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Hester Ng

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Finance and Accounting student with procurement experience, transitioning to finance.

Duisburg, Germany

# About

Malaysian Chinese international business student in Germany with 3 years of procurement consulting and 4 years of independent equity investing. While my professional background is in strategic procurement, my passion lies in finance and investment analysis.

Currently transitioning into finance roles, leveraging analytical skills honed through procurement and proven through top academic performance. Corporate Finance: 1.3, Company Valuation & Equity Research: 1.3, Financial Accounting: 1.7 (German grades).

# Experience

Werkstudent Procurement Business Support

Feb 2025 - Present

RWE Offshore Wind GmbH

Solving SAP access and P2P issues end-to-end by working directly with authorizations, workflows, MM master data, and internal SharePoint guides. Explaining root causes and next steps clearly to business users instead of forwarding tickets.

SAP MM SAP Authorizations P2P Workflows SharePoint

Functional Consultant Support

Nov 2023 - Jul 2024

YCP Consus (Remote, Malaysia)

Functional consultant support for Ivalua (SAP Ariba-like), acting as the bridge between business users and complex procurement workflows by turning vague, low-quality tickets into clear, actionable requests. Owned support operations end-to-end, including user communication, intern leadership, documentation governance, and direct C-level stakeholder management.

Ivalua S2P SAP MDM Stakeholder Management Documentation Governance

Strategic Buyer

Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

YCP Consus (Remote, Malaysia)

Built an Excel-based spend analysis on ~EUR 45M, uncovering price inconsistencies for identical materials, supplier duplication across categories, and off-contract buying, leading to EUR 1.6M realized savings.

Excel (Spend Analysis) Strategic Sourcing Supplier Negotiation Contract Management

Founder & Owner

Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

Looksbaby (E-Commerce Baby Apparel)

Launched and operated an e-commerce brand, generating MYR 30k revenue in first 3 months at 48% gross margin. Owned end-to-end P&L and bookkeeping. Managed cash flow and inventory turnover using demand forecasting; exited low-demand US fulfillment expansion to avoid fixed-cost exposure.

E-Commerce Operations P&L Management Inventory Forecasting Cash Flow Management

Co-Founder & Operator

Sep 2019 - Mar 2023

Flowersful (Asset-Light Florist Marketplace)

Operated an asset-light marketplace model partnering with local florists. Achieved peak daily sales of MYR 13k and ranked Top 15 florists citywide, scaling revenue without inventory.

Marketplace Operations Partner Management Asset-Light Model Revenue Scaling

Independent Equity Investor

2020 - Present

Personal Investment (via IBKR)

4 years analyzing US markets. Focus on earnings analysis, valuation logic, and macro drivers rather than surface-level ratios. Learning-by-doing approach to financial analysis.

Interactive Brokers Fundamental Analysis US Equities

# Education

2023 - Present (6th Semester)

B.A. Finance and Accounting

Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Kamp-Lintfort

2018 - 2020 (German Grade: 1.5)

B.A. Hospitality Administration

UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur

# Skills

// Finance & Investment

Equity Analysis Earnings Analysis Valuation Modeling Financial Accounting Company Valuation

// Procurement & Supply Chain

Strategic Sourcing Supplier Management Contract Negotiation e-Procurement (Ivalua) Import & Logistics

// Entrepreneurship

E-Commerce Operations P&L Ownership Marketplace Models Demand Forecasting Cash Flow Management

// Technical Tools

Excel (Advanced) Ivalua (L1-L3 Certified) SAP MDM PowerPoint Interactive Brokers

# Languages

Mandarin Chinese (Native)
Cantonese (Fluent)
English (Fluent)
Malay (Proficient)
German (B2, in progress)

# Interests

Finance & Investing Data Analysis Cross-cultural Communication Sustainability (ESG)