Tom Lu

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I work with CPOs at Industrial Companies to achieve procurement value and process goals through a Center of Excellence lens @
Tom Lu's Location
Houston, Texas, United States, United States
About Tom Lu

Global Procurement and Sourcing leader specialized in accelerated cost savings in fast-paced, changing environments. Particular expertise in developing and implementing category strategies across a broad range of goods and services – both direct supplies and indirect goods and services. Successfully led team with $280 Million spend under management in complex Global Fortune 50 environment, exceeding key value capture objectives. Technology and Digitally Versed in eProcurement Systems to deploy and coach, and train a broad spectrum of cross-functional stakeholders while driving transformation. In addition, advanced financial modelling and analysis skills, particularly in working with supply chain and procurement data, often from disparate sources.

Tom Lu's Current Company Details
Tour De Force Advisors

Tour De Force Advisors

I work with CPOs at Industrial Companies to achieve procurement value and process goals through a Center of Excellence lens
Tom Lu Work Experience Details
  • Tour De Force Advisors
    Managing Director
    Tour De Force Advisors Feb 2008 - Present
    Procurement, Supply Chain, and Advisory - Procurement, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management for clients with complex operational challenges, seeking aggressive cost savings, or undertaking procurement and/or supply chain transformation. Sample of recent projects:Entergy - $10B utility across 4 Southern States * Distribution Plan Strategy development of a $2B in spend covering ~20 materials and services category in support of hardening of the electric distribution system. * Developed All-In-One Reference Tool (ART) as the category management reference tool for processes, templates, and market/industry information for Supply Chain department to use in day-to-day activities.BP – Oil and Gas, Angola, Brazil, and Azerbaijan – Combined $12 Billion in spend* Coach and Train: Procurement and Supply Chain more than 240 staff on all category management, market sector strategy, sourcing, contracting and process.* Interim Country Lead: Lead the contracting activities, materials management, maintenance, and construction of 3 major pipelines in the Republic of Georgia with 11 direct reports.Zep Inc. – Chemical Manufacturing, Atlanta, GA – 18 sites, over $600M in spend* Procurement Cost – Take Out: Employ accelerated sourcing for Indirect Procurement categories resulting in $5M in EBITDA savings for private equity owned company. * Chemical and Aerosols Strategy: Establish long, mid, and near-term strategies to attain cost reduction / savings for Direct Materials including chemicals and aerosol contract manufacturing. Apache – Oil and Gas, Houston, TX – Fracking Operator primarily in the Permian Basin* Fleet Sourcing and Implementation: Source Fleet vehicles with 1,200 work trucks spread across 55 field offices in 5 States resulting in $2.4M savings on $18M annual spend.
  • Advanced Operations Partners
    Supply Chain Management Consultant
    Advanced Operations Partners Mar 2018 - Dec 2018
    San Antonio, Tx, Us
    * Source corporate fleet by integrating vehicle acquisition, technology/telematics, fleet administration services, and remarketing of a 1,200 fleet vehicles for a Oil and Gas client. * Project Manage and provide best practices on the roll-out of Ariba platform across Global business units.
  • A.T. Kearney
    Manager
    A.T. Kearney Jun 2005 - Feb 2008
    Chicago, Illinois, Us
    * Procurement Transformation: Procurement transformation of the entire purchasing department for a State government through organizational redesign, process mapping, and strategic sourcing training resulting in more than $50M saved.* Cost Optimization: Global sourcing of vending machines, glass bottles, aluminum cans, and HFCS for a Fortune 100 CPG client. * Industrial Indirect Categories: Execute sourcing of Pallets, Stretch Wrap, Pallets, and other industrial categories for an industrial building products client. * Chemical Sourcing: Global sourcing of $30M in Surfactants across 22 countries and standardizing to 12 suppliers achieving 8% savings for a B2B chemical products client.
  • Procurian (Acquired By Accenture)
    Senior Strategic Sourcing Category Manager
    Procurian (Acquired By Accenture) 2002 - 2005
    Dublin 2, Ie
    * Senior Sourcing Category Manager: Lead strategic sourcing initiatives with clients; Philip Morris, Colgate-Palmolive, Dole Foods, and Timken with a total spend of $120 million for MRO . * P2P Punch Out Catalog: Enabled punch out catalogs for GPO contracts to be accessed by client base.
  • Sap Ariba
    Market Maker
    Sap Ariba Oct 1999 - Mar 2002
    Waldorf, De
    * Market Maker: Orchestrated eSourcing events for than $100 million in IT Categories; Printed Circuit Boards, Contract Manufacturing, Power Supplies, and PC Peripherals.* eAuction Lotting Strategies: Spearheaded reverse auctions to achieve optimum savings with game theory.

Tom Lu Skills

Leadership Consulting Epc Warehouse Optimization Supply Management Purchasing Contract Management Gas Procurement Transformation Upstream Global Sourcing Logistics Warehousing Sourcing Supply Chain Management Negotiation Process Improvement Energy Strategic Planning Engineering Strategy Midstream Microsoft Office Petroleum Cross Functional Team Leadership Change Management Total Cost Of Ownership Training Manufacturing Contract Negotiation Contracts Materials Management Category Management Project Planning Procurement Business Process Improvement Business Strategy Spend Analysis Management Supply Project Management Organizational Design Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Coaching And Training Downstream Oil And Gas Crm Analysis Esourcing Oil And Gas

Tom Lu Education Details

  • Nova Southeastern University
    Nova Southeastern University
    Management
  • University Of Central Florida
    University Of Central Florida
    Marketing

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Lu

What company does Tom Lu work for?

Tom Lu works for Tour De Force Advisors

What is Tom Lu's role at the current company?

Tom Lu's current role is I work with CPOs at Industrial Companies to achieve procurement value and process goals through a Center of Excellence lens.

What schools did Tom Lu attend?

Tom Lu attended Nova Southeastern University, University Of Central Florida.

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Tom Lu has skills like Leadership, Consulting, Epc, Warehouse Optimization, Supply Management, Purchasing, Contract Management, Gas, Procurement Transformation, Upstream, Global Sourcing, Logistics.

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