Joined Imerys Asia Pacific in 2007 as Category Purchasing Manager with key responsibilities across Imerys operations within Asia Pacific region include realigning the purchasing policies and procedures, consolidating key purchases, leading supplier management/evaluation, and driving cost reduction actions for capital projects, & major MRO purchases. Promoted to the Regional Purchasing Manager since 2011 with widen responsibilities that cover both strategic and operational focus of regional purchasing activities within Asia Pacific region. Close collaboration with global Purchasing colleagues on key categories to drive cost reduction initiatives. Have extensive sourcing experience in India, Chinese and Malaysian supply markets. Extended responsibility in Feb 2017 to include overseeing of shipping related activities (voyages charter, contract of affreightment, bunker hedging, port matters, etc) for outbound bulk cargo from Malaysia to India, Taiwan & Japan.Assumed the Regional Supply Chain and Purchasing Director role since Oct 2017.Appointed as Purchasing Director, APAC & Performance Minerals APAC Purchasing Director in May 2019.

Principal business involves manufacturing of industries gases and specialties products. Key purchases: steel wires, wire rods, steel cylinders, calcium carbide, chemical binders, wooden pallets, waste/cylinders scrap disposal, contract labor, major plant related capex & maintenance related items.

Principal business involves manufacturing of cement and other related industries products. Key purchases: high/low voltage electric motors, bearings, conveyor belts, refractories, filter bags, iron rich clay, hydrated lime, major chemicals, diesel, alternative fuel- palm kernel shells, industrial gases, air travel, contract labor & major plant maintenance related purchases.Key responsibilities:• Source, negotiate, evaluate and procure centrally source materials• Work with Paris Corporate Purchasing team to gain consensus for specific procurement strategies for selected commodities• Initiate and lead regional procurement working groups to improve overall savings and cost reduction for selected commodities assigned by Paris Corporate Purchasing• Cooperate with Key Commodity Managers to ensure global coordination activities• Build working relationship and provide support to teammates from Procurement and Store Departments of local cement plants• Maintain and review Procurement/Store/Key Performance Indicators from all cement plants to further improve Procurement/Store functions

Principal business involves construction, education, hotel and medical, leisure and retail. Key purchases: major construction materials include steel bars, wire mesh, sand plywood, cement, concrete, bricks, bitumen & hydrated lime. Food & beverages items, IT hardware, hospital linens, uniforms, stationery & souvenirs.Key responsibilities:• Work with internal customers (i.e. purchasers and technical cross functional team members of construction, education, hotel, medical, leisure & retail sectors) to gather and consolidate requirements for each commodity for all sectors• Identify, negotiate, procure and set contracts with suppliers whom meet the group’s quality, cost, and delivery, targets of centrally-sourced materials and services • Deploy and implement “strategic sourcing" methodologies (which entails consolidation, standardization and negotiation, to all sectors within the conglomerate) imparted by external consultants• Create and manage suppliers’ database• Involve actively in rolling out “Ariba Buyer 7” e-procurement system and procurement process transformation through the group• Conduct training and provide support to “Ariba Buyer 7” e-procurement system users throughout the group• Apply e-Procurement initiatives based on defined commodities