Desmond Leong
Angestellt, Director Raw Mat Procurement & Sales Animal Nutrition, Archer Daniels Midland Company
Hamburg, Deutschland
Über mich
A result-oriented executive with a proven track record who has international experience in the Food & FMCG industry and agri commodity trade within Fortune 50 and FTSE 100 companies. An exceptional commercial, supply chain and risk management background which underlines the versatility. Strong leadership with focus on developing teams. Practical experience in moderating between different stakeholders within the value chain.
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Berufserfahrung von Desmond Leong
Bis heute 8 Jahre und 9 Monate, seit Nov. 2015
Director Raw Mat Procurement & Sales Animal Nutrition
Archer Daniels Midland Company
(team of 20 people) Responsible for Raw Mat purchasing in BG, TR, Morocco (corn based) and France (wheat based); report to ADM Global President Risk Management Advisory Board of Hungrana (JV of ADM & Agrana) for Raw Mat purchasing + Member of Hungrana Board Meetings Coordination of trading activities between CarbSol and ADM Global Trade. Development of risk management tools. Strategy development for sales to the EU aqua feed, pet food & veg oil industry. M&A of T&L Morocco / Chamtor Bazancourt
3 Jahre und 1 Monat, Okt. 2012 - Okt. 2015
Raw Material Purchasing Director
Tate & Lyle / ADM
Responsible for purchasing activities within SK, BG, TR, NL and Morocco. Strategy development for Hungrana Raw Mat activities (JV of ADM/ T&L and Agrana) SteerCo Member of Tate & Lyle Food Systems Coordination of trading activities between EastStarch and ADM. Integration a newly acquired Oat Division into Tate & Lyle Speciality Food Ingredients (SFI). Sourcing of US Non GMO Waxy Maize Support of SFI sales Europe (eg. PepsiCo, Unilever, Storck/ Condetta)
1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Feb. 2011 - Okt. 2012
Senior Trader
Viterra Germany GmbH
Accountable for the World Corn P/L center Responsible for Viterra's (Worldwide) corn trade activities. Development of Global corn trade strategy. Development of strategical alliances with partners in Central-/ East Europe. Accountable for execution/ logistics of all corn shipments. Analytical work, such as S/D etc. Responsible for marketing of corn to Europe/ Northern Africa/ Asia
1 Jahr und 11 Monate, März 2009 - Jan. 2011
Raw Material Purchasing Director
Tate & Lyle / ADM
Responsible for all purchasing activities within Tate & Lyle Europe/ East Starch, i.e. Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Netherlands and Morocco. Strategy Development for Hungrana (JV of ADM/ T&L and Agrana) Transition from Tate & Lyle, Europe/ USA to Bulk Ingredients (BI) and Speciality Food Ingredients (SFI ) Development of new forecasting systems at Tate & Lyle. Head of the Global Best Practice Team (Raw Mat Europe / USA) Support to the European co-products team.
1 Jahr und 7 Monate, Sep. 2007 - März 2009
Raw Material Purchasing Manager
Tate & Lyle / ADM
Coordination of the Raw Mat purchasing activity of Tate & Lyle Europe. Purchase of physical commodities, trading of futures (CME), negotiation with (new) suppliers, coordination of the engagment and position, risk management, S&D statistics. Budget planning and forecasts. Team leading/ building.
1 Jahr und 6 Monate, Apr. 2006 - Sep. 2007
Assistant Manager EU Corn Trade Department
Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH, Hamburg
Purchase and sales of physical commodities, trading of futures and options (CME, MATIF), negotiation with suppliers and customers, coordination of the engagment and position (including the affiliates), risk management, FX trading, S&D statistics, coordination of quarterly and annual closings with the controlling. Coordination of the logistics (incl freight). Support to the International Corn Desk.
1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Jan. 2005 - Apr. 2006
Assistant Manager International Corn Trade Department
Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH, Hamburg
Purchase and sales of physical commodities, trading of futures and options (CME), negotiation with suppliers and customers, coordination of the engagment and position (including the affiliates), risk management, FX trading, S&D statistics, coordination of quarterly and annual closings with the controlling.
1 Jahr und 9 Monate, Apr. 2003 - Dez. 2004
Futures Trader
Alfred C. Toepfer Minneapolis
Purchase and sales of futures/ options. Tender business to Asia and North Africa.
1 Jahr, Mai 2002 - Apr. 2003
Oilseed Trader
Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH, Hamburg
Purchase and sales of physical commodities, trading of futures and options (CME, MATIF), negotiation with suppliers and customers, coordination of the engagment and position, risk management, FX trading, S&D statistics, coordination of quarterly and annual closings with the controlling.
11 Monate, Juli 2001 - Mai 2002
Employee Operations and Logistics
Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH, Hamburg
Execution of purchase and sales contracts, coordination of logistics (domestic and overseas), handling of import and export letters of credit, laytime calculation.
2 Jahre, Aug. 1999 - Juli 2001
Apprentice for Commerce in Warehousing and Foreign Trade
Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH, Hamburg
Operations and logistics, shipping, trading, finance.
Ausbildung von Desmond Leong
2017 - 2017
Executive Education
Rotterdam School of Management
Sprachen
Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
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Spanisch
Grundlagen
Chinesisch
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Französisch
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