Experience

Heraeus Electronics

• Germany
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Procurement Manager II

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Procurement Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2022

  ▪PDP projects management for Asia (SG/CN)▪contracts/ commercial negotiations▪strategic sourcing (eg. capex/ chemicals/ services etc)▪cost savings projects (COGS)▪full spectrum of Procurement activities for (HET)▪re-modeled current supplier risk assessment tool by expanding risk factor criterion & implementing a scoring system that is employed globally▪conduct material risk assessment/ mitigation plan for new development projects▪supplier selection/ relationship/ management▪taking a driver seat approach to lead oneself/ people/ business/ organizations▪effective communicator with cross-functional teams & across all levels▪apt at providing logical analysis considering both technical & commercial aspectsAchievements▪completed 4 PDCA projects using Ishikawa diagrams (fish bone analysis)▪won first prize for most ideas contribution on cost-savings ▪to date, successfully closed 12 PDP projects▪Double awards recipient for 2019 LFG (Leadership for Growth)▪︎Category Leading Myself: Taking Ownership (Special Mention)▪︎Category Leading People: Fostering a Culture of Dialogue (Special Mention)▪Assist in procuring Capex for new application lab in TW with US$160K in cost avoidance ▪Award recipient for 2021 LFGCategory Leading People: Fostering a Culture of Dialogue (Role Model) Show less



Besi Netherlands B.V.

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Team Lead SCM

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2018

  ▪go-to person for any purchasing/ logistics queries/ issues▪lead a team of senior buyers & logistics personnel▪responsible for ensuring daily smooth operations▪resolve SAP issues for purchasing/ logistics▪set KPIs▪resources/ manpower allocation▪implemented checklist to mitigate shipment leadtime

• Senior Buyer & Commodity Buyer

  • Jun 2015 - Feb 2017

  ▪part of 2-person team pioneer the setup of local purchasing team▪as PJB (project buyer) to support R&D for SSI & FC product group - localised role▪sourcing/ buying from mechanical, electronics, electro-mechanical, consumables, services etc▪vendor management (WW)▪direct/ indirect buying▪price/ contract negotiations▪part of Global Category Management team responsible for assigned portfolio Pneumatics▪implemented Global Price List for all Besi sites▪responsible to resolve escalations such as quality/ supply issues Show less



Axcelis Technologies

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer

  • Jun 2011 - May 2015

  ▪vendor management from SG/ TW/ US/ TH/ IN ▪QBR ▪audits ▪direct buying; mechanical parts ▪vendor management from SG/ TW/ US/ TH/ IN ▪QBR ▪audits ▪direct buying; mechanical parts



BBS Electronics (S) Pte Ltd

• PME/ Account Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Jun 2011

  ▪linecards; passive - littelfuse/ TTI/ AVX ▪sales ▪linecards; passive - littelfuse/ TTI/ AVX ▪sales



WT Electronics

• China
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Marketing Engineer

  • Feb 2006 - Oct 2007

  ▪linecards eg. TI & STM ▪quotations; price control ▪linecards eg. TI & STM ▪quotations; price control



Advanced RFIC

• Device Modeling Engineer

  • Feb 2005 - Sep 2005

  - RF device characterization - RF device characterization



Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Senior Associate Engineer

  • Jul 2000 - Jan 2005

  ▪supports wafer-level measurement for SPICE modelling group in TD ▪train interns/ new employees how to use semi-auto probers ▪knowledge in IV/ CV/ Noise measurements ▪supports wafer-level measurement for SPICE modelling group in TD ▪train interns/ new employees how to use semi-auto probers ▪knowledge in IV/ CV/ Noise measurements



Delphi

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Quality Engineer

  • Aug 1999 - Jun 2000

  ▪ignition division ▪perform FMEA, 8D report write-up ▪chair quality meeting for assigned product group ▪audit ▪ignition division ▪perform FMEA, 8D report write-up ▪chair quality meeting for assigned product group ▪audit