Babhui Lee 李白辉

Current

• Freelance Executive Search Consultant at TripleTalents (Self-employed)
• Vice President at Institute for Supply Management (Hong Kong)
• Executive Committee Member, CHINA Representative at Supply Chain ASIA

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Past

• Director, Procurement Engineering, Total Cost Management, Global Procurement at Flextronics
• Director, Procurement Engineering, Business Management, Global Procurement at Flextronics
• Director, Component Engineering, Global Design Procurement at Flextronics

• Senior Manager, Component Engineering, CHINA Materials at Flextronics
• Component Engineering Manager, Procurement at Flextronics
• PE/QA Manager at Multek
• Technology/Product Manager (LeaRonal/Shipley) at Rohm & Haas
• Senior Material Engineer/Process Engineer at Motorola

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Education

• National University of Singapore
• National University of Singapore
• National University of Singapore

• Hwa Chong Junior College, Singapore
• Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore
• Methodist Primary School, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

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Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Summary

More than 15 years’ experience in the electronics (OEM, CEM/EMS, ODM) manufacturing/chemicals industry in Singapore & China, among which over 11 years were in various managerial and leadership positions.

Experienced in sourcing activities for cost reduction through supply localization, value engineering and supplier development program;

In-depth knowledge on chemicals for electronic applications; advanced printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing and assembly/packaging technology; other electronic components (actives, passives, connectors, etc).

My current passion focuses on human capital supply chain management, which entails talent acquisition, talent development, talent management and talent retention.

My goals are to gain even greater exposure & experience in managing cross-cultural diversities, and to strike a delicate balance between my technical and business aspirations to reach a newer height.

My philosophy: "To Be Or Not To Be, That's The Question...事在人为"
My motto: "The Best Is Yet To Be... 没有最好, 只有更好!"
My belief: "格物，致知，诚意，正心，修身，齐家，治国，平天下"

Values that I care:

Leadership 领导能力
Efficiency & Effectiveness 效率/效益
Enthusiasm 热忱
Broadband 宽频
Attitude 态度
Best-in-Class 追求顶级
Humility 谦逊
Urgency 紧急意识
Initiative 自发性

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Specialties:

• Executive Search
• Leadership Development
• Training/Coaching
• Technical Program Management
• Analytical Lab/R&D
• MPCpS Methodology
• Total Quality Management
• Environmental Compliance (RoHS/WEEE/EuP), Lead-Free
• Lean Six Sigma
• Lean Supply Chain
• Sales & Marketing
• Process Engineering
• Component/Procurement Engineering
• Value Analysis/Value Engineering
• Spend Data Management
• Alternate/Strategic Sourcing
• Supplier Development Process
• Total Cost Management

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Experience

• Freelance Executive Search Consultant

  TripleTalents (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Management Consulting industry)

  June 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Specialized in candidate search, profiling and referral for supply chain/logistics/procurement/strategic sourcing/purchasing/material planning/category & commodity management/supplier quality/lean six sigma/engineering/operation professionals/executives in PCB/PCBA, EMS/ODM/OEM, electronics manufacturing/chemical industries in China/ASIA markets.
  
  Join TripleTalents LinkedIn group at http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=2287502

• Vice President

  Institute for Supply Management (Hong Kong)

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  November 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  ISMHK affiliates with ISM USA, the largest supply management association in the world.
  
  ISM’s definition of supply management is the identification,
  acquisition, access, positioning, management of resources and related capabilities the organization needs or potentially needs in the attainment of its strategic objectives.
  
  We promote the study, development, and application of leadership practices in supply management and professional network.
  
  A supply manager provides leadership by aligning resources to define and satisfy diverse internal and external customer needs through the acquisition and ongoing management of materials and services.
  
  Visit Institute for Supply Management (Hong Kong) at http://www.ismhk.org
  
  Visit Institute for Supply Management (USA) at http://www.ism.ws
  
  Leading Supply Management. Maximizing Opportunities. Managing Risks.

• Executive Committee Member, CHINA Representative

  Supply Chain ASIA

  (Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

  January 2007 — Present (3 years )

  Supply Chain Asia aims to become a COMMUNITY OF CHOICE for logistics and supply chain professionals in Asia. We want to become a platform and a conduit that will bring these professionals all over Asia and the world together to CONNECT, COMMUNICATE & COLLABORATE. We also seek to collaborate and cooperate with other local, regional and global bodies of supply chain and logistics institutions to enhance the networking and sharing efforts.
  
  With this, we also intend to keep the participation in the virtual community free. Membership to Supply Chain Asia will be FREE for as long as we can sustain it. We will raise funds to support the development of Supply Chain Asia through events such as our Annual Forum and Supply Chain Asia Academy.
  
  We want to invite all who are keen to participate in the growth of this community in Asia to sign up and join us today and together we can make this community a highly successful and interactive one!
  
  Visit Supply Chain ASIA today at http://www.supplychainasia.com

• Director, Procurement Engineering, Total Cost Management, Global Procurement

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  October 2008 — June 2009 (9 months)

  • Establish and ensure implementation of standard global process, procedures and tools for the management of Flextronics’ costs.
  • Implement the RFQ and TCO process with the GCM and Business Segment teams and collaborate with these teams to maximize cost reduction.
  • Cost Reduction – Work with GCM teams and business segments to maximize total cost reduction.
  - Drive more effective negotiations with suppliers.
  - Assure business segments key parts and customer issues are addressed.
  - Understand total cost including payment terms, incoterms, transportation costs, and supply chain programs.
  - Drive alternate sourcing efforts.
  • GCM/Business Segment Collaboration – Work to assure both groups have the information they need to work effectively, and define requirements to address any unmet needs.
  - Coordinate the negotiations interlock process.
  - Assure negotiations schedules are maintained accurately.
  - Drive implementation of the procurement plan from negotiations results.

• Director, Procurement Engineering, Business Management, Global Procurement

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)

  - Identify opportunities for redesign or component substitution to provide cost reduction or quality improvement.
  - Assist GCM & SSCM in identifying opportunities to source with Flextronics strategic suppliers during & after the customer design process.
  - Provide technical back-up for alternate sourcing recommendations, such as identifying relevant spec differences, and providing the interface with the customer’s design team.
  - Assign commodity codes and classify spend data to improve spend visibility & leverage for GCM to negotiate with suppliers.
  - Help maximize the purchasing power through component consolidation, where possible.
  - Provide technical support to Flextronics segments as needed to resolve manufacturing problems related to component performance, or customer AVL issues.
  - Gather and evaluate supplier road maps together with commodity managers.

• Director, Component Engineering, Global Design Procurement

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  April 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 9 months)

  • Responsible for global component engineering under Sourcing, Global Procurement, to support Flextronics design centres on ODM projects.
  • Standardize corporate AVL/AML management control and approval process (through centralized component database) to promote design re-use.
  • Mitigate risks associated with supply chain, technology, quality & reliability and environmental compliance (RoHS/WEEE/EuP/etc.) through preferred supplier ranking system.
  • Define component reliability requirements & specifications for different product applications & market segments
  • Early engagement in Value Analysis/Value Engineering activities with design centers for identifying cost reduction opportunities
  • Technical audit on supplier qualification & development activities with Global Commodity Management team.
  • Develop suppliers of tomorrow that can offer speed, cost, technology and quality to ODM business through global SDP (Supplier Development Process)

• Senior Manager, Component Engineering, CHINA Materials

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  April 2005 — March 2006 (1 year )

  • Regional component engineering & RoHS North Asia lead in China, covering Flextronic manufacturing sites at Doumen (Zhuhai), Xixiang (Shenzhen), Dongguan, Shanghai, Changzhou, Nanjing, etc., and design centres at Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, etc.

• Component Engineering Manager, Procurement

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  June 2004 — March 2005 (10 months)

  • Flextronics Doumen campus component engineering lead
  • Flextronics Doumen campus RoHS implementation champion

• PE/QA Manager

  Multek

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  August 2001 — May 2004 (2 years 10 months)

  • Responsible for driving yield improvement activities, reducing customer returns & building total customer satisfaction
  • Responsible for implementing company wide quality system, internal audit & work closely with customers for plant visits/audits
  • Worked closely with customers (both CEMs & OEMs such as Flextronics, Solectron, Celestica, Jabil, Venture, Motorola, HP, IBM, Dell, Cisco, Lucent, NEC, etc.) in resolving technical or quality issues.
  • Responsible for yield improvement, cycle time reduction, cost reduction & process troubleshooting, process/capability improvement, new process/ product introduction, capital budgeting & capacity planning.
  • Implemented new processes (such as reverse pulse copper plating, liquid photoimaging technology, etc.) into mass production for capability improvement & cost reduction efforts
  • Researched new projects in alignment with corporate roadmap & new capabilities

• Technology/Product Manager (LeaRonal/Shipley)

  Rohm & Haas

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ROH; Chemicals industry)

  July 1998 — June 2001 (3 years )

  • Sales and technical support to regional PCB customer base.
  • Responsible for new technology transfer, and working closely with customers, suppliers and scientific organizations.
  • Responsible for customer service and internal QA laboratory.
  • Regional technical support, including new technology transfer.
  • Responsible for customer service and internal QA laboratory.
  • Responsible for both internal & external technical training or presentation

• Senior Material Engineer/Process Engineer

  Motorola

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  May 1994 — June 1998 (4 years 2 months)

  • Managed and led technical programs in developing advanced BGA substrates; including design, manufacturability, and capabilities.
  • Worked closely with customers, suppliers, and scientific organizations worldwide in developing new BGA substrate technologies.
  • Responsible for new substrate and PCB process technology development and qualification.
  • Responsible for failure analysis in solving process issues.
  • Start-up of several production lines for new PCB facility.
  • Provide engineering leadership and support to manufacturing operations so as to achieve operational objectives of quality, cycle time, and productivity.

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Education

• National University of Singapore

  MSc , Management of Technology, Graduate Business School , 1999 — 2001

  Major in:
  - Management of Technology
  - Management of Research & Development
  - Negotiation & Coonflict Resolution Skills
  - Accounting
  - People & Organization
  - Quality Management
  - Operations Management
  - Managing Technical Professionals
  - Business Management (ASEAN Business)
  - Managerial Economics

  Activities and Societies:

  Instructor - Chinese Martial Arts Club (Nam Wah Pai: www.namwahpai.com)

• National University of Singapore

  MSc , Industrial & Systems Engineering, Post-graduate School of Engineering , 1997 — 1999

  Major in:
  - Systems Approach to Project Management
  - Cost Analysis & Engineering Economy
  - Engineering Probability & Simulation
  - Statistical Quality Control
  - Advanced Engineering Statistics
  - Operations Planning & Control
  - Decision Analysis
  - New Product Management
  - Material Flow Systems
  - Quality Planning & Management

  Activities and Societies:

  Instructor - Chinese Martial Arts Club (Nam Wah Pai: www.namwahpai.com)

• National University of Singapore

  BEng , Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering , 1990 — 1994

  Major in:
  - Mathematics
  - Computing
  - Graphics
  - Economics
  - Engineering I & II
  - General & Physical Chemistry
  - Engineering Materials
  - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
  - Fluid Mechanics
  - Heat & Mass Transfer
  - Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry
  - Chemical Engineering Principles
  - Strength of Materials
  - Financial Accounting
  - Applied Mathematics
  - Reactor Systems I & II
  - Process Instrumentation & Control
  - Solid & Fluid-Solid Systems
  - Separation Processes I & II
  - Process Heat Transfer/Materials of Construction
  - Sociology
  - Process Dynamics & Control
  - Industrial Systems & Plant Safety
  - Petroleum Refining
  - Process Systems Engineering
  - Distributed Process Control System
  - Pretrochemicals & Processing Technology
  - Management & Law

  Activities and Societies:

  Member, Chinese Cultural Society
  Committee member, Chinese Martial Arts Club (Nam Wah Pai: www.namwahpai.com)

• Hwa Chong Junior College, Singapore

  GCE "A" Level , Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths , 1988 — 1989

  Join HCJC LinkedIn Group http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/49904

  Activities and Societies:

  Chinese Cultural Society;
  Sports Club

• Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore

  GCE "O" Level , Science , 1984 — 1987

  Best Award in Chinese subject - 1986, 1987
  First runner-up in nation-wide Chinese essay competition (Senior Citizen Week) - 1987
  
  Join ACS LinkedIn Group http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/49937

  Activities and Societies:

  Chinese Cultural Society - Vice Chairman

• Methodist Primary School, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

  Primary 6 , 1978 — 1983

  Class Monitor and Head Prefect (1983)
  Maths competition district and overall champion in Sarawak (1983)

Additional Information

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Interests:

Chinese martial arts, yoga, hiking/camping, roller-blading, swimming, net-surfing, reading, music, travel, enneagram

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Groups:

Member of following professional bodies:

• Institute of Supply Management (ISM), Hong Kong
• Supply Chain ASIA
• PRD (Pearl River Delata) SCM Club, South China
• IMAPS International Microelectronics and Packaging Society
• Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)
• American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society (AESF)
• The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChem)
• Singapore Surface Finishing Society (SSFS)
• IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries

Adviser, company outdoor adventure club (2003~2004);
Chairman, company outdoor adventure club (2006~now)

•    eOffice
•    NUS Business School - MBA Alumni
•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Supply Chain Movement
•    EMS Insider (Electronics Manufacturing Services)
•    Telecom Professionals
•    Motorola Alumni
•    International Network of Social-Eco Entrepreneurs
•    Lean Six Sigma
•    NetworkingPros
•    ki work - powering the online business revolution
•    Consultants Network
•    StepBeyond Electronic Industry Network
•    Flextronics Alumni
•    China Networking Group
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    RecruitingBlogs
•    The Recruitment Network
•    Shenzhen
•    Supply Chain Management Practitioners & Experts
•    Supply Chain ASIA
•    Multek Alumni
•    IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries
•    Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)
•    Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
•    Rohm and Haas alumni group
•    International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS)
•    HSBC Bank
•    ISM - Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager Professionals
•    Procurement Professionals (#1 supply chain & sourcing group) Business, network, jobs & candidates
•    Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, & Lean Group
•    India Leadership Network
•    The Logistics & Supply Chain Networking Group
•    Supply Chain Management Group
•    Supply Chain
•    Retail Industry Professionals Group
•    ISM - Institute for Supply Management
•    Buyers-World EUROPE - NORTH AMERICA - SOUTH AMERICA - MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA - ASIA & PACIFIC RIM
•    SPSM - Senior Professional in Supply Management Group
•    CPO Agenda Network
•    Supply Chain Today: Latest News & Trends, Delete Spam, Technology Innovation, Search Executive Jobs
•    Purchasing Practice - Executive Search Link
•    Supply Chain Network International
•    SuperGroup Founders
•    China Automotive 中国汽车
•    Supply Chain & Logistics Careers
•    IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers)
•    Linked:HR Marketplace
•    Linked:HR Event Calendar
•    Linked:HR Networking Live
•    LInked:HR - HR Leadership
•    Linked:HR - Compensation & Benefits
•    Linked:HR - Staffing Management
•    Linked:HR Global HR
•    Linked:HR - Organization Development & Training
•    Linked:HR - HRIS & Technology
•    Linked:HR - Labor Relations
•    Linked:HR - Safety & Security
•    Linked:HR - HR Consulting
•    Linked:HR - ASIA & OCEANIA
•    Linked:HR RETENTION
•    Triple Talents
•    Supply Chain Professionals
•    Engineering Professionals
•    Quality Professionals

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Honors:

Guest speaker at Procurement Forum organized by ISM (Institute of Supply Management) Hong Kong, Nov 2007

Technical paper published on reknown trade magazine as front cover story in Oct 2003 issue of CircuiTree

Best Employee Award - Received Best Employee Award during company’s annual dinner in Jun 2002, a highly acclaimed award and great recognition, considering barely a year tenure on the job

Best Paper Award - Presented a paper entitled, “Electroless Plating as Surface Finish for BGA Substrate” in Motorola’s Asia Advanced Manufacturing Technology Symposium 1997.

Gold Awards - Project in new material implementation for advanced BGA substrate technology, Motorola “Total Customer Satisfaction” Competition 1997; Motorola “Total Customer Satisfaction” Competition 1996; National QCC Convention 1996, Singapore Productivity and Standards Board.

Outstanding Circle Of The Year Award - National QCC Convention (Newcomer Category) 1996, Singapore Productivity and Standards Board.

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