Sharon Ng

Critic
DISC Type : C

SVP (Asia South Sourcing Lead) at Citi

Singapore

Overview

Sharon is a strategic sourcing and vendor management professional with extensive experience in the banking sector at Citi, Credit Suisse, and RBS. As Asia South Sourcing Lead at Citi, she leads teams across APAC to mitigate supply chain risks and drive competitive advantage through strategic partnerships.

Outside of work, Sharon is passionate about community and environmental causes. She actively volunteers for initiatives like local park cleanups and campaigns promoting inclusivity and awareness for para-sports. She also enjoys fresh food from vertical farms and tends to her own mini-garden at home.

In just one hour during an Earth Day cleanup, Sharon personally collected 4. 93 kg of litter.

Personality Overview

Precise

Negotiator

Information Seeker

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Sustainable Partnerships
Strongly believes that successful business partnerships must be healthy, win-win, and sustainable, emphasizing that they are built on people and trust.
Community Volunteering
Actively participates in corporate volunteer events, from environmental cleanups to supporting national campaigns for inclusivity in sports.
People-Focused Leadership
Advocates for using people-data in decision-making processes to avoid downstream complications and reduce the risk of losing talent.

Media Appearances

Sharon has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2024
SVP (Asia South Sourcing Lead) at Citi
4-2018
SVP (Singapore Procurement Head and APAC/EMEA Personal Banking & Wealth Management Sourcing Lead, at Citi
10-2013 - 4-2018
VP (Head of Business Operations & Services Sourcing, APAC) at Citi
7-2011 - 10-2013
AVP (Singapore Head of Sourcing & APAC Head of Business Services Sourcing) at Credit Suisse
9-2010 - 7-2011
Sourcing Specialist (Core Operations, APAC) at RBS International

Education

Education details unavailable from The Institute of Administrative Management (IAM)

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Insights For Selling To Sharon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • 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 Sharon is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sharon

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sharon move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Sharon take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Sharon

Personality Compatibility


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