Charles Liu's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Charles Liu has a Bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Cambridge and a Master’s degree in inventory management from Nash Finch Company. Liu has been with Nash Finch Company for 2 years and he has been responsible for Inventory Control and Management for $5 billion grocery wholesaler and distributor. Liu is also with Shopko from April 2015 to January 2018 where he was in charge of the Supply Chain for the $3 billion retailer. Liu was recruited by the PE backed mass retailer to orchestrate and re-engineer the entire supply chain. Liu is responsible for end-to-end product flow from suppliers to shelf including inventory management and replenishment, imports, transportation, distribution center operations and logistics. Liu also formedulates the corporate supply chain strategy including vision, goal, foundation, strategic pillars and key metrics, built a culture of communication, collaboration, accountability, and execution. Liu is also responsible for the IT road-map for future Supply Chain - envisioned breakthrough capabilities and enabler for master planning, demand planning, POS-based demand sensing, and multi-echelon inventory optimization. Liu also engineered technology transition from multiple systems to fewer and more agile and intelligent systems. Liu is also responsible for all warehouse infrastructure optimization & rationalization, distribution and transportation network design, warehouse & facility space utilization, storage and automation initiatives to achieve significant logistics cost saving, warehouse productivity improvement and inventory turn improvement. Liu is also responsible for the Director of Inventory Management at Walgreens from October 2013 to April 2015 in Deerfield, IL.responsible for Demand Forecasting, Sales & Inventory & Operation Planning, Replenishment across 800+ stores for the leading grocery retailer with $28 billion in revenue. Business Lead for AholdOracle implementation with the responsibility for Oracle’s Retail Demand Forecasting (RDF), Retail Merchandising System (RMS), DC / Store Replenishment, DC / Store Inventory Management and Allocation. Led the development of various efficiency programs and collaboration initiatives with top suppliers including OSA (On-Shelf Availability) improvement, Vendor Unsaleables Reduction, VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory), CPFR through 3rd party DSR (Demand Signal Repository), Vendor Pallet / Shipper Optimization Model. Director of Process & Analysis at Nash Finch Company from February 2008 to July 2010 (2 years 6 months). Promoted to this position to design, develop and implement supply chain, merchandising/category management processes and systems to support corporate strategic Center Store initiative and EDV (Everyday Value) program. Led the implementation of the Automatic Inventory Management (AIMS) system, GEO fencing, andfulfilment sourcing and promising logic implementation. led the industry’s first implementation of the integrated end-to-end promotion management with DemandTec and Revionics which include deal management, promotion planning and management, optimization and execution, promotional buying, ad planning and price optimization, achieving annual cost savings of $1.2 million. Led the industry’s largest implementation of Master Data Management with Oracle and Aldata to centralize and integrate enterprise data management, buying, customer billing across 17 distribution centers which serve 1200+ retail grocery stores, achieving annual cost saving

🎓 Education

Charles Liu is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Computer Science graduate from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Liu has been working as a technical sales representative and software engineer since he graduated from college. He has experience in the fields of marketing, logistics, materials, and supply chain management. Liu has worked in a number of companies, and has developed and implemented software products in these industries. Liu has a strong interest in computer science and has been working on algorithms and artificial intelligence projects since he was a student. Liu has a strong presence and connections in the Knoxville community, and has volunteered at various local organizations and businesses.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Charles Liu has experience in the supply chain industry and has been responsible for the design, development and implementation of supply chain processes and systems. Liu has also been responsible for the implementation of the Automatic Inventory Management (AIMS) system, GEO fencing, andfulfilment sourcing and promising logic implementation. Liu has also been responsible for the development of a consistent set of performance metrics across all of Walmart's manufacturing sites. This effort drove performance improvements through discipline and more focus on root cause analysis and corrective actions. Liu also has experience in the sale of products and has been responsible for the development of a global sales and operations plan. Liu's areas of expertise include sales and marketing, marketing and operations, strategic planning, supply chain management, inventory levels and inventory management systems.