Category: people

Chief Supply Chain Officer

He joined Grand Royal Group International back in 2000. He started working as the personal assistant of the Chairman, U Aung Moe Kyaw. At that time Grand Royal Group International was just settling in the beverages industry. U Aung Kyaw Moe worked hard as the personal assistant, and with the support of Chairman U Aung Moe Kyaw and Managing Director U Aye Thaung, he became the group’s Purchasing Manager shortly after.

Although he didn’t have much experience for this important role, he was able to achieve success in a short time due to the chairman and members of director’s guidance and trust. He learned about local purchasing directly from Purchasing Director U Lwin Aung Aye. Then, got promoted to Procurement Manager in 2002. Grand Royal Group International’s success was influenced greatly by 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, so he worked with Marketing Director U Moe Than Chit and they successfully undertook all marketing activities, Grand Royal Group International’s Challenge Cup Football Competition.

He handled procuring management until 2006, then started working in the Supply Chain Department, in the company headquarter as he earned the chairman & directors’ trust. He handled Supply Chain Activities such as procuring, collecting, and distributing products all around Myanmar.

Due to Grand Royal Group International’s success in the industry, the company had a Total Supply Chain to handle Third Party Logistics & Supply Chain services. This was all lead by U Aung Kyaw Moe and also Managing Director U Moe Than Chit. In addition to working hard for the company, with the support of the company, he received an MBA in 2014. Now he’s the Head of Supply Chain, leading logistics & warehousing, procurement & he leads a planning team with confidence, full responsibility and accountability. He has been serving the company with loyalty and honesty for over 20 years and still counting on.

He has encountered many struggles in his journey to success. He believes he achieve his goals by following the sayings of Grand Royal Group International “Doing The Right Things In Your Life” program. He said he’s successful because he tries hard, strives for good, better and to be the best. Although he couldn’t reach some of his goals, his hard work and honesty has paid off in his life. He advises that it’s more important to choose your career well according to your talents and personality instead of following money. Another important thing is having leadership skills to lead your organization, and flexibility for you career and continuous learning.

We are proud to present to you U Aung Kyaw Moe, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Grand Royal Group International. A perfect example of someone who worked hard and did things right.

Head of IT/MIS Department

It has been 16 years that I joined GRGI since February 2005. When I first joined, as a Computer Programmer for Point of Sales System Implementation, MIS Department had not been established yet and therefore third-party IT team was hired to get IT support. We had to rely on  internet emails only back then. Eventually, MIS Department was founded in 2006 and I feel so accomplished every time I reminisce those days I was involved in the setup of the infrastructure of Head Office and then extended to branch offices and factory of GRGI, rolling out intranet settings to connect among the offices.

After having stabilized the infrastructures, under the guidance of Management Team, I started to develop user friendly ERP system application replacing manual operations with new technology for respective departments, followed by the development of DMS System for the joint business partners. I also took charge of the implementation of business intelligence to analyze and prepare Management Dashboard Report, so that we could track our business progress anytime, anywhere with the use of any device. During those times of manual operations, GRGI was trying to keep abreast with the modern technologies and striving for digital transformation encountering several challenges and difficulties. Firstly, the challenge of the change management: resistance of traditional mindsets to change into modern transformation of digital platforms.

And then, we face a lot of struggles when implementing systems/applications and digital platform with limited resources as Myanmar was one of the developing countries. Moreover, we had to customize the system implementation in compliance with the international best practices as well as the localization to harmonize the processes of our country and company. We managed to overcome setbacks, thanks to the guidance and support of our management team along with the cooperation of internal and external stakeholders even during the time of limited resources.

I always stay vigilant for the rapidly changing technology for GRGI and always think of the advanced ways and means as best as I can. Within allocated budget, resources, and timeline, my team and I have made commitments and get the job completed in timely and efficient manners. We have also built a good and long-term relationship with all colleagues, vendors, and business partners regardless of their positions and gender. And I am very proud to be one of the few female leaders in IT field of Myanmar. I, myself do believe and embrace the core values set by management team, as well. The reason why I have been with GRGI so long is that GRGI always tries to focus and stay alert on digital transformation and encourage to implement the updated digitization, with full of challenges leading to learning opportunities.

Digital transformation makes the business smoother than ever, and I have also witnessed it can enhance the self-development, so I have been working with GRGI for quite a long time. Finally, I do appreciate and feel grateful towards the management team for the opportunities provided for my continuous career development.