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Professional Procurement Manager
Location: South Korea, Korea, Republic of 8 work roles 2 schools
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Sumin Lee previously worked as Global Commodity Management Sr.Advisor at Dell and Business Advisor at Dongmyung Education Foundation (Family Biz, Non-Profit). Sumin Lee holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba) from Nanyang Business School.

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Almost 16 years’ rich experience mainly across IT software, consumer electronics, healthcare and pharmaceutical MNCs. Working experience with strategic global procurement organizations in senior levels both in direct and indirect categories management. Organized, resourceful and out-of-the-box thinker with excellent networking and communication skills. Leadership & cross-functional experience in global, regional & country procurement with proven ability to develop sourcing strategies and to achieve saving target. Recently worked with Dell Inc. – Singapore, in the capacity of Sr. Adviser – Global Commodity Management

Listed skills include Category Sourcing Strategy, Global Commodity Management, Direct And Indirect Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, and 17 others.

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Global Commodity Management Sr.Advisor

싱가포르

Responsibilities• Work with 4 global commodity managers and 4 supply chain managers as part of Clients Peripherals Team in a global matrix procurement set up comprising around 500 procurement professionals, and report to a Procurement Director (line manager).• Manage bundled and stand-alone client peripherals products with annual spending of around USD 35M across different categories such as Dell-branded docking stations, cables & adapters, security products as well as 3rd party-branded client peripherals. • Develop innovative and creative output based on interpretation and analysis that improve business performance and contribute to corporate goals and strategic intent.• Drive the analysis & negotiation of product cost and contracts and negotiate product cost & contracts as appropriate.• Drive alignment between Supplier roadmap & Dell LOB roadmaps. Identify cost targets for relevant roadmap products.• Perform and communicates supply chain cost forecasting within the commodity as required to support the business.• Cultivate, develop and manage strong & lasting supplier relationships at senior management level.• Identify opportunities and make recommendations for supply chain optimization, and implement as appropriate.• Conduct Continuity of Supply Risk Analysis and recommends mitigation strategies.• Track and monitor new technology development and support supplier integration with Dell strategy.• Participate in cross-functional commodity team and drive commodity metrics, strategies and objectives.Achievements• Delivered USD 2.0M (2%) of annualized cost savings in FY15.• Developed a 3rd party playbook including spend landscape, demand pipeline, fulfillment model, and pricing models.• Successfully introduced new 3rd party products of 3D mouse and Wi-Fi router delivering high margin to Dell. • Recognized as a SME (subject matter expert) on 3rd party products.

Jun 2014 - Oct 2015

Business Advisor

Dongmyung Education Foundation (Family Biz, Non-Profit)

Seoul, South Korea

Provide a wide range of consultation on outsourcing contracts with 3rd party providers such as meal service and facility management in light of government regulation and budget management

Nov 2011 - Jun 2013

Procurement Manager (Country Lead), Global Procurement And Operation (Gpo) Team

Seoul, South Korea

Reported to a regional directorSupervised the purchasing organization merger with Wyeth Korea: established purchasing rules and integrated five decentralized purchasing procedures into one; reduced the Wyeth purchasing organization staff by 3 workers (100%).Headed the Continuous Improvement Project for the PO (Purchase Order) process: streamlined business process procedures by centralizing the duplicate business procedures at the purchasing team; shortened the PO processing time by 70%, accelerated the in-house customer inquiry response time by 60%, and decreased in-house customer complaint by 100%.Identified procurement cost reduction opportunities, and proposed competitive bidding, strategic negotiation, and the Preferred Vendor Program; reduced cost by USD 1.6 million (13%) in 2010 and USD 2 million (9.5%) in 2011.Organized a working group at Purta, a forum of multi-national pharmaceutical companies, with top 5 pharmaceutical companies and discussed vendor management: promoted joint purchase in non-competitive areas and shared best practices on cost reduction; contributed to the cost reduction of USD 2 million by Purtra member companies.

Feb 2010 - Sep 2011

Marketing Procurement Manager, Global Procurement Group Korea Team

Seoul, South Korea

Reported to APAC regional managerLed the 3-month project to establish Event Marketing strategy for the APAC region with teammates from China, Japan, Australia, and Singapore; integrated different Event Category strategies of the five countries into one. Participated in the “Spot Buy” project, a Global Business Process Outsourcing project, for 3 months as the Korean representative: handled communication with the HO/APAC team, the Country Leadership Team, and the Accenture team. Established the Category Vendor Evaluation Process that defined evaluation targets, methods, timing, and procedures; evaluated 10 vendors in 2007, 20 in 2008, and 30 in 2009, covering 80% of the total purchase amount.

Aug 2006 - Jan 2010

Procurement Manager, Corporate Finance Team (Hq)

Seoul, South Korea

Reported to team leader and CFOExecuted the Development Council Project of 8 engineers and 3 IBM BCS consultants; achieved 30% standardization and 20% part number reduction in the electronic part (RLC) area with the cost saving effect of USD 3 million.Co-headed the Purchasing Organization Innovation Project as the sub-leader for 4 months; structured innovation roadmap for companywide purchasing organization, roles, compensation, HR, and training.Led the Commodity Council project in conjunction with IBM BCS for 6 months; reduced companywide cost by USD 4.5 million in the electronic part (RLC) area. All the project members received a prize after final report in 2004.

Aug 2004 - May 2006

Procurement Consultant, Consulting Team

Seoul, South Korea

Participated in the 4-months Doosan Infracore Purchasing Cost Reduction Project as a team member; reduced costs by USD 470,000 through supplier network integration, competitive bidding, and design improvement activities.Engaged in the 12-months Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Change Management Project team of 17: identified a total of 130+ ideas, 30 of which implemented with Quick Win; reduced operation costs by USD 1 million.

Jul 2002 - Jul 2004

Regional Category Sourcing Leader, Global Sourcing

Sungnam-City, South Korea

Participated in the Asia Sourcing project team with Category Sourcing Leaders from Korea, Japan, China, India, and the US; adopted eAuction, reverse bidding, and low-cost country sourcing, and reduced costs by USD 8 million

Aug 2000 - Jun 2002

Buyer And Demand Planner, Procurement Development Team

Suwon-City, South Korea

Spearheaded activities to reduce purchasing costs of electronic parts used for home appliance products; localized 20 parts, sourced 30 parts from China, and implemented new technologies; reduced costs by USD 10 million (8%) over 2 year span.

Jan 1998 - Jul 2000
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Sumin Lee education

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.)

Kyoungbook National University
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Sumin Lee has worked for Dell, Dongmyung Education Foundation (Family Biz, Non-Profit), Pfizer, Microsoft, and Lg Electronics.

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Sumin Lee holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba) from Nanyang Business School.

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Sumin Lee is listed with skills including Category Sourcing Strategy, Global Commodity Management, Direct And Indirect Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Total Cost Of Ownership, Cost Savings, Cost Reduction Implementation, and Vendor Relationship Management.

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