Regional Category Manager And Sourcing Improvement Manager, Asia Pacific
CurrentI play two roles and have three subordinates:Regional Category Manager* Responsible to develop and execute sourcing strategies on regional level for indirect commodities including Marcom, IT, Travel, HR service, Professional Service, Real Estate & Facility Service etc., in alignment with business and global sourcing strategies.* Work as Indirect Sourcing lead for APAC region, oversee the total regional spend and indirect team performance, be accountable for regional initiatives and key negotiations. * During separation from DuPont, successfully led and implemented APAC Sourcing transition project for my own commodities, as well as for the whole APAC Sourcing organization from compliance and IT perspectivesSourcing Improvement Manager* Collaborate with global Procurement Improvement team to develop and analyze Sourcing processes and KPIs reporting to identify cost and supply improvement opportunities, implement systems and tools, identify and lead SOX and other improvement projects in APAC* Work with Quality, Product, Technical and other related teams on supplier performance management, approval/change/phase-out process for suppliers and distributors and other initiatives for raw material categories* Support APAC Procurement Director in organization optimization plans and lead centralization projects independently