Noel Yuen

Regional Oversight: Direct functional responsibility for indirect procurement across 21 countries in South and East Europe, managing end-to-end delivery in complex regulatory environments.

- Responsible for the Procurement CoE function for 19 countries in Business Area Europe East. - Lead a team of 2 FTEs and 1 external, all based in different countries. - Work closely with cross functional teams such as Accounting, Finance, Legal & Compliance, Supply Chain, Marketing (all therapy BUs), P&O, CDC, RSC, across all countries to deliver value beyond savings. - Deliver engaging F2F and virtual Procurement training regularly to ensure high levels of internal stakeholder experience and align with the company's house in order pillars.

Reporting into the Senior Finance Director (CFO) and leading the indirect sourcing and procurement across the Pacific sub-region affiliates by managing sourcing activities, category strategies and supplier relationship management aimed to support the acquisition of high-quality goods/services at the best possible terms and pricing. Managing category sourcing across the Oceania region in collaboration with the Regional Procurement Director, as well as: • Be the first local dedicated procurement resource, establishing a high performing procurement function in the Pacific sub-region. • As a procurement business partner, work closely with Line of Business (LOB) with responsibility for leading the sourcing and negotiation processes. • Continuously analyse the current procurement landscape, and develop and present recommendations for improvements to key stakeholders, and drive implementation locally of initiatives. • Owner of local procurement policy and process, procurement systems, monitoring of adherence, and training of the organisation. • Stakeholder management across all levels of the organisation from Admin to VP level. • Ensuring fulfilment of procurement KPIs set for the Pacific. • Member of the region APAC Procurement Management group, and of the Pacific Finance & Operations Management group. • Aligning and driving relevant sourcing activities and sharing of best practices with the Regional and Corporate Procurement Groups, and implementation locally. Competencies: Coupa, SAP, Strategic Global Sourcing, Category Management, Stakeholder Collaboration & Management, Vendor Management, Data Analysis, Cost Saving, Value Creation, Data Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Procurement Compliance, Project Management, Contract Negotiation, Team Management, RFx Tender, Process Improvement, Strategic Procurement, Spend Management, Vendor Performance Management, Financial Reporting, Vendor Selection, Cross Functional Collaboration, Supply Chain, Business Partnering.

As a Strategic Sourcing Manager for ANZ (Head of Indirect Procurement), I manage a spend portfolio worth over $120M for all Marketing (products and services), Digital Content, Sales & Operations, HR, IT, Warehousing, Commercial Insights, PR & Communications and Merchandising spend. I engage and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders at all levels across the business (Consumer Health, Animal Health, Crops Science & Pharmaceutical) to reduce costs and optimise service delivery through contract negotiation and management, and regular vendor performance management. As the SME for my categories, I provide commercial advice to senior stakeholders and influence decision making and to ensure business units and stakeholders are aligned with corporate and procurement best practices to mitigate risks, work through business transformation and achieve commercial outcomes.

As a Merchandise Manager for ANZ, I was the conduit between Marketing, Sales, Operations and Supply Chain business units to drive new product development, negotiated pricing and delivery terms, supply and demand planning and forecasting, and RFx bid tender submissions. I managed a sourcing portfolio worth over $323M in revenue across all stationery categories, including private label and managed local and international supplier relationships, attended trade shows and factories to ensure all products met or exceeded Australian quality standards and customers' expectations. I drafted and implemented the company's Supplier Agreement to mitigate risks, optimise commercial trading terms, ensured ethical manufacturing and sourcing and ensured accountability for supplier service and performance levels.

As a Merchandise Buyer I ensured the successful launch and growth of the new start-up Sydney flagship retail and online store through trend & market awareness, vendor management, price negotiation, stakeholder relationship management, and the ability to identify a product or category opportunity. I was responsible for a business portfolio worth $250M in sales revenue with over 10,000 SKUs across multiple categories and regions and collaborated with supply chain and logistics to ensure supply demand forecast is accurate and on-time. I developed and implemented strategic retail plans to drive innovation, continuous sales improvement and profitability and collaborated with cross functional business units to drive commercial initiatives and deliver best practices and value for consumers.

As a Senior Buyer I ensured the successful launch and growth of the new start-up for Costco Australia through team leadership and management, category & vendor management, price negotiation, stakeholder relationship management, and product innovation and development. I was responsible for a business portfolio worth $143M in sales revenue across 5 category departments and 6 locations (over $24M in sales revenue per location), and led a buying team in which 6 out of 8 direct reports were promoted. I also led global negotiations for the categories of barbecues, garden décor, pots and accessories in the Lawn & Garden department and created a purchase and supply forecast tool to analyse and project supply and demand with greater accuracy.

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