Apichaya Tasna

Procurement and Purchasing experiences, both automobile parts and raw materials.

Automobile Part Purchasing

Engineer especially frame and polymer parts by analyze suppliers' cost structure, create automotive parts strategy, VA/VE and cost down ideas to negotiate with suppliers for cost target achievement and follow model production plan.

Raw Material

Procurement and Purchasing of Asia and Oceania including Steel, Stainless, Aluminum, PGM, also recycle scrap. Keep tracking raw material prices fluctuated according to the global market situation. Forecast raw material prices quarterly to prepare budget. Sourcing raw material from the best suppliers. Negotiate to achieve the most competitive cost for company's benefit.

Business Strategy Planning

Specialist to schedule production plan follow realistic situation need to coordinate and with all related departments of sale, engineer and designer. Operate strategy of model development and mass production. I am working with colleagues and partners from many countries such as Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, also have business trip experience in Taiwan and Indonesia. Therefore, my English skill is advance and Japanese skills is Intermediate.

Urgent VA Enhancement Specialist at Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (2026-02 – Present)

• Sourcing for urgent VA Enhancement idea with R&D, production, purchasing, and sale division from all Honda group including Thailand, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Pakistan and Vietnam.
• Judge marketability idea for Asia & Oceania evaluation.
• Improve proposal logic, cost accuracy to urgently issue CRF for applicable model timing.

Cost & Sourcing Specialist (Frame and Polymer parts) at Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2025-05 – Present)

• Quotation analysis in automotive parts for control cost.
• Cost Negotiation with suppliers for cost down.
• Survey and analyze suppliers with budget needs.
• Create automotive parts strategy, VA/VE and cost down ideas.
• Discuss with production engineer and new model planning for parts approval.

New Model Strategy Planning Officer at Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2024-10 – Present)

• Coordinate buying and selling International automotive parts by GSR (Global Sourcing Request) system.
• Coordinate and follow up with all departments to ensure approval results are completed within the specified period.
• Planning monthly and annual operations for Development and Mass production.
• Planning monthly and annual operations for Import part (CBU)/ Export part (KD) operating procedures for new model.

Raw Materials Sourcing & Purchasing Officer at Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (2022-06 – Present)

• Planning of Asian & Oceania countries' material strategy.
• Material planning and price forecast for Automobile Business in Mid-term and long-term plan.
• Evaluate and develop new material suppliers to meet Honda's standard.
• Cost analysis and suggest a reasonable cost proposal.
• Negotiation the material price.
• Control Materials Ordering and Stock Balance with Traders.
• Control Materials and Part Quality with Supplier.

Bachelor's in Faculty of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering – King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) (2017-07 – 2021-06)

Mathematics and Science Intensive Program – Santa Cruz Convent School (2004-05 – 2017-04)

Course in Data Analysis course (Social Listening) – Data Science Bootcamp (2025-02)