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Penang, Malaysia

San Diego, California, Us

Establish long term strategies for cost improvement among Strategic Sourcing categories, in collaboration with multi-functional stakeholders and Global Category Management team.Ensure yearly savings & avoidance targets are achieved, and independently verified with internal finance partnersManage the entire Procurement lifecycle to see a stakeholder requirement defined, sourced, competitively priced, shepherded through review processes to an executed contract, and established purchase orderFoster strong cross-functional relationships – ensure the needs of the business are understood and supportedAssure supply of goods or services; identify risks and mitigation strategiesBuild/ maintain multi-year support roadmaps for all key suppliersEstablish operational objectives and work plans to meet the function’s long-term plansProactively develop and maintain supplier portfolio to support various Indirect Procurement requests & requirements at Dexcom Penang.Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarkingConduct periodic Business Partner reviewsSupport Responsible Sourcing initiatives tied to Small and Diverse Supplier development, Risk Management, and Sustainability initiativesDefine and report on key metrics that measure effectiveness of supply and cost savings

Chicago, Il, Us

Managing 6 different procurement categories within the APAC region with up to annual spend of$30M.Managed Categories: Engineering & Manufacturing Equipment, Engineering Software, Business Software, Advertising & Creatives, Trade Show & Events, Workplace TechnologiesCollaborate and build strong working relationship across multifunctional stakeholders to achievebusiness requirement.(Business, Finance, Buyers, Senior Leadership)Managing key suppliers via business reviews, contracting, benchmarking.Develop procurement category strategy to ensure annual spend and saving goals are met.Promote best practices with stakeholders such as early procurement engagement and otheroperational procurement best practices.Lead RFx events per business requirement.Being the Trusted Advisor within the categories managed to ensure procurement requirements aremet for business enablement.

Chicago, Il, Us

S2P Helpdesk Support P2P Cycle Time & Volume AnalyticsRoutine PR/PO validation as per defined processParticipate and Drive process improvement projectsInter-department project collaboration

Chicago, Il, Us

Routine PR/PO validation as per defined processCritical process improvement analyticsParticipate and Drive process improvement projectsInter-department project collaboration

Chicago, Il, Us

Handling Project and Indirect Transactions PR Validations per Defined ProcessesReview & Approve POsProcess Improvement ProjectsAddressing Internal User & Supplier Concerns

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Direct Procurement Category management (Resins and Chemicals)Drive Source to Pay (S2P) processCollaborate with stakeholders to reduce procurement TCO and diversify supply dependenciesVendor quality and relationship management

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1015 Jalan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak 7, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak, Mk. 13, Penang, My

Direct and Indirect Procurement key personnel.Develop procurement procedure to align with company supply chain modelDrive Source to Pay (S2P) process as per management goal.Drive procurement total cost of ownership (TCO) via cost down activities and supply diversification

1015 Jalan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak 7, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak, Mk. 13, Penang, My

Color matching engineer for optoelectronic epoxies in LED technology applicationDevelop UV-Curable silicone dome encapsulant for LED technology applicationOperation of various analytical equipment to assist in formulation development, characterisation, reliability test and material analysis.

1015 Jalan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak 7, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak, Mk. 13, Penang, My

- Part of the requirements to qualify for my bachelor's degree- In charge of assisting engineers on multiple process requirements like materials preparation to formulation, characterisation, reliability tests and materials analysis with assistance of various analytical equipment.- Given opportunity to test out table top NMR, running tests of material to confirm reliability of the equipment.- Able to operate equipment like UV-Vis spectrometer, tensile machine, FT-IR spectrometer, viscometer.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemical Technology

High School, Chemical And Physical Sciences