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Redmond, Washington, Us

• Manage procurement team covering all Engineering Groups (Cloud + AI; Experiences + Devices; Gaming; Security, Compliance, Identity and Management; Strategic Missions and Technology; Technology & Research; Business Development) and Marketing & Consumer Business• Transform Procurement team to build strategic engagement with business at executive level, drive joint planning and influence budget setting• Lead Global Procurement Modern Sourcing transformation to improve Sourcing business process by increasing efficiency, streamlining processes, increasing total economic value, delivering 50% efficiency gain and 30% reduction in cycle time• Lead Global Procurement Early Talent Program to build early talent pipelines, identify best fit roles and increase Early Talent population from 10% to 20%• Develop Engineering category strategy and drive low-cost location supplier strategy to address inflation• Drive digital-first Events transformation and supplier strategy to address COVID-19 impacts• Lead procurement integrations for Engineering business acquisitions • Drive Supplier Diversity and Sustainability to support Microsoft Corp initiatives• Build inclusive team, grow talents, and drive team culture change

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Led MCB Procurement team covering Advertising, Brand, Research, Events, PR, Product Marketing, Retails Stores, Consumer & Device Sales, and Advertising Sales• Developed and implemented MCB Supplier Program with EVP sponsorship to deliver 15% reduction in suppliers, 90% spend with preferred suppliers, and 10% savings• Upleveled procurement engagement with business leadership and enhanced reputation for procurement organization as trusted partner• Implemented Global Media supplier strategy through Media Productivity program and delivered 6% savings• Built Events integrator model to drive Event category optimization and savings. Defined foundational service and strategic suppliers with long term contracts and rate cards.• Drove supplier strategy and negotiations for Microsoft Retail expansion globally• Sourced strategic suppliers to land global Marketing Digital Transformation • Implemented Supplier Management in MCB covering 60% spend with CVPs as executive sponsors, driving supplier performance and compliance

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Led global Procurement for Asia region with 19 countries• Co-led Procurement global initiative in developing procurement quality standard framework, providing standardized, repeatable, and efficient processes to ensure consistency in delivery of procurement services (winner of CPO award)• Championed regional implementation of standard global procurement systems and processes • Drove international Supplier Rationalization initiative and achieved 34% reduction of supplier base• Led Control & Compliance in spend management and mitigated risks in high-risk countries• Drove improvement of SmartBuy BPO services, increased satisfaction score to 9.2 in Asia• Transformed the team from transactional work to business strategic partners• Drove consistent supplier strategies across Asia, increased preferred supplier spend to 85%, and led the initiative of moving contractor work to outsourced solutions delivering 10% savings• As part of Modern Finance, conducted customer visits to share how procurement leverages MS technologies

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Led Procurement team for Greater China, India and Japan region• Co-led Corp Finance initiative in upleveling approval requirements for spending and successfully implemented new process globally to improve controls and mitigate significant monetary risk to Microsoft (winner of CFO award)• Partnered with HQ team and designed Enterprise Class Sourcing for international markets• Drove synergies across China, India and Japan for supplier strategies to deliver savings• Developed strategic supplier base to support Engineering expansion in China and India• Built Hardware buy desk and implemented bulk purchase in China and India for savings• Led Control & Compliance and process improvement to achieve green audits and executed Supplier Anti-Corruption Due Diligence program

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Managed procurement for Greater China Region• Developed sourcing strategies and action plans for key spend Categories by aligning with Business needs balancing Quality, Cost, Service and Risks• Built strong partnership with key stakeholders, influenced them to align with procurement strategies• Exceeded savings targets for the Business through RFP, negotiation and reverse auction• Drove Control & Compliance for China and improved spend management Compliance from Red to Green

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Managed procurement for Microsoft Business Division• Delivered projects for Microsoft new product introduction including RoundTable video-conferencing system and Tanjay IP Phone, responsible for vendor selection, contract & price negotiation, and contract manufacturing (Winner of Ship It Award and Gold Star Award)• Developed and implemented the supply chain plan for the launch of RoundTable products• Delivered over $20M in savings through RFPs and price negotiations• Developed scorecards to measure procurement statistics and drive business process excellence

Boston, Ma, Us

• Led a team to manage $150M Finished Goods Sourcing for North and South Americas• Drove cost reduction, supplier management/negotiation, fill rate improvement, and inventory reduction• Delivered 9% deflation in an inflation environment and improved customer fill rate to above 97% • Achieved 90-day payment term from major suppliers and yielded over $4M cash benefits• Reduced key suppliers’ lead time by 4 weeks for faster response and inventory reduction• Led a cross functional team and implemented two large-scale outsourcing projects

Boston, Ma, Us

• Managed raw materials sourcing programs for 9 manufacturing plants in North America • Led cross-functional teams in low-cost country sourcing, single/sole source elimination and supplier qualification projects• Delivered $5M deflation and eliminated 41 single/sole sources through supplier consolidation and second source qualification• Developed over 30 low-cost country sources and increased low-cost country sourcing by 20%• Developed sourcing processes with Six Sigma rigor, including a 9-tollgate project tracking tool and a dashboard measuring buyer and supplier performance

Boston, Ma, Us

• Responsible for delivering business operation and process improvement using Lean Six Sigma tools• Led a project to drive damage reduction at 8 master distribution centers in North America, conducted DOE tests and root-cause analysis, developed solutions, and reduced inbound and warehouse damages by 50% • Led a project on inter-polar shipment process improvement (from Asia to US, and from South America to US), conducted cycle-time and SPAN data analysis, identified key drivers, developed scorecards and new processes, and reduced on-time-delivery SPAN by 24 days • Conducted Lean Six Sigma training for Green Belts and mentored 12 Green Belt projects

Boston, Ma, Us

• Built GE’s new Asia Power Electronics Team in Shanghai including site selection, recruiting, building training programs, and establishing a new state-of-the-art power electronics lab• Led this new China team of engineers on product development projects• Managed GE’s contract manufacturer for electronic ballasts in China

Boston, Ma, Us

• Managed systems qualification projects, developed systems specifications and testing stations• Worked as a technical expert for OEM customers to solve system application issues• Conducted technical sales with field sales force and provided training to GE customers

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