Andrea Tan

Transferred to Purchasing Department, responsible a portfolio of suppliers across 4 Distribution Centres (Singapore, Sydney, Shanghai and Bangalore) delivering optimum service and inventory performance in 15 APAC countries. • Led and managed a team of 12 Senior /Asset Specialists, and worked closely with Product Managers and Supplier Business Managers, focused on supplier performance improvement in compliance with company standards and rules. • Constantly exploring stock rotation opportunities with Suppliers, ensuring all contractual return rights are fully exercised, while identifying and leveraging incremental value extraction opportunities. • Involved in the implementation of a new reporting system that provided more comprehensive overview of current backorders in APAC regions that improved accuracy of promised deliveries to customers. • Actively explored and provided alternative shipping routes and buying sources to mitigate supplier delivery delinquent situations. • Conducted product training to Asset Team members, consisting of topics such as APAC websites and systems, market trends, competitor activities, commercial business acumen and product updates. This enhanced the team’s initiative and decision making abilities on inventory planning and buying and resulted in improved line fill and maintained the budgeted inventory value for APAC. • Reviewed and streamlined work flow between Asset, Warehouse and Finance for resolution of incoming shipments and stock discrepancies which is critical to distribution centres’ inventory health and impact on payments to suppliers. • Member of QEHS ISO9000 committee; contributed to the establishment of Purchasing Work processes, procedures and supplier selections and evaluations.

Promoted to lead a team, responsible for defining technology strategy and managing 4 Product Managers who market a portfolio of Test Measurements & Tools, Electromechanical and Connectors products. Implemented and streamlined multiple work processes to achieve efficiency and eliminated ambiguity and duplications including T&M local suppliers’ price book changes, stock rotation process and its competitive list price on APAC websites. • Achieved APAC sales, margin and inventory targets for the Test Measurement and Tools product segment strategies. • Provided intensive induction, training and coaching to 2 recruits and they were able to seamlessly execute their responsibilities to expectations within 6 months.

Developed and delivered the product technology segment strategy relevant to APAC. Gathered and analyzed competitors, trends, suppliers and market data including customer insights. Led all sales debriefing sessions and trainings for all product-owned marketing campaigns initiated in APAC. • Worked closely with digital marketing team to formulate marketing plans for NPIs and specific supplier campaigns in deploying customized marketing mechanisms including merchandising, SEO/SEM optimization, banners, direct mails and call campaigns. • Actively recommended sell-price strategies to balance sales and margin goals to APAC pricing team based on competitor moves and trends. • Drove Passives product awareness and created associated selling with Semiconductor products, thus gaining incremental new customer acquisitions and associated revenue.

International Procurement Manager (2006 - 2008) Assistant Procurement Manager (2004 - 2006) Procurement Specialist (2001 - 2004) Developed Asian sourcing strategies, which aligned with corporate procurement policies to support Group private label & Asian products, leading a team of 4 focused on achieving annual cost savings targets. Consistently promoted through the ranks within the Procurement department.