SHIAW MEI LEONG
Procurement
Seremban
Summary
Highly committed, organized, and progressive professional with a proven track record of effective leadership in developing and grooming teams that consistently contribute to company growth. Possessing strong business acumen, this candidate has accumulated 20 years of well-rounded supply chain management experience in dynamic MNC environments. Accomplishments span strategic sourcing (direct materials, components, MRO, Freight & Logistics), supplier management, new product transfers & project management, risk management, and supply chain continuity. As a visionary and result-oriented individual, always ambitious to make a difference and have contributed significant value to business sustainability.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Global Back-End Site Procurement Manager
Onsemi (M) Sdn. Bhd.
12.2022 - Current
- Lead & manage multi sites to develop effective procurement strategies & execution that covering all indirect materials and MRO local services
- Focusing to strive for operation excellence through global sites procurement process standardization, building cross-sites data accessibility & relentlessly improve work efficiencies through new generation procurement systems adoption
- Consistently managing all sites general manager’s expectation to align procurement strategies that match with sites business priorities
Head of Sourcing
Cohu (M) Sdn. Bhd.
06.2017 - 12.2022
- To lead and manage sourcing department by implementing effective sourcing strategies to achieve material supply continuity, sustainability & optimization objectives with qualified suppliers to meet business requirements
- To develop and built up strategic talent within the team to enhance overall department business efficiency and strengthen the team skill matrix portfolio
- Lead and manage team in working towards the achievement of departmental and company KPI
- To identify and develop talents within the team by coaching, mentoring and continuously strengthening overall team skill’s matrix & portfolio
- To drive team to work and collaborate with internal stakeholders from multiple departments and business units across different nations to ensure strategies and process are aligned effectively
- To establish and manage contract team
- Responsible to establish and develop departmental standard process/procedures/guidelines to ensure process efficiencies and effectiveness
- To implement sourcing strategies to achieve target on quality, cost savings and material lead time
- To set up cost savings program and drive to achieve defined goals
- To drive and lead on Contract management and optimization at minimal supplier liability exposures
- To establish right contract creation with suppliers to ensure material supply continuity and sustainability that meets Cohu business’s needs
- Supplier evaluation, development, capacity, and performance management to ensure timely order fulfilment with best quality, cost, delivery, and service performance
- Establish supplier performance scoring systems and quarterly business review to engage supplier improvement
- To lead on supplier business continuity management by establishing systemic risk assessment mechanism & exposures mitigation health check
- To lead and drive on supply chain recovery and risk mitigation for unexpected business challenges
Staff Strategic Supply Chain Manager
Seagate Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd.
06.2015 - 03.2017
- Company Overview: (Formerly known as Xyratex)
- Manage a team to drive WW supply chain strategies for material covering COS(Continuity of Supply), flexibility and optimization for dynamic business model
- End to end Material Supply Chain Readiness ‑ Capacity, Manufacturing, Material, Delivery Readiness
- Material Supply Chain Commodity Management
- Material supply lead time profiling and shaping ‑ Material time fences & Liability Management
- End to end product fulfillment lead time profiling and reduction
- Shipping model analysis and strategy
- PO linearization management
- VMI hub management
- Material Supply Risk Management & Contingency Plan
- Critical Material Rolling Buffer Program
- Supply Chain Scope of Work Management
- (Formerly known as Xyratex)
F&L Commodity Manager
Seagate Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd.
05.2013 - 05.2015
- Company Overview: (Formerly known as Xyratex)
- Manage a team to drive on F&L leadership covering worldwide cost management and traffic strategies covering below
- Strategic competitive sourcing and selection
- Service provider development and performance management
- Freight cost analysis and management ‑ Freight rates contract management & annual cost reduction activity
- Freight & logistics commodity management coverage ‑ Air/Sea/Ground/Courier/3PL warehouses
- Worldwide Tradelane Assignment & Management
- Commercial contracts and SOP management
- Establish internal supporting tools/protocol/process to support operation requirements – Freight cost inquiries, urgent shipment management, ship model recommendation, damages handling management, etc
- SOW compliance to WW security requirement – (C‑TPAT, TAPA, etc)
- Establish new tradelanes routing proposals base on business needs
- Critical shipment handling and crisis management (Shipment recovery & risk contingency plan)
- (Formerly known as Xyratex)
Procurement Project Specialist
Seagate Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd.
03.2011 - 04.2013
- Company Overview: (Formerly known as Xyratex)
- Cross Functional Project Management
- New Product Introduction ‑ Product Level cost analysis & benchmarking
- Master Project Scheduling & planning
- Continuous improvement in product costing and process
- NPI Co‑ordination – BOM, Sourcing Status
- JDM (Joint Development Manufacturing) product costing and sourcing
- (Formerly known as Xyratex)
Senior Buyer
Seagate Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd.
04.2008 - 02.2011
- Company Overview: (Formerly known as Xyratex)
- Competitive Sourcing – Cost Benchmarking, Supplier Selection, Development & Assessment
- Commercial Negotiation & Management ‑ Open book quotation management, cost Reduction programs through rebates model, Value Analysis, Value Engineering, dual sourcing
- Commodity Management & Strategies
- Supplier Qualification & Evaluation – Preliminary supplier check, new supplier audit
- Supplier Readiness ‑ Material & Manufacturing readiness review
- Supplier Business Review – Quarterly Business Review (QBR)
- Supplier Performance & Relationship Management ‑ Monthly CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index)
- Supplier Commercial Contract Management (NDA, TA, SLA, etc)
- Supplier Health Check (monthly basis)
- Tooling Management – Cost Management, New Tool development, modification, transfer readiness
- (Formerly known as Xyratex)
Senior Purchasing Officer
Alps Electrics (M) Sdn. Bhd.
- Commercial negotiation and benchmarking and annual cost reduction activity
- Work closely with the operational and indirect teams; utilize relationships to ensure that production implementation schedules are met
- Supplier management system; supplier selection & evaluation
- Lead a small group of procurement team by coaching, mentoring to achieve department goal
- Green Procurement System implementations: ROHS compliance & implementation
- Forecast Management
- Delivery scheduling & planning
- (Tooling & Mass Production)
- Supplier performance management (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Service)
- Facilitate outsourcing function within overall business units
- ‑ In charge on Electrical & Electronic components group, material‑plastic resin commodity, mechanical group, PCBA group, Printed Circuit Board
- New model/project development management
- Responsibility on material cost control in achieving management targets
Education
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration majoring in Finance
Multimedia University
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/13/82
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Malaysia
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Senior Global Back-End Site Procurement Manager
Onsemi (M) Sdn. Bhd.
12.2022 - Current
Head of Sourcing
Cohu (M) Sdn. Bhd.
06.2017 - 12.2022
Staff Strategic Supply Chain Manager
Seagate Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd.
06.2015 - 03.2017
F&L Commodity Manager
Seagate Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd.
05.2013 - 05.2015
Procurement Project Specialist
Seagate Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd.
03.2011 - 04.2013
Senior Buyer
Seagate Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd.
04.2008 - 02.2011
Senior Purchasing Officer
Alps Electrics (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration majoring in Finance
Multimedia University
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