Christine Nguyen

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing - Primary Packaging at Alcon

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Overview

Christine is a supply chain leader with over 18 years of experience, currently serving as an Associate Director of Strategic Sourcing at Alcon. She specializes in cost optimization and risk mitigation within regulated manufacturing environments, having delivered over $50M in value. She holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a B. S. from the University of Houston.

Deeply committed to community engagement, Christine actively partners with school districts to support career and technical education for students. She received the "Outstanding Business/Industry Partner" award for her work and frequently expresses pride in her companys community involvement and corporate responsibility initiatives.

She was named the Outstanding Business/Industry Partner of the year by the Career & Technical Association of Texas.

Personality Overview

Believer

Relationship Oriented

Imaginative

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Supply Chain Optimization
Her entire career is focused on driving efficiency, cost savings, and operational excellence in complex, global supply chains.
Supplier Risk Mitigation
A core part of her professional identity involves creating proactive strategies to ensure business continuity and stabilize supplier disruptions.
Community Engagement
Actively partners with Fort Worth ISD to support student career readiness and was recognized as an "Outstanding Business/Industry Partner" for her efforts.

Media Appearances

Christine has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024
Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing - Primary Packaging at Alcon
1-2022 - 2-2024
Senior Global Category Manager - External Supplier Organization (ESO), Sterilization at Alcon
11-2018 - 2-2022
Senior Sourcing Manager - Contract Manufacturing, OEM, Medical Device at Alcon
6-2016 - 11-2018
Director, Supply Planning & Purchasing Hourglass Cosmetics at Unilever
11-2015 - 6-2016
Senior Supply Chain Buyer/Planner Murad Skincare at Unilever

Education

8-2001 - 12-2007
Bachelor of Science from University of Houston

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Insights For Selling To Christine

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christine is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christine

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christine move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Christine take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Christine

Personality Compatibility


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