Sean Leong

Directed USD$120M regional spend across indirect categories e.g. Logistics, Energy, Professional Service, IT, Facilities and Travel categories for Themo Fisher Scientific (South East Asia and Taiwan - SEATw) Region. Oversee – 3 Senior Buyers located in 2 sites in Singapore.

- Fostered positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating collaboratively with customers.

- Developed and executed spend category to support business objectives.

- Design and Setup of SEATw indirect procurement process flow and procurement policies and interface onto various supporting functions for alignment.

- Provide guidance to Category Manager(s) regarding the various market insights globally and suggests feasible initiatives that can implement in Great Asia.

- Constant review with various business division performance and ways to enhance the collaboration including but not limited to ways to streamline the process for agility.

- Achieved Cost Savings Target US$1.5MM (till date) from Productivity.

Direct USD180M regional spend as Head of Indirect Material and Services for Greater Asia during period of major growth and transition. Oversee 6 Managers and Senior Buyers across China, India and Indonesia.

- Global integration team driving large-scale change and transformation for logistics function in the wake of 2 mega acquisitions with Frutarom (USD7.1B) and Dupont Nutrition & Biosciences (USD26.2B) ~ Savings of US$20MM achieved for APAC.

- Consistently achieve cost saving/avoidance targets i.e. US$25M in 2020 through continuous improvements and best practices incl. e-commerce in tail-end spend management, e-auctions and 4PL management.

- Led development of Supplier Assessment Framework to manage over 40+ vendors in 4 countries.

- Lead the Procurement for 1 India Greenfield Project (Circa ~ US$85MM – Sri City Chennai) & 1 x Brown Field Project (Circa ~US$35MM – Karawang Indonesia). Both sites involve the building up Flavors and Fragrance Plants.

- Cross Sharing of Regional Knowledge/Best Practice within the various region – APAC, EMEA, AMTI, NA and LATAM.

- Conduct market research to stay informed on industry trends and best practices, guiding more informed decision-making within the procurement team.

• Reduced operational costs by identifying areas for improvement and implementing cost-saving measures.
• Established key performance indicators for measuring team success, leading to improved overall performance.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors, securing favorable terms that contributed to cost reductions and increased profitability.
• Facilitated regular team meetings focused on problem-solving discussions that led to practical solutions.
• Collaborated closely with executive leadership to develop long-term strategic plans aligned with company objectives.

• Benchmarked category performance against industry standards, identifying areas for improvement and implementing targeted initiatives.
• Studied technical aspects of managed category to identify key quality attributes and cost containment levels.
• Led cross-functional project teams in the launch of new product lines, resulting in successful category expansion efforts.
• Monitored market to capitalize on latest trends.
• Established strong rapport with suppliers, leading to favorable contract terms and better access to exclusive products or promotions.
• Achieved cost savings by identifying and eliminating inefficiencies in supply chain.

Led 4-member IT&T procurement team with S$650M category spend supporting technology-intensive projects for clients incl. DSTA, MINDEF, IDA and SMRT. Managed suppliers, handled audit queries and coordinated shipping activities for projects in 10 countries.

- Chaired Tender Board Committee as subject matter expert in RF(x), tender exercises and R-auctions; led search, evaluation and awarding of sub-contracts incl. construction of S$30M Circle Line MRT station.

- Managed S$50M spend in new ST Electronics building construction as part of company’s expansion plans.

- Co-chaired cost saving negotiation meetings; provided recommendations for >S$14M savings p.a.

- Improved procurement turnaround time by 10% via enhancement of processes, framework and policies.

- Optimized vendor performance to achieve consistent 95% service level agreement (SLA) fulfilment.