Lulu Ao

Mechanical and raw materials global sourcing.

• Lead WW procurement team to comply with HQ policies and processes. • Drive RFQ and vendor negotiations across complex projects. • Improve sourcing processes and continue to build a strong team to support growing business. • Fulfill purchase requisitions in areas such as IT, Facilities, Real Estate, Marketing, finance. Work with them and provide negotiations and strategies. • Develop specifications and join with legal to create and negotiate a broad range of supply contracts. • Monitor cost and manage supplier’s performance. • Manage a group of procurement professionals to fulfill HQ business requirements.

• Led the procurement team to fulfill all the departments purchase requisitions including equipment, facility, HR and administration demand. • Developed sourcing process and strategies per categories. • Optimized existing process to be more efficient.

• Managed the cost of enclosure parts in eCost • Continuity of supply for Other Electric (HS, cable, connector, speaker) and Piece Parts (Screws). • Worked with suppliers to build parts to support AppleCare demand. • Cross-functional worked with Enclosure GSM's, SQE's, Materials and the Operations Teams. • Expedited the delivery schedule to meet AppleCare's urgent demand.

• Developed negotiation and execution of material cost strategies. Deep understanding of material manufacturing process and cost breakdown to evaluate supplier capabilities and opportunities for Apple. • Worked closely with ID and PD to develop the products. • Identified, developed and managed existing and new suppliers. • Scheduled capacity and supply plan to meet Apple’s production demand in a rapidly changing environment. • Managed suppliers’ performance in service operations through the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) and Supplier Performance Index (SPI) processes. • Evaluated and developed new materials to support enclosure technologies using new finishes and processes. • Assessed technical and business risks using data based analysis and developed risk mitigation alternatives. Successful cases(CAMERA MODULE) a. iPhone4 ramp up -Q1 2010 b. iPod -nano with camera ramp up - Q2 2010 c. iPad2 ramp up -Q3 2010 d. iPhone 4S ramp up -Q4 2010 Successful cases(ENCLOSURE) a. iMac with front window b. iMac first big size rear cover made by Aluminum c. iMac rear cover and bezel build in one d. Macbook-air 1st generation e. Macbook-pro one-piece-unit Aluminum bottom case f. Display/iMac bigger size rear cover made by Aluminum

• Responsible for providing the overall picture and relationship for all the IBM projects related to Flextronics. Monitored their financial status and determined the business scope and directions. • The total ownership of assigned commodity from end to end. • Worked directly with worldwide marketing, finance, planning, PDT and manufacturing teams for products development and productions. • Drafted, negotiated and signed the contracts with suppliers for GA, SOW, and Amendment letter to cover specific projects.