Results-driven procurement professional with regional categories experience in Facility Management, HR, IT & Telecom, Logistics, Marketing, Travel & Fleet, Professional Services and CAPEX. An effective and forward thinking expertise in setting up Procurement Function across Asia Pacific region & being the owner of Global Procure to Pay (PTP) Processes. Proven leadership in developing categories strategy and managing high value projects which includes stakeholders engagement, change management and cost control.
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Giorgy Ang ML
Summary
Overview
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Ascensia Diabetes Care Singapore Private Limited
APAC Procurement Head
09.2017 - Current
Job overview
- Ascensia is a Swiss medical device company specializing in blood glucose monitoring systems
- Joined Ascensia as Regional Procurement Head APAC, manages the company and its newly acquired subsidiaries' procurement and strategic sourcing for all indirect categories of 11 countries with EUR 50M in spend
- Build and lead APAC Indirect Procurement team and ensures consolidation and leverage of purchases throughout Ascensia group of companies
- Creates and implements standardized procurement procedures for APAC
- Set-up centralized APAC Procurement function and being the key Procurement interface in the region for stakeholders & partners during transition & after migration from Bayer & after acquisition of new subsidiaries
- Serves as subject matter expert to Global Head of Procurement & EMEA Commercial Head through reporting & recommending financial merits of alternative actions on sourcing strategies & contractual terms
- Collaborates closely with all functional business stakeholders & Category Group Leaders to align business strategy, implement cost savings, functional improvements and compliance
- Leads and supports global & regional sourcing strategies, development & implementation of various initiatives within Procurement and achieves cost savings of EUR 1.7M (7% of addressable spend) for APAC
- Consolidates supplier base by 30% through elimination of subpar suppliers while improving total cost & efficiencies and leverage strategic supplier partnerships opportunities for using preferred suppliers
- Being the owner of Global Procurement Processes & Policies for P2P and the Lead for Procurement Audit
Sandvik South East Asia Pte Ltd
Regional Manager Indirect Purchasing SEA
01.2014 - 08.2017
Job overview
- Sandvik is a Swedish engineering group in tooling, materials technology, mining and construction
- Joined Sandvik as Regional Manager Indirect Purchasing SEA and assigned the supplementary role of Regional Category Manager Logistics APAC in 4 months, covering 6 and 11 countries, respectively
- Led all indirect categories of Facility Management, Energy, IT & Telecom, Logistics, Travel & Fleet, Professional Services, MRO, Production Equipment and Packaging with circa spend of EUR 100M for SEA and EUR 150M for APAC Logistics
- Managed end market purchasing specialists, category leads and area managers
- Established centralized purchasing structures, sourcing and governance compliance in 6 SEA countries
- Managed all suppliers and stakeholders relationship for the 6 SEA countries
- Supported global projects from Global Category Management
- Developed sourcing strategies by implementing regional cost optimization initiatives and achieved P&L impacting cost savings of EUR 4M (8% of addressable spend) for indirect categories of SEA
- Led the setup of encapsulation manufacturing line project for Tube business in Malaysia
- Reduced spend of mobile phone subscriptions & roaming costs by 40% through supplier management
- Achieved P&L impacting cost savings of EUR 500K
- Transformed local travel management approach and reduced spend by 30% through implementation of Global Travel Policy and appointment of global Travel Management Company (TMC)
- Transformed fleet management approach and reduced spend by 10% by implementing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model which provided a comprehensive spend view throughout the lifecycle of ownership
- Achieved P&L impacting cost savings of EUR 700K across 3 SEA countries
- Reduced outsourced resource by 20% and spend by EUR 7M for express, air, sea freight and customs brokerage service of APAC through routes evaluation and consolidation of suppliers in the region
- Achieved P&L impacting cost savings of EUR 5M for APAC Logistics
IT & Telecom category
Travel & Cars category
Logistics category
Regional Category Manager Logistics APAC
Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Assistant Purchasing Manager
08.2007 - 12.2013
Job overview
- Joined APB as Purchasing Executive & promoted to Assistant Purchasing Manager 2 years after
- Specialized in direct category of raw material & specialty imported beers and indirect category of Facility Management, Energy, Logistics, MRO, CAPEX (Production Equipment) with spend of SGD 25M
- Achieved P&L impacting cost savings of SGD 1M for both direct and indirect categories
- Managed the largest portfolio of imported Specialty Beers in Singapore of 30 SKUs with global brands such as Guinness, Erdinger, Kilkenny and SOL beer
- Reduced importing cost from FTA (Free Trade Agreement) countries by 5% through leveraging of FTA framework and a further 7% on non-dutiable goods by utilizing Major Exporter Scheme (MES)
- Expanded regional output by 20% through sourcing and implementation of a new canning line in Singapore
- Observed and analyzed stock usage trends and made recommendations for inventory additions, deletions and substitution based on buying patterns of every department
- Initiated joint tender of electricity purchase with APB group of companies in Singapore
- Collaborated with APB Group Purchasing on annual shipping contract negotiation
- Implemented the delivery and discharge of 40-footer food grade containers for malt pursuant to the contingency plan for global shortage of 20-footer containers
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Procurement Professional
01.2007 - 07.2007
Job overview
- Joined Lenovo as Procurement Professional for order execution and management to manage hub pulls for Vendor Management Inventory (VMI) of direct category
- Led the VMI implementation project with suppliers & reduce liabilities by SGD 300K within 6 months
- Implemented suppliers' commitment of 12 weeks demand and supply requirement based on weekly forecast
Benchmark Electronics Singapore IPO Pte Ltd
Senior Buyer and Customer Service Executive
07.2005 - 01.2007
Job overview
- Joined Benchmark as Senior Buyer for direct category of electrical components in Thailand with annual spend of SGD 10M. Led the Customer Service Team (CST) after 6 months for major key customer – Emerson in USA, China and Philippines on all pricing, delivery and quality related matters
- Contributed to the company's cost savings program of SGD 250K annually for direct category
- Reduced process cost by SGD 100K a year through allocating resources in CST
Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries Singapore Pte Ltd
Senior Purchasing Officer
12.2003 - 06.2005
Job overview
- Joined Matsushita as Purchasing Officer leading the direct category of capacitors and resistors
- Advanced to Senior Purchasing Officer in a year after and took care of stamping parts with annual spend of SGD 20M
- Achieved 3 to 5% cost savings of SGD 600K per annum
- Successfully implemented Glovia MRP system for Purchasing Department in Singapore & Indonesia.
Foster Electric (S) Pte Ltd
Assistant Purchasing Executive
07.1999 - 06.2001
Job overview
- Joined Foster as Assistant Purchasing Executive in the acoustic solution industry. Led indirect category of logistics and direct category of chemicals, capacitors, resistors and magnets with spend of SGD 15M
- · Achieved P&L impacting cost savings of SGD 300K
- · Reduced importing cost by 5% through consolidating direct shipment from various suppliers in Thailand & China to Batam
- · Implemented Just-In-Time (JIT) system and reduced inventory costs by 15%
Education
Monash UniversityMelbourne
Bachelor of Business and Commerce from International Commerce And Management
2003
University Overview
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Diploma from Business Studies (Operation and Purchasing Management
1999
University Overview
Skills
- Team Management & Leadership
- Stakeholder & Change Management
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Global, Regional & Strategic Sourcing
- Cross Cultural Communication
- Negotiation & Collaboration
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Indonesian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
APAC Procurement Head
Ascensia Diabetes Care Singapore Private Limited
09.2017 - Current
Regional Manager Indirect Purchasing SEA
Sandvik South East Asia Pte Ltd
01.2014 - 08.2017
Assistant Purchasing Manager
Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd
08.2007 - 12.2013
Procurement Professional
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd
01.2007 - 07.2007
Senior Buyer and Customer Service Executive
Benchmark Electronics Singapore IPO Pte Ltd
07.2005 - 01.2007
Senior Purchasing Officer
Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries Singapore Pte Ltd
12.2003 - 06.2005
Assistant Purchasing Executive
Foster Electric (S) Pte Ltd
07.1999 - 06.2001
Monash University
Bachelor of Business and Commerce from International Commerce And Management
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Diploma from Business Studies (Operation and Purchasing Management
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