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SADDIE S TAI
OBJECTIVE
To obtain the leadership of commodity/sourcing/supply management opportunity by
offering over 14 years experiences in dynamic operational at manufacturing envir
onment and global sourcing profession in low cost regions to develop commodity m
anagement/sourcing short term strategy & long term plan to align with company bu
siness objectives. By sharing the knowledge, and guide the team to execute strat
egy appropriately with right skill to maximize the value and contribution to the
company for deliver worldwide class best cost, quality, flexible supply and ser
vice for customer satisfaction.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Results-driven supply chain management with strong project management skill. Ext
ensive experience managing large team and complex supply chain activities. Stron
g proven record available.
MANAGEMENT SKILL
Develop the commodity/sourcing management strategies per product characteristics
including potential cost reduction driver, new technology capture, suppliers' s
ervice and disaster recover plan to align with business process; coordinate cros
s corporate function in different regions
RFX package generation: Generate input from product marketing, engineering and o
ther function to prepare the RFQ package; SOW draft; analyze the vendors' propos
al and conduct sourcing committee for vendors selection
E-Auction tool utilization: Setup the bid rules on e-auction platform includes s
uppliers' revised quotation parameters; business term and condition; bid duratio
n timing, target saving and cost
Cost management:
-- Cost benchmark: materials, Labor cost, machine depreciation, SG NRE for joint
development engineering resources & fixtures/tooling; worldwide logistic
-- Offer the cost projection for 1)product specification 2)new technology in tra
nsition 3)materials cost by anticipating the materials demand/supply in coming 6
months
Supplier management: Maintain candidate supplier portfolio including their SWOT
analysis, vision, associated roadmap, cost level and technology. Collaborate wit
h supplier quality engineers to qualify and select the suppliers including initi
al assessment, regular auditing and finance status review; host the business per
formance review with suppliers by generating the voice of company broadly; Engag
e with suppliers with product marketing, core development team with suppliers an
d influence suppliers' roadmap for time to market
Supply chain management
--Supply chain lean to remove non-value added activities to eliminate unnecessar
y charge occurred on supply chain
--Build up database includes but not limits: spending; cost reduction trend; shi
pment record; forecast; raw materials demand/supply and cost from global commodi
ty market; supplier regular quality report as the index as the index of supply c
hain activity to foresee the potential issues and develop the solution proactive
ly
--Risk management/Disaster recover plan: Develop the risk management and disaste
r recover plan for each suppliers for assurance of supply
Contract negotiation including 3rd parties software license, Development service
agreement, SOW; Product purchase agreement, Service agreement and Quality contr
act. (NRE payment milestone)
New program launch: Collaborating with materials planning, development and NPI t
eam for new product launch and ramp up includes production readiness review: qua
lity control plan, golden samples availability; part number structure finalizati
on; key materials authorization and overall material readiness; actions implemen
tation for pilot run debug report; hardware and software fixtures for testing an
d assembly; operators and repair technician training & qualification; production
MOI; capacity reservation and extension
Product life cycle management from engineering samples, NPI, MP, EOL and Excess
inventory handling
Leadership Buildup: 4 Aspects: Business: communicates existing and long term goa
l; Team leadership & Personal effectiveness: team values and supports each other
s in positive, mutually supportive manager, Customer centric: deep proactive und
erstand customers needs; Results and performance driven: documented track record
of driving for team for higher level of performance; Lives company value: share
the team high level understanding of the company values and exhibits appreciati
on their day to day business
ACHIEVEMENT
Cost Reduction: Driving 12% of cost reduction for semi-customized large IC, desi
gned into the system without cost agreement and contribute $30 million of cost r
eduction on total $130 million spending.
Led the intern and junior commodity specialist to formulate cost of desktop chas
sis assembly, front panel, tooling, documentation for new and existing product t
o negotiate with suppliers for new platform.
Ramp up strategic suppliers' performance to company satisfied level; Developed s
uppliers measurement matrix and led the suppliers business review:
1) Brought up the factory without complex PCBA manufacturing experience from dai
ly output 50pcs to 1,500 per single SMT line
2) Brought up the factory from PCI V.92 modem EMS provider to capable to build e
xtremely small form factor of wireless modules for printer, smart handheld appli
cation and fine tune the performance
Contract negotiation: closed agreement with major suppliers including product pu
rchasing agreement, risk assessment, disaster recovery plan and execution
Program Management: led the program team cross function of the company, working
with customers in different geographies to transit multiple products from NPI ce
nter to factory and ramp up MP and built up the dedicated production department.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 Nov-2010 Jan Motorola Inc, Home & Networks Mobility Division
Sr. Procurement Manager, VLSI semiconductor category
Manage $150 Million expenditures annually on VLSI components
* Develop high level understanding of assigned category trend, technology, road
maps, cost driver, cost reduction plan, sourcing plans, procurement strategy and
execute
* Work with development team to identify new technologies and suppliers
* Negotiate and administer long term agreements and new product development con
tracts
* Manage and measure supplier performance & solve materials constraints
2005 Nov-2009 Oct Hewlett Packard, Desktop Organization Cupertino, CA
Global Commodity Business Manager/Procurement Engineer
Manage $30~$50 Million expenditures annually for assigned commodities including
IC, PCBA, accessories and logistic
Lead the procurement strategy & execution of best-n-class for assigned commoditi
es
* 4 major responsibilities: select (competitive supplier & technology), negotia
te (competitive cost, T&C & service), manage (Strategic & overall relationship w
/suppliers) & qualify (ensure vendor choice meets quality requirements)
* Guaranteed the supply an ensure long term cost of ownership based on technolo
gy, quality, delivery, responsiveness & cost
* Coordinate business aspects of related commodities cross-functionally with bu
siness unit and leverage from other GBUs
* Provide market intelligence to the BU as guidance to achieve the most cost ef
fective to influence and participate in business unit strategy
* Influence supplier's roadmap to achieve time to market goal
* Develop & negotiate the contracts
* Be single point of contact responsible procurement team on assigned commoditi
es
1997 Jan-2005 Oct Universal Scientific Industrial Co., LTD Taiwan
Sr. Manager/Program Manager,, Global Account Management
(Electronic OEM/ODM manufacturing vendor. Employee: +10,000)
Responsible assigned accounts, contributing annually revenues $300M
* Conduct the market research to indentify potential customer, develop the sale
s strategy and deliver the revenues requested by the company
* Represent the company executive to oversee the activities in the assigned acc
ount and proactively step in to develop the solution for customer satisfaction
* Led the contract negotiation with the customer
* Proposal preparation and support quotation analysis
* Major contact window of customers
* Planed and managed account resources, costs, schedule, planning
* Managed the team for direct report around 12 employees and indirect report fo
r 20 from multiple function
AWARDS RECEIVED
The Most Valuable Employee, awarded by General Manager of Hewlett Packard Deskto
p Organization
EDUCATION
1994~1996 St. Edward's University Austin, Texas
Master, General Business Administration
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