
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam05-2009
Skills
- Supplier management
- Inventory management
- ERP proficiency
- Lean methodology
- SAP, Kinaxis, Jira, Power BI
- Supply chain optimization
- Production scheduling
- Capacity planning
- Performance metrics tracking
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt - 2012
- Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) - 2017
Languages
English
Vietnamese
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Replenishment Planner
BP
03.2024 - 06.2025
Planning & Performance Analyst
BP (Contractor through Harvey Nash)
02.2022 - 03.2024
Senior Supply Chain Planner
Medtronic
10.2016 - 10.2021
Buyer/Planner
Medtronic
10.2016 - 11.2019
Supply Chain Analyst
Benco Dental
11.2012 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Science - Commerce
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Master of Science - Supply Chain Management
The University of Texas at Dallas