A senior consultant and course leader with ArcBlue based in Hong Kong, Sammy has extensive experience of both sides of the buyer/seller interface throughout Asia Pacific and especially in China.

An engineering background, Sammy has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Canadian University. He is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, a rare commodity in purchasing training arena in this part of the world.

Having been involved in the implementation and development of region-wide purchasing strategies for multi-national corporations, including those in the utility, airline and chemical industries, he has first-hand knowledge of the challenges which organizations face in ensuring that their suppliers are managed in a way which meets real business needs; both long and short term.

Sammy’s area of expertise lies in leading skills development programmes in Cantonese and Mandarin in negotiation, procurement, and commercial skills best practice development and performance measurement.

 He currently undertakes sourcing projects in China for multinational clients, primarily in the hospitality sector on behalf of whom he acts with suppliers. 

Sammy brings a wealth of experience to ArcBlue and clients will value his skill in understanding their individual sourcing and supplier development challenges as well as his ability to illustrate key topics of understanding with real-life examples and cases.