With 27 years experience in automotive and consulting industry, Qian brings extensive experience in company transformation and end-to-end enterprise operation improvement, including M&A, smart manufacturing, supply chain improvement, product life-cycle management, and organizational transformation.
Throughout his consulting career, Qian has hands-on experiences with a wide range of industries, including automotive, technology, and electronics. He has led comprehensive projects across automotive value chain, from OEMs and suppliers to aftermarket and dealerships to new energy vehicles and autonomous driving.
Having spent most of his career in both US and China, Qian has also led projects in Thailand, Malaysia, and Korea.
Prior to consulting, Qian started his career in automotive industry with stint at General Motors, Ford, and Caterpillar with focus on product development and procurement management.
Career Highlights:
- Led operational turnaround for a global tier-1 auto supplier, including manufacturing footprint optimization, organization restructuring, working capital and procurement cost improvement with $30m annual saving identified.
- Led China plant operation improvement and cost optimization for a Germany tier-1 auto supplier, including China manufacturing footprint optimization, manufacturing efficiency improvement, supply chain optimization, with $15m annual saving identified and realized.
- Led product development for a leading Chinese commercial vehicle OEM for its latest HD truck platform, including program management, gate review process development and implementation.
- Led NEV R&D center setup for a French auto OEM, including organization design, talent mapping, development and recruiting.
- Led holistic operation improvement in Asia Pacific for a Canada electronics manufacturer, including manufacturing footprint optimization of 8 plants in 4 countries, manufacturing efficiency improvement, labor force optimization with $30m annual saving achieved.
- Served as interim controller for a Thailand steel manufacturer during its restructuring, including financial and operational due diligence, debt restructuring, cash management. Successfully helped the client redesign its debt payment structure to restart its normal operation after two-year halt.