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Bayan Lepas, My

Penang, Malaysia

Develop the regional procurement strategy and leading the MY regional team.Provide leadership for building and implementing department strategies, processes, and policy through active oversight of the regional teams and projects, and mentor team members through collaboration and the development of sustainably successful solutions. Responsible for conveying corporate business initiatives, aligning team and individual goals to business objectives, and driving overall high performance within my regional team.

Penang, Malaysia

Manage Supplier Relationship Regionally (in Malaysia)Identify and Implement Supplier-Related Savings LeversDrive Negotiations with Suppliers for Sustaining PurchasesConduct Supplier Performance Management Lead in organizing and delivering on strategic supplier events, such as Quarterly Business Reviews, Annual Supplier Evaluations, and Executive Review Meetings

Penang, Malaysia

• Manage record keeping for all contract-related correspondence and documentation • Manage vendor management program and establish business reviews with stakeholders • Implement R2P strategies by defining strategic measures, regularly monitoring the implementation status and taking corrective actions if necessary • Oversee the operations and manufacturing processes meeting the project objectives/goals.• Support new products developments – sourcing for ingredients and packaging materials and compliance to Halal requirements • Liaison with government bodies to obtain certifications, trademark and licensing required for food manufacturing ie KKM, Halal Penang, MIDA and others relevant.• Close cooperation with all involved internal stakeholders (Trade & Compliance, Sales & Marketing, Engineering, Facilities, Legal, Warehouse, Logistics, IT, Finance, etc) • Review status reports prepared by staff and modifies schedules or plans as required.• Source and purchase direct raw materials (ingredients and packaging materials) for productions and establish contracts • Source indirect materials to support the operation – machinery, services and supply and logistics • Set goals for respective programs based on Company's plan.

Penang

Leads Asia Region Procurement Services Department (MRO, IT, Facility, R&D, Freight & Logistics, Travel and Global Services) for National Instruments and also implement Procure 2 Pay Project at global sites.• Managing the purchasing organization in compliance with corporate, legal and finance procedures and policies • Manage supplier relationships and build effective partnerships with key and strategic suppliers • Provide leadership, training and direction to personnel to accomplish purchasing objectives • Select, develop and evaluate personnel to ensure efficient operation of the purchasing function • Review existing policies and procedures to continually improve the purchasing process • Support supplier, customer and finance audits • Close cooperation with all involved internal stakeholders (Trade & Compliance, Sales & Marketing, Engineering, Facilities, Legal, Warehouse, Logistics, IT, Finance, etc) • Evaluate RFP responses; negotiate purchasing contracts and make award recommendations for strategic purchases • Review all purchasing systems and recommend enhancements to improve employee productivity • Implement procurement strategy, policies and KPI’s • Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects • Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base • Ensure supplier compliance with site and company requirements for safety • Assist stakeholder in developing and implementing purchasing strategies for products and services • Review purchase requests and ensure proper authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of products and services • Prepare and present monthly reports to management team.

Promoted to be Strategic SM and manages Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Australia for category MRO, Facility and Business outsource.

Joined Global Sourcing in 2008 and major role is to manage a group of buyers supporting AsiaPac region PO processing.

Support sales back office in order management activity - quote to cash process. Country of support : AsiaPac

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Mba

Bachelor Of Technology Management, Bachelor Of Technology Management

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