- Responsible for APAC Raw Material Procurement of related categories of expenditure by developing, executing sourcing strategy with Global and Regional Procurement.- Working closely with technical team on exploring alternative material for cost saving opportunities and sole source mitigation on risk management.- Regular communication with key vendors by updating latest raw material's market trend and supply management.- Stakeholder engagement including functional groups regionally to understand business requirements, total cost of ownership, risk and opportunities on delivering value improvements.- Manage sourcing activities and achieve operations excellences by enhancing project development, process improvement, spend analysis, negotiations, tender bidding, vendor performance evaluations.Achievements:- Achieved 2023 PC, FR and Nylon categories' cost savings of $0.8MM- Single source risk mitigation with PAD collaboration - Drive operational excellence with cross functional team- Update latest ABS and PC market prices to SEO S&OP, marketing and site logistics in monthly basis on ensuring effective inventory optimization with advantageous purchase price - SAP go-live successfully with collaborative efforts by vendor master data and material master data team, India SME team and Delegated Buyers

- Lead SEA Procurement Raw Material, Indirect Material and Logistics Operations through stakeholder engagement, business alignment and savings implementation.- Functional support specializing in transactional buying and data management across the organization's ERP systems. - Ensure all Procurement and Distribution Departments comply to Policies, Procedures and Guidelines by having annual reviews with the sites. Continuously grant ideas to improve current process and procedures.- Work with the locations on Purchase Material and Services at competitive prices consistent with established specifications given.- Assist in the negotiation of bid and execute agreements in accordance with global requirements.- Continuously looking for initiatives that drives cost reduction and avoidance.- Create value to company and suppliers through Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI), consignment stock, payment term, annual contract agreement.- Collaborate with Technical Team on sourcing materials based on stipulate specifications with most optimized price.- Optimization in pricing through activities in negotiation, tax exemption and increase efficiency in Supply Chain.- Facilitate improvements in Procurement by continuously reviewing existing processes, collecting and analyzing data, and taking on projects that result in improved procedures or the implementation of benchmark practices and new ideas.- Ensure product stewardship principles are applied to suppliers products as well as internal processes

- Ensure all daily indirect procurement activities are strictly followed company purchasing policy and procedures.- Support and lead global project collaboration by developing sourcing strategies for various categories.- Responsible for local purchasing budget, manage risks and opportunities to budget.- Strategize cost reduction planning by benchmarking and proposing alternative sources. - Initiate, lead and implement local productivity plus improvement projects.- Negotiate, implement and delivery contracts including local implementation, contract compliance, vendor performance.- Supplier relationship management by maintaining and developing relationship with suppliers to global relations including performance evaluation plus feedback.

- Develop direct commodity management for cost reduction through benchmarking and negotiation activity to ensure company getting the most competitive price advantage and agree price agreements where required. - Work closely with development and procurement engineering teams to ensure procurement has input into the total cost of the product with respect to the commodity responsibility, ensuring that improvements are driven throughout the business and supply base.- Discussion of commodity strategy, source board, part count analysis, sourcing allocation and vendor analysis with procurement engineering team.- Oversee the management of vendor capacity and capability, by managing vendor relationships within the commodity responsibility to ensure they remain cooperative and reactive to the business needs.- Identify potential sources for new or increased requirements, and prepare justification analysis for management review.- Prepare and maintain contractual relationships with vendors of Non Disclosure Agreement, Trading Agreement and Service Level Agreement to ensure company is commercially protected and negotiate most advantageous terms for company whilst ensuring commodity requirements are clearly understood by vendor.- Cooperate with procurement engineering team by providing cost study plus value analysis solutions based on vendor’s open book and breakdown cost. - Vendor evaluation and auditing techniques based on commercial, delivery, engineering, and quality aspects, or in other words Quarterly Business Review (QBR) implemented to ensure potential suppliers are capable to support the business.- Exhaustive knowledge plus working experiences on leading mechanical commodities.- Business trip and as required in support of commodity management.- Participated and completed external trainings."Negotiation Planning and Strategies in Procurement"“Cost Price Analysis in Purchasing”“Leading and Managing in Procurement”

- Active in sourcing of quality supplies at most competitive price and terms. - Ensure all procurement activities are carried out by team members in the most ethical and professional manner in line with company’s core value. - Liaise with vendors on deliveries to meet expected schedule.- Analysis rubber plus crude oil trend regularly in order to ensure raw material is quoted competitive and compatible with current market price.- Proactively search for alternative source and potential vendor to support business needs in regardless of driven cost reduction towards the company.