Denise Yap

Experience

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  Raffles Medical Group

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Patient Service Associate - Intern

  - Served high net worth patients in the health check up department. - Facilitated the operations to ensure a smooth journey and short waiting time for patients.

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  National University of Singapore

  Aug 2015 - Apr 2020

  Final Year NUS Business Administration Student - Finance, Operations and Supply Chain Management
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  Homefix DIY

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Purchasing Intern

  • Generated Purchase, Sales & Transfer Orders for 16 retail outlets and 80 suppliers through the ERP system. Collaborated with Marketing Department on initiatives to increase awareness of ‘Home-Fix’ brand.• Analyzed sales data using Excel to determine the top 20% most profitable products, helping marketingdepartment to identify the products to increase profitability for the organization.

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  Sin Kian Chai Fowls Distributor

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Supply Chain Analyst

  SIN KIAN CHAI FOWLS DISTRIBUTOR is a Sole Proprietor, incorporated on 26 October 1988 (Wednesday) in Singapore. The Business's principal activity is wholesale of livestock, meat, poultry, eggs and seafood with retail sale of meat, poultry, eggs and seafood as the secondary activity.

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  Schneider Electric

  May 2018 - Jul 2018

  A global specialist in energy management and automation. • Used PRISM software (an Enterprise Content Management platform) to carry out spending analysis for 489 suppliers to achieve the organization’s goal of 3% cost savings and improved efficiency.• Coordinated with hundreds of international delegates across regions to reduce the supplier base from 489 to 100, increasing the organization’s negotiation power with the remaining suppliers.• Negotiated with 8 global distributors to escalate the delivery of goods that were in severe shortages.• Calculated the Key Performance Index and drafted the PowerPoint slides for Quarterly BusinessReview of 8 global distributors to maintain performance standards. Show less

  • Global Supply Chain, Procurement Intern

    May 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Schneider Electric GGitC Global Business Case Challenge National Finalist (First Runner Up)

    May 2018 - Jun 2018
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  Maybank

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

  Maybank Go Ahead Challenge National Finalist
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  BAT

  Jul 2019 - now

  I joined North Asia region as a NPI Manager, specializing in product lifecycle management of risk reduced tobacco heated devices and heated sticks new product launches.Notable new product launches in 2023: - Glo Hyper Air- Glo Hyper Pro (BAT first premium heated tobacco device)- Lucky Strike consumables for Glo2024 key focus:- New category ("Glo") expansion in new market - agility through regulatory uncertainty, navigating frequent changes International Assignment (Japan)I joined North Asia Demand Planning team as a Product Owner to stabilize the transformation of demand planning processes from SAP to Kinaxis Demand Forecasting system. My role is to manage Supply Planning for Japan, the top tobacco market in Asia Pacific & Middle East.As a Distribution Requirement Planner (DRP), my role is to ensure that our supply chain is lean and efficient in order to fulfil commercial delivery On Time & In Full (98% service level) at an optimal cost level (e.g. working capital costs and non-criminal losses). Coordinated Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) implementation project, driving collaboration between material planners and suppliers to improve end-to-end supply chain visibility and reduce overall working capital.

  • New Product Introduction Program Manager

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Kinaxis Software Product Owner

    Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

  • Regional Distribution Requirement Planner

    Jul 2020 - Feb 2022

  • VMI Project Coordinator | Management Trainee

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020