Assistant Procurement Manager

• Aug 2023 - Present

Asia Operations Manager

• Apr 2018 - Jan 2023

• Identify interdepartmental lapses and implement immediate rectification• Manage Oil & Gas customers• Identify and remove redundant steps from procurement activities• Constant monitoring and liaising with IT support for rectification of ERP system• Implement training SOPs, including training manual for global operations and on-boarding process• Manage Work-Study Diploma programme for 5 junior roles, including submitting performance evaluation• Continuous identification of new freight forwarders and land couriers• Oversee internal procurement for warehouse and office supplies Show less

Procurement & Export Executive

• Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

• Manage procurement activities from sourcing, bid analysis, negotiations, order processing to invoicing• Takeover of Bangladesh and Brunei accounts• Training of warehouse assistant to takeover visual checks and packing from procurement team• Identification of possible lapses between warehouse and procurement team• Training of new procurement & export executives• Build and maintain a good relationship with internal and external stakeholders

Trader

• Jan 2015 - May 2016

• Generate and review daily evaluation report of physical and paper trades• Monitor overall futures derivatives and close off expiring positions via spread methodology• Manage physical rubber positions and oversee matching of sales to purchase contracts• Liaise closely with the logistic department on freight costs and shipping matters• Identification of interdepartmental operational lapses and implementation of immediate actions

Trading Analyst

• Oct 2013 - Dec 2014

• Contacting buyers daily for sales of physical rubber via various mediums• Executing paper trades on TOCOM and SICOM• Tally paper trades against details in brokers’ statements• Navision paper trades – manual spread formats• Manage the matching of physical rubber purchase to sales contracts, based on customers’ approved list and specifications