Eugene Wee

Critic
DISC Type : C

Procurement Manager at Daimler Truck Australia Pacific

Greater Melbourne Area, Australia

Overview

A strategic procurement professional with over a decade of experience in the automotive industry, currently managing indirect procurement for Daimler Truck Australia Pacific. He holds a Masters degree with Distinction from RMIT University and specializes in enhancing operational efficiency and fostering cross-functional collaboration to achieve commercial goals.

Outside of his professional duties, he has a keen interest in corporate best practices, following industry leaders like Toyota and Nike. He is also passionate about social progress, actively engaging in learning about workplace equality and allyship to help foster a more inclusive professional environment.

He recently completed a course on fighting gender bias at work.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

Objective Thinker

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Indirect Procurement
Manages a broad range of non-production procurement categories, including logistics, IT, facility management, and marketing services for Daimler Truck.
Automotive Logistics
Has extensive category management experience in vehicle and parts transport, contract logistics, and warehousing from his roles at Mercedes-Benz and Daimler.
Supply Chain Efficiency
His career focus is on improving operational efficiency and commercial outcomes within the supply chain, a passion noted in his professional summary.

Media Appearances

Eugene has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2022
Procurement Manager at Daimler Truck Australia Pacific
1-2013 - 3-2022
Manager, International Procurement Services at Mercedes-Benz Australia
10-2011 - 12-2012
Buyer at Mercedes-Benz Australia
3-2010 - 9-2011
Customs & Traffic Coordinator/ Overseas Buyer (2010 Graduate Program) at PACCAR Australia
Sales and Marketing Operations Executive at Nissan Motor Corporation

Education

Bachelor from The University of Queensland
Masters from RMIT University

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Insights For Selling To Eugene

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Eugene is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Eugene

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Eugene move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Eugene take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Eugene

Personality Compatibility


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