Tran, tran ngoc thao
DEMAND PLANNER - MT GRADUATE
EXPERIENCED IN TOP FMCG COMPANIES
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Tran Ngoc Thao Tran
Management Trainee Graduate & Demand Planner with a business & data-driven mindset. Experienced in top FMCG companies with strong analytical, result-oriented and collaborative skills.
Seeking opportunities in Planning & Strategy to bring great business efficiency & deliver business objective.
"A question can bring about more greatness than a single answer can ever will."
Thank you for your interest, and feel free to contact me.
TRAN NGOC THAO TRAN
DEMAND PLANNER - Supply Chain Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JULY 2021 – FEBRUARY 2022
DEMAND PLANNER CUM SAS COORDINATOR
Nestlé Vietnam
Demand Planning: local (Nestle Milk, Nestea) & import (Cereals, Specialty Coffee, Beverage Solution)
Collaborate with Commercial & Finance for Demand Plan:
Highlighting gaps, R&O with high-level management to support decision-makingAnalyze historical data of Base demands; Promotion Campaign; External/Internal data for realistic forecastPost-evaluation of campaigns & baseline ROI
Collaborate with Supply/Manufacturing for Supply Plan:
Ensure product availability by locationsEnsure product freshness as customers' requirement
Drive cross-function scenario planning to achieve ~75% Accuracy in pandemic shortage and lockdown.
SAS Coordinator: Leverage analytic for decision-making process.
Apply SAS models and parameters to generate demand forecast to assist high-level decision making.Coordinate & advise Demand Planners to implement SAS in operation
JUNE 2020 – JUNE 2021
MANAGEMENT TRAINEE - SUPPLY CHAIN
Nestlé Vietnam
Consistently deliver/exceed expectation with Management Level & line managers through 4 rotations in Supply Chain function.
Demand and Supply Planning: improve Direct Distributor planning modelPhysical Logistics: optimize inbound process & digitalize transportation bookingCustomer Service: standardize new Key Account customer's onboarding processInter-Market Supply: international market research & potential source of growth proposal
Gain a deep and comprehensive understanding in Nestlé business model, functional knowledge and cross-functional collaboration.
Receive 110% rating at year-end evaluation & promoted after Graduation.
SEMPTEMBER 2019 - APRIL 2020
TRANSPORT LEADER INTERN - LOGISTICS
Decathlon Vietnam
Gain deep understanding on the business model of Decathlon and Logistics Team
Cum supporting role for Import & Export Function
2018 - 2019
INKOMPASS INTERN - COMMERCIAL & HR
Phillip Morris International
Project-based summer internship by Philip Morris International
Validated in both terms under Commercial & HR
EDUCATION
2016 - 2020
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY – VNU HCMC
Partial Merit Scholarship
Accumulated GPA: 3.45/4
2013 –2016
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
LE HONG PHONG HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED
English Major (CA)
Graduated GPA: 9.0/10
SKILLS
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MICROSOFT OFFICE COMPETENCY
EXCEL VBA - POWER QUERY
PROGRAMMING / OPTIMIZATION
PYTHON
CPLEX
MATLAB
SAS
POWER BI
FORWARD THINKING
Continuous Improvement mindset with optimization initiatives/proposals across all professional experiences.
PRESENTATION & PUBLIC SPEAKING
Notable related achievements such as:
Presentation with Nestlé High-level ManagementIU English Public Speaker 2017 / Champion
LANGUAGES
Vietnamese - Fluency
First Language
English - Advanced
IELTS 8.0
CHINESE - INTERMEDIATE
HSK 4
PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
FastForward Project on talent acquisition
July - September / 2018
INKOMPASS INTERNSHIP - Cycle 1
Vinataba - Philip Morris (Ho Chi Minh Branch)
cashew sorting mechanism model
february - july / 2017
Freshmen Projects of Industrial System Engineering Department students of International University
For the course "Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management".
FastForward Project on talent acquisition
INKOMPASS INTERNSHIP - Cycle 1
Vinataba - Philip Morris (Ho Chi Minh Branch)
INKOMPASS Internship program is a global program of Philip Morris International, with the aim of providing young talents with the real-life working experience exposure. In addition to that, the interns also have the chance to bring about real changes through innovative thinking and learnings to overcome business challenges.
In Vietnam, Vinataba-Philip Morris (Ho Chi Minh Branch) has organized 3 cycles of INKOMPASS (2016 - 2017 - 2018). Through the programs, intern get the chance to work on real-life projects and recommend solutions based on their own research and understanding.
I was one of two chosen Vietnamese interns for INKOMPASS programs batch 2018. My project's main focus is on Talent Acquisition and the innovative solutions on the current system. The project was under the People and Culture Department with the aid of a variety of employees.
The performance of the internship was praised by my mentors and I have received an offer to come back for the 2nd Cycle of the programs in Summer 2019.
cashew sorting mechanism model
Applied basic knowledge of coding, system engineering and supply chain management, freshmen of Industrial System Engineering of International University had completed their assigned projects relating to different aspects of the industry.
My project related to the process of "Sorting System", using automatic mechanism to replicate the industry method when innovate and optimize a system. With a team of 10 members and the aid of our advisor - Mr. Dao Vu Truong Son (PhD), we have developed the "Cashew Sorting Mechanism", using captured photos and censor to sort out unqualified cashew nut. This method has been applied in Quality Management of real companies.
In this project, we were familiarized with the use of MATLAB, Arduino, Censors, Camera, Automatic Conveyor,...