Effective Negotiation for Procurement Professionals

Rick Chong is well versed in the domain of procurement where he successfully led procurement operations, cost savings initiative, reorganization projects, negotiations, system integrations, training and consultancy.

Rick sourced for Singapore Airline, Sats Catering and repeatedly brought in cost savings through innovative methods across the different regions. In particular, the Basa fish project brought in a savings of more than $1million dollars. Having lived and worked in many countries, including Germany, Portugal, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong and Thailand, Rick has a wealth of experience training in different countries and different culture.

Rick is held in high esteem in the training and procurement sectors in Singapore due to his stint in the Ministry of Finance where he partake in the rewriting of the procurement policy and implemented a Procurement Competency and Training Framework for procurement executives in the Singapore Government. Rick built an electronic procurement system for A*Star which reengineered procurement process and expedited the digitalisation of the organisation. This has resulted in huge cost savings and contributed to sustainable procurement with the reduction of paper needs and courier services.

Rick has conducted training since 2012 and enjoys making his classes interactive and fun for his students. His forte is in leadership and procurement. He has experience in the aviation, healthcare and public sector industries. With the push in virtual training, Rick has upgraded himself substantially and is a recognised faculty in IAL, CSC, SUSS, SMU, NTU and other institute of higher learning.

With his unique story telling style and eagerness to share, Rick has all the right ingredients to be the perfect leadership consultant and trainer for you.