Chakriya Lim

Highly organized Procurement Manager with a proven track record of managing supplier relationships, successfully utilizing strategic hedging tools such as futures markets to identify and mitigate volatile market conditions to maximize profits while decreasing operational expenses. Adept at building and maintaining strong relationships with both external and internal stakeholders. Out-of-the-box thinker and expert negotiator, able to establish strategic relationships that lead to quality-based, low-cost solutions, while still focused on customer satisfaction. Ensuring timely delivery on requirements to achieve customer retention and loyalty. Extensive cross-functional experience in procurement, product costing, manufacturing, quality assurance, production planning, inventory and warehouse management, distribution, customer service/relationship management, and the development of process improvements. Recognized by executive management as a dependable leader with the ability to coach and develop colleagues, contribute as a team player, assist and take on more than required, and interface with professionals on all levels. Extremely detail-oriented, highly adaptable, efficient, positive with appropriate sense of urgency.