Xin Li Lai

Senior Specialist, Procurement and Risk Management @ Porsche Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

About

Equipped with an honors degree in Chemical Engineering and more than 10-years’ working experience in Procurement, Supply Chain and Project Management. Well-versed within Automotive, Aerospace and Consumer Electronics manufacturing environments. Finds great satisfaction in managing a project’s journey from inception until its end.

Country

City

Singapore

Industry

Automotive

Skill

SC, Engineering Changes, Tech-savvy, Purchasing, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Development, Team Coordination, Contract Negotiation, Quotations, Global Sourcing, Mandarin, English, Stakeholder Engagement, Supplier Negotiation, Supplier Management, Supplier Evaluation, Stakeholder Management, Critical Thinking, Troubleshooting, Problem Solving

Experience

Senior Specialist, Procurement and Risk Management

Porsche Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

2025-7 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Singapore

Collaborate with relevant departments on procurement requirements and support in the procure-to-pay process including the tender process (issuance of RFP/RFQs, comparison, evaluation), PR/PO management, procurement systems & spend analytics to streamline operations and performance. Administer operational risk process, development and implementation of BCPs.

Program Manager, Personal Systems Operations

2023-9 - 2025-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

Singapore

Drive strategic operations and supply chain resiliency projects with ODMs and suppliers based in Thailand and China for PC products. Acts as peer leader in a cross-functional project team across regions to enable multi-site capability.

Supply Chain Lead, Strategic Print Procurement

2018-8 - 2023-8 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Singapore

Manage supply chain and strategic procurement initiatives across MPas (mainly China), Operations and Engineering for current and new Large Format Print products. Exercise independent judgments within defined policies and practices to determine best methods to accomplish work goals.

Senior Executive, Supply Chain

Senior Aerospace

2016-6 - 2018-8 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Selangor, Malaysia

Handle daily procurement and supply chain operations, from raw materials management to final delivery of manufactured parts to customers. Ensure materials sourced as per technical, budget and schedule requirements for new projects.

Senior Executive, Series Purchasing

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM)

2012-6 - 2016-6 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Steer new project implementation, procurement and supply management of localized parts for CKD vehicles assembled in Pekan plant. Lead buyer for all Interior parts, hence responsible to assure overall commercial functions.