Manager Management

Christopher Chung, C.P.M.

Strategic Sourcing

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OBJECTIVE

Senior position in purchasing, global procurement or strategic sourcing where 20+ years of

negotiating and sourcing experience will add significant value across the entire organization.

PROFILE

Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), overseeing over 100,000 vendor contracts, totaling $500

million. Strong background in procurement and supply chain management for Fortune 500 firms.

Consistently ensure 100% compliance with budgets and specifications by sourcing vendors,

reviewing quotations and educating suppliers on JIT requirements. Expertise in e-sourcing

techniques, negotiating a wide range of agreements and influencing key stakeholders.

Experienced in coordinating corporate and vendor efforts to reduce costs. Skills include

administering on-site supply centers, outsourcing procurement services and accounting

administration management, inventory planning, SAP, SRM, ARIBA, PeopleSoft, Oracle, JD

Edwards, VerticalNet, SciQuest, SmartStream, Cognos, JIT, FDA, cGMP and ISO 9000.

Proficient in collaborating with key stakeholders, Subject Matter Experts (SME) and meeting cost

savings goals by utilizing high level and professional influencing techniques.

Pfizer/Wyeth Global Business Director said: “Your hard work has been key to the various ways we

have been able to change how procurement works at Wyeth.”

EXPERIENCE

Lead Sourcing Specialist: EmblemHealth, New York, New York (2013-Present)

Supporting EmblemHealth’s annual spend of approximately $350 million for indirect goods and services.

Source Professional Services, IT Services, Office Supplies, MRO, Compliance, Auditing, Benefits,

Catering and other Special Projects. Research qualified suppliers. Lead green initiatives.

Lead the sourcing process, serve as the marketplace and subject matter expert, conduct industry

research. Benchmark, identify and develop cost saving alternatives, demonstrated by leading the

transition of office supplies from Staples to W.B. Mason.

Saved approximately $100,000 by identifying a duplicate project by frequently ccommunicating with

internal customers to determine business needs, identifying and recommending possible solutions

that have cost savings or added value.

Corporate Procurement: Lab Supplies, Equipment & Services, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer

Center, New York, New York (2012-2013)

Manage RFP’s and understand business partner needs, market dynamics, cost structures and

supplier capabilities, analyze complex supplier proposals to support cancer research.

Train, discipline and evaluate the performance of the lab equipment, supplies and services

procurement team, provide guidance, feedback, and opportunities to the staff for development.

Create detailed pre-negotiation plans, lead and participate in negotiation sessions with suppliers and

conduct post negotiation debriefs and follow through and execute plans.

Support the development and implementation of procurement practices to drive transformation into a

world class organization.

Purchasing representative for Diversity and Small Disadvantage Business Programs.

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EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

Manager: Scientific Materials, Global Procurement: Pfizer, Inc. Cambridge, MA (2009-2012)

Approve all procurement activities for the largest Research and Development site for Pfizer.

Develop and drive global strategies across the facilities management and global operations category,

implement comprehensive category management methodology, lead negotiations and implement

large, enterprise wide deals to maximize cost benefits.

Led site sourcing initiatives to select laboratory instrumentation services suppliers, dealing with such

top suppliers as: Agilent, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waters, GE Healthcare, Perkin Elmer, Life Tech.

Responsible for Pfizer’s primary laboratory supplier transition from VWR to Thermo Fisher

Scientific resulting in a savings of $30 million over 5 years.

Direct the purchases of HPLC Systems, mass spectrometers, imaging stations, liquid handling

systems, microscopes, blood analyzers, fume hoods, and negotiate chemical supply agreements.

Remotely manage several other research sites due to site acquisitions and closings.

Site Procurement Administration Manager: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA (2004-2009)

Diligently work to ensure procurement policies and procedures comply with the stringent

requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), which includes leveraging preferred

suppliers, competitively bid where appropriate and reducing corporate risk and liability.

Drove initiative to introduce and execute on-line catalog ordering and implementation of the Supplier

Resource Management (SRM) module of SAP.

Implemented several Just-In-Time on-site supplier managed service programs to reduce cost, improve

productivity and support Discovery Operations.

Manage Facilities department savings of over $1.3 million per year in operations, engineering and

consulting services.

Purchasing Manager: Argose, Inc., Waltham, MA (2001-2004)

Plan and direct all purchasing for start up Biotechnology Company. Report to CFO.

Work with regulatory personnel to ensure purchasing compliance with FDA requirements.

Created Purchasing Department and wrote all procurement procedures.

Material Planner: IBM/Lotus Development, North Reading, MA (1996-2000)

Strengthened procurement by leading teams in quality improvement, CD replication & 4 color print.

Accountable for release, manufacture and distribution of IBM and Lotus product lines.

Sourcing achievements included work to secure ViaVoice microphones from China, requiring close

collaboration with customs, brokers and freight forwarders.

Served as Quality Improvement Team Leader, reporting to General Manager. Also served as ISO

9000 Internal Auditor, wrote material planning manual for new hires.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Management Science, University of New Haven, New Haven, CT (1992)

Associate of Science: Purchasing, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (1985)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Excel for Experts, Communicating with Diplomacy, Writing Policy and Procedures, Positive Power and

Influence, Effective Business Writing, Innovative Negotiation, Effective Procurement Techniques,

Production Activity Control, Just-In-Time, Master Planning, Memberships: PMAB, ISM.

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