Well known digital business magazine CIOLook is pleased to feature Vivian Wu, Vice President of Global Indirect Procurement, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Who demonstrates leadership that inspires excellence and innovation.
Her approach blends strategic thinking, mindset inclusiveness, and diversity of commitments that has helped to bring different skills together towards overall success. Vivian’s ability to simplify complicated issues and produce change across the entire business testifies to her role in extending a helping hand to establish a culture of responsibility and trust. Her leadership is founded upon continuous learning and responsiveness, enabling her to guide her team to creative, high-productivity solutions of outstanding performance standards. Under Vivian’s guidance for The Estée Lauder Companies’ international indirect procurement, the company continues to build its record for greatness, pioneering ahead-of-the-curve strategies felt throughout the beauty space and beyond.
She now suggests an in-house program that focuses on managing indirect expenses.
This initiative is co-sponsored by Finance and Procurement, and has sponsorship from the CSO, CFO, and CEO. Its aim is to leverage end-to-end sourcing, governance, and demand management of our indirect spend, which will in turn drive “fuel” for top-line growth.
Vivian is thrilled to serve as the driving force behind this innovative initiative, which embodies The Estée Lauder Companies’ emphasis on profit recovery and development. To build a winning team, every organization should possess talent diversity and culture of trust-building, accountability and common sense of responsibility to work as one. These become drivers of high-performing results in the future. Their slogan for her team is “One team with One Goal,” and their guiding principles are “connect, communicate, and collaborate” so that they can practice good teamwork. A competitive advantage that achieves strength, creativity, and innovation is diversity. Her team includes over 30 nationalities of different cultures, educational levels, and professional backgrounds. Such diversity in one portfolio enables them to develop holistic sourcing strategies and solve problems with brilliant, simple ideas.
