Anna Chow Mba, Cpsm Email & Phone Number

San Mateo, CA, US

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Veldhoven, NL

• Responsible for leading, coaching, resource and escalation management of the San Diego Product Sourcing team
• Local responsibility for the sourcing and procurement activities within the categories of: electronics, mechanical, metrology, optics, packaging, prototypes and tooling
• Provide input towards and ensured execution of global category strategies

Veldhoven, NL

• Built a team of empowered procurement professionals and successfully drove the transformation of category management responsibilities from a centralized to a decentralized approach thereby increasing the effectiveness.
• US responsibility for the sourcing and procurement activities within the categories of: IT (Services, Hardware and Software), Facilities Management & Travel, Logistics (warehousing, transport and express), Temporary.
• Contract commercial modeling and risk mitigation for high dollar and/or complex deals

Veldhoven, NL

• US responsibility for Logistics and Engineering Design Services category strategy development and execution
• Increased visibility into US spend (post-acquisition) and generated roadmap to identify focus areas for short and long term value creation

OO

• Develop and implement the Supplier Risk & Performance Management Program including infrastructure requirements and management reporting
• Manage and lead the identification, development and implementation of the Vendor Management Office including ongoing centralization of supplier management accountabilities for top suppliers
• Implementation of a SaaS based solution to manage and monitor supplier risk and performance management activities
• Sign-off and implementation of the Supplier Risk and Performance Management Policy; end-to-end responsibilities including drafting, solicitation of feedback from cross-sectors and industry peers, presentation to.
• Developed and maintained tools, processes and guidelines for supplier management and risk mitigation including supplier segmentation, tiering, scorecards, playbooks, supplier code of conduct, procurement ethics guide.

OO

• Build and maintain the Supplier Governance Framework and Supplier Relationship Management Program for the organization
• Responsible for the identification and development of new supplier governance requirements as a result of industry or regulatory changes
• Provide guidance on effective supplier relationship management to supplier ‘owners’ across the organization
• Recommends strategies for improvement in supplier management best practices, risk mitigation and cost reduction

OO

• Directly manage a team of Procurement Consultants/Managers
• Areas of responsibility include: Technology Services, Software, Professional Services and Marketing
• Leading contract negotiations by developing and managing negotiation strategies
• Review and modification of contractual terms and conditions for risk identification and risk mitigation

OO

• Providing leadership and focused execution of procurement strategies and initiatives
• Leading contract negotiations by developing negotiation strategies, managing negotiations and rolling out new contracts
• Identifying and developing opportunities for process improvements in the areas of purchasing transactions, supplier management, strategic sourcing, performance analytics and compliance tracking
• Assessing, defining and resolving procurement issues including contractual terms and conditions and escalations by internal stakeholders and suppliers

OO

• Preparing RFIs, RFQs and RFPs while ensuring that they capture stakeholder requirements and concepts
• Negotiating terms, conditions, and pricing of goods and professional services contracts
• Providing guidance with respect to risk exposure and eliminating or mitigating risk through contractual language
• Identifying and developing opportunities for process improvements and cost savings

Toronto, On, CA

• Courses taught include: Management of Information Systems and Management of E-commerce Systems
• Utilizing my professional experience to provide my classes of 80-plus students with a real-world perspective of theoretical concepts
• Responsible for preparing, instructing, and emphasizing concise and detailed course content to the students

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Negotiating contractual agreements with suppliers to meet operational requirements and cost reduction objectives
• Responsible for identifying and developing sourcing strategies for new programs and products
• Managing a $600k budget for transitions and repositions
• Responsible for performing make-buy analysis on potential outsourcing efforts

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Bachelor Of Applied Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Economics Minor

Certified Professional In Supply Management (Cpsm), Certified Professional In Supply Management

Mba, Strategic Planning

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Education record