# Eric Chang > HW Strategic Sourcing & Partnerships Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ericchang3 Strategic professional with successful track record of developing collaborative relationships with suppliers, clients and cross-functional internal partners. Experience in analytics and competitive research, providing key insights into B2B interaction and customer experience. Proven record in project management, and implementation across diverse industries, teams and cultures. Advanced quantitative and critical thinking skills. Passion for acquiring and developing new skills. ## Work Experience ### Member of Technical Program Staff @ OpenAI Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Sr. Global Sourcing and CEM Business Manager @ NVIDIA Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Lead Global Supply Chain Manager @ Humane™ Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Sr. Global Supply Chain Manager @ Humane™ Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Manufacturing Business Manager @ Google Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area - Ownership of overall commercial relationship, sourcing strategy, and engagement model definition (ODM/JDM/CM) for Google Hardware manufacturing partners, with oversight of Wearables and Smart Home (Nest) programs. Led contract negotiations, managed supplier selection process, and assessed commercial risk factors. - Collaborated with product, engineering and operations teams to meet new product launch schedule, develop process efficiencies, and drive down total development cost and unit economics. Facilitated QBR sessions with strategic partners, driving supplier performance on key supply chain metrics. - Designed internal playbooks to improve and scale working model with supply partners. Swiftly tackled supply risk mitigation initiatives such as tariff avoidance and Covid-19 operating constraints. ### Strategic Sourcing Manager @ Google Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area - Development of Engineering Services category strategy, delivering proactive advisory regarding vendor / contractor strategy and optimized supplier management across business units. - Management of RFx process and commercial negotiations. Leveraged eAuction tools, market intelligence, and benchmarking tools to deliver value to business stakeholders across Google. ### Stanley Leadership Program - Global Supply Management @ Stanley Black & Decker , Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Baltimore, Maryland Area DeWalt – Professional Power Tools (PPT) - Ownership of $80M in supplier spend within PPT finished goods (ODM/JDM) portfolio consisting of flagship DeWalt products. Responsible for strategic sourcing decisions including identification of potential new suppliers, managing and strengthening existing relationships, and exiting underperforming vendors. - Internal and external negotiations with product management, engineering, supply chain, and Asia partner organizations to efficiently resource product and deliver on new product road map. Supported new product development from sourcing and cost ownership standpoint, delivering on required margins. Ensured suppliers maintained product quality expectations and visual design language on branded tools and packaging. - Driving team working capital improvements for 2014, having delivered $3.8M in WC benefit via pay terms extensions, LT/MOQ reductions, and capacity expansion. Responsibility for building out WC plan for 2015. Mac Tools – Industrial and Automotive Repair (IAR) - Ownership of $16M supplier spend portfolio, developing collaborative partnership with vendors for diverse product portfolio (automotive specialty and shop equipment). Delivered project savings of approx. $600K in 2013 and $400K YTD June 2014 via strategic negotiations on promos and rebates, resourcing projects and platforming products across Stanley industrial businesses. ### Consultant @ Gallup Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 - Management consultant with overall leadership responsibility for client engagements across multiple industries including banking, hospitality, and retail. - Delivered critical recommendations and customer insights derived from strategic research and analytics, including conducting focus groups, one-on-one interviews, and the analysis and synthesis of large data sets. Developed predictive and reactive reports for optimizing loyalty and service excellence for top super regional bank. - Collaborated with top hotel group to research and implement effective strategies to deliver superior customer experience and operational change within B2B and direct-to-consumer environments, resulting in year-over-year RevPAR Index growth of 3.28%. Developed a contribution model for top hotel company to decipher actionable drivers of owner expansion. - Received Gallup Rising Star and Gallup Client Impact awards in 2011. ### Project Manager @ Scandia Manufacturing Co., Inc. Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | Baltimore, Maryland Area - Managed project timelines, resulting in 100% on-time delivery, in addition to project bidding and materials sourcing responsibilities. - Collaborated with Navy engineers on design of submarine components. Analyzed engineering drawings and provided technical support for team of 15 machinists. Conducted failure testing on critical mechanical assemblies. - Engaged in initial MIL-I-45208 quality system audit in preparation for upgrade, meeting compliance with ISO 9000 standards, resulting in increased quality and a safer product. Implemented new materials certification process, saving approx. $50,000 of high-end materials that would have otherwise been scrapped. ### Product Design Engineer @ Innovalue Design Co. Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Changzhou, China - Researched and developed products from creative/industrial design to prototype manufacture stages and improved and redesigned existing products. - Assisted in Chinese-English translation duties, improving international business communications. ## Education ### Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology ### MBA in Strategy & Operations Mgt University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business ### MBA in Strategy HKUST Business School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ericjchang --- Source: https://flows.cv/ericchang3 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ericchang3/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05