Sidney Kho
Assistant Project Manager at Sarawak Media Group- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Sarawak Media Group
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Malaysia
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Media Production
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100 - 200 Employee
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Assistant Project Manager
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Jun 2023 - Present
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Procurement Specialist
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Nov 2022 - Jun 2023
The key responsibilities as Procurement Specialist in SMG are : - Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.- Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.- Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.- Reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility.- Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.- Approving purchase orders and organizing and confirming delivery of goods and services.- Performing risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.- Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.- Review and adjust vendor proposals and negotiate with suppliers to secure competitive pricing and mitigate complex risk through negotiation of applicable terms and conditions- Manage documentation, budgets, schedules and key stakeholder interfaces in preparation for weekly management meetings- Identify and run due diligence on potential new suppliers- Act as the single point of contact to suppliers in the sourcing process Finance, Operations and Commercial,- Manage the full sourcing process- Guide and support stakeholders with any contract implementation, contract management or supplier-related issues- Maintain active pricing history and data- Manage purchase orders, variations orders, invoice workflow and documentation in NetSuite Show less
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ABM Fujiya Berhad
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Personal Assistant to Managing Director
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Oct 2019 - Oct 2022
As a Personal Assistant to Managing Director, - Provide full spectrum of secretarial and administrative support the Director and ad-hoc support for other business heads cross-departmentally (Quality Assurance, Production, Maintenance, Purchasing, Sales & Marketing and Administrative). - Coordinate scheduling and arranging of appointments, meetings and conference calls/virtual meetings including taking minutes and call logs/videos recordings. - Formulate engagement strategies and engage with key officials and representatives from Government Agencies (Department of Environment for pollution control equipment, Department of Occupational Safety and Health for machineries, Immigration Department for foreign labour application and Royal Malaysian Customs Department for tax exemption of imported goods). - Manage and oversee the processing of applications for various licenses and permits and ensures conformity and compliance to license requirements - Select suppliers through analysis of quotes and terms to maximize benefit for the company and perform regular performance review to drive continuous improvements. - Participate in China-Malaysia joint venture project with total investment of more than half a billion that covers a total of 42 acres land to accomodate the production activities for new technology batteries such as Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB) and Absorbed Glassmat (AGM) to cater for electric, hybrid, start-stop and energy efficient vehicles (EV, HEV, ISS & EEV). The project is designed to cater for annual production output of approximately 5.5 - 6 million batteries for Stage One (2022) and an addition of 2 -3 million batteries with the introduction of Stage Two (2023). The factories will be equipped with advanced and automation technlogy facilities from well-known machine makers such as Batek Makine (Turkey), LihShan Machinery (Taiwan), TBS Canada, German Kuka, etc. Show less
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Amalgamated Batteries Manufacturing (S) Sdn Bhd
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Quality Assurance Engineer
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Oct 2016 - Oct 2019
As QA Engineer at a prestige Automotive Battery manufacturer, - Participate in product and project development with OEMs (Perodua, Nissan, Mitsubishi, HINO & Toyota) and foreign customers - Ensure company Quality Management System (QMS) is implemented and maintained such as IATF 16949 and ISO 9001. - Conduct internal audit and involve in external audit with third parties such as International Organizational for Standardization (ISO) committee, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs), TÜV SÜD and etc. - Conduct new product design and review through Autocad drawing and in-house lab test Show less
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Education
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and Humanities, International Relations and Affairs