Jeffrey Chua

Procurement TechOps Cluster Lead
Alcon, a Novartis Company

Jeffrey Chua is currently the Procurement TechOps Cluster Lead for Novartis (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Under his care is the procurement function of the 6 TechOps sites of Novartis in this region, including 4 in Singapore, 1 in Johor, Malaysia and 1 in Batam, Indonesia. He joined Alcon in 2008 and has held different Strategic roles in Global Procurement and Sourcing before taking up the current role. Prior to Alcon, Jeffrey has many years of Strategic Procurement experience in Consumer Electronic and Life Science industry with MNCs such as Siemens Electronics, Panasonic & Perkin Elmer Life Science. Jeffrey holds a BSc in Economics and Management from University of London, as well as a MSc in Logistics, Distribution and Management from National University of Singapore and is a Certified Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS).

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Day 1

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

16:50 Panel discussion: Identifying supplier risk: How can you create an effective supplier risk matrix based on your company’s needs?

• What steps do you take in identifying and removing bad suppliers?

• How can you mitigate the financial risk with the suppliers?

• How can you best maintain the continuity of the current supply base with fewer suppliers?

• Evaluating the concept of buying parts of your supply chain to decrease the vulnerability to your supply chain

• What are the implications of increasing global uncertainties on your supplier networks & how can you best prepare for them?