Main procurement specialisms:

Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) Management, Business Travel, Facilities Management (including Scientific Asset Management), SRM, Digital Transformation

Companies previously worked for:

Chugai (Roche)

Most senior role held:

Head of Indirect Procurement (General Manager)

Greatest achievements in Procurement:

1. Installed Scientific Asset Management system

2. Established a new logistic and procurement scheme for global product production transformation from Japan to the US

3. Reorganisation which focused on strategic sourcing activity

Best procurement advice I’ve been given:

Procurement Head should be communicating with a board member to explain the value of the function

Procurement advice I’d give:

The procurement strategy must be aligned with a business strategy to engage business stakeholders

What I wish I’d known:

Procurement's future trends, and the impact of disruptive technologies on Procurement's activities