UPS has appointed its first-ever Supply Chain and Healthcare Logistics director for China in abid to grow its business in the country and the wider Asia Pacific region.
Bernard Jiang, the new China Supply Chain and Healthcare Logistics director, will be responsiblefor operations that include warehousing, supplier and ground freight management, as well as themanagement of UPS China’s network of more than 100 field stocking locations across China thatsupport UPS’s post sales (service part logistics) product line.
Based in Shanghai, Jiang will also direct the supply chain solutions, development andimplementations teams in China and will report to Craig Foster, senior vice president, Supply Chainand Healthcare Logistics, Asia Pacific Region. He has been with the company since 2005, mostlyrecently as senior manager for the contract logistics and domestic transportation network.
In addition, UPS said it has taken on more staff for its supply chain and healthcare logisticssolutions and implementations in China, although numbers for the business were not disclosed. Thecompany said the strengthened China business combined with its global and regional capabilitieswould improve services for customers.
Craig Foster, senior vice president, Supply Chain and Healthcare Logistics, Asia Pacific Region,said: “UPS continues to build resources and capabilities in our supply chain and healthcarelogistics practice both globally and within Asia specifically. The strengthening of UPS’s supplychain and healthcare practice in China gives UPS customers the ability to have more visibility andcontrol over their entire supply chain. Adding additional supply chain resources will support ourcustomers as they enter or expand their operations in China, within Asia or globally. This is acontinued extension of UPS Asia Pacific contract logistics support that has seen global and localcompanies through many successful years in their Asia Pacific growth.”
Commenting on the appointment, he added: “As we continue to grow our supply chain and healthcarelogistics network and business in China, we need someone experienced on the ground who is wellversed with the local landscape but also connected to UPS’s network of global and regionalprofessional supply chain solutions and resources. This will ensure our operational solutionsfunction at the highest level and exceed customer expectations. Jiang will ensure supply chainvalue to our customers in China and we are glad to promote him to this newly created position.”
