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Batu Kawan, Penang

Simpang Ampat, Penang, Malaysia

• Leading and managing a group of purchasers to execute daily task via SAP and BAAN.• Sourcing, purchased and monitoring suppliers in all types of electronics components globally.• Main coordinator in escalating material shortage issue internally and externally.• Accomplishing price refreshment and new T&C negotiation yearly; but occasionally it depended on market situation. • Negotiating the best purchasing term with existing and new supplier to optimize the material support line for inventory turns and liability.• Initiating evaluation, sample summation for end of life purchased material until it released to new source/sources in supplier chain.• Ensuring ratio of raw material purchase cost meeting healthy target in total cost of goods sale. • Reviewing supplier contribution factor that impact company cash flow, inventory level via all procurement approach. Example: SMI, Kanban, further lead time negotiation. Occasionally review in forwarder charges ensure alignment with supply chain to ensure most cost effective.• Mentor within team member in daily task and expert in operating system SAP and BAAN.• Performing various materials status report as per management and customer requirement.• Coordinating within purchasers for materials expediting and logistic arrangement• Ensuring deliveries push-out, pull-in, overdue PO or PO cancellation in accordance with latest build plan requirements• Ensuring basic supply chain principle correct part and quantity dock in correct time with most cost effective.

Penang, Malaysia

 Analyzed, planed and organized procurement needs to ensure cost effective and timely availability. Monitored subassembly PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) supplier’s performance in Malaysia and China. Involved actively in cost reduction via new supplier qualification, alternate new material proposed, modification or design change. Main focus coordinator in escalating material shortage issue within Penang plant or negotiated with other sites in Europe or China. Accomplished yearly price refreshment and new T&C negotiation; but occasionally it depended on market situation. Negotiate the best term with existing and new supplier to optimize the material support line for inventory turns and liability. Performed supplier assessment or audit from time to time basis. Evaluated supplier performance via supplier scorecard to ensure uninterrupted supplies to meet operational needs. Initiated evaluation, sample summation for end of life purchased material until it released to new source/sources in supplier chain. Responding in engineering change process in supplier ability and supply chain stand point.

Penang, Malaysia

 Maximize Purchase Price Variance by involving quarterly price refreshment for Asia :- Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia plan.  Conduction localization process for direct material as Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia sites.  Arranged qualified process in new sources to ensure cost effectively and multiple sources selection from time to time basis. Determined allocation spilt for multiple sources parts to compliance in management goal in material profit margin. Reviewed total cost solution which was impacted purchasing support line. Responsible as first escalation path for price alignment & material fulfilment issue from Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia sites. Supported RFQ (request for quotation) new plant – India for system start up in pricing and fulfilment routing.

Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia

 MRP conductor in ensured latest customer demand reflect, align with customer dynamic market forecast. Setup and ensure Direct Order Fulfilment (DOF) operated smoothly plan via SAP; production start from raw material until final product less than a week.  Coordinated and ensured latest valid Bill of Material (BOM) maintain in SAP. Consolidate and declared customer raw material expose during model EOL or ECN cut in.  Conducted effective material shortage communication forum with Singapore’s buyer in customer schedule commitment.  Analyze, plan, sourced, procured and organize procurement needs all types of electronic require parts for NPI and mass - production: electro-mechanical parts, metal stamping component parts, active and passive parts. Ensure cost effective and material dock timely. Monitoring delivery progress and ensure all suppliers meet the production time lines. Expedite critical orders in response to immediate demand changes at sites.

Penang, Penang, Malaysia

 Involved in new customer bidding process for direct material cost.  Request for quotation, negotiated best price from Asia source then passed through latest price to US sales team in project bidding and transferred to Asia.  Material cost re-pricing for every quarterly to ensure healthy competitive supplier stay in supplier chain.  Supported sister plant (China- Xiamen) in critical material sourcing and resolve pricing variance issue for Mass production as well as NPI project.  Expedited critical purchase orders to react immediate demand changes at sites.  Monitored delivery progress by ensured all suppliers meet the production time lines.  Release POs to suppliers and inter sites to ensure supply confirmation Expedited critical component shortages based on Materials Status Report Monitored delivery progress by ensured all suppliers meet the production time lines.

Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang, Malaysia

• Taking care of PCBA material portion in CD room. • Responsible and ensure latest customer demand loaded into weekly MRP.• To analyzed material shortage visibility and released to production once material full kits.• Main communication window to customer on forecast commit, commitment on immediate & future material status.• Prepared all types of reports requested by customer, include excess report, liability expose for NPI, ECN cut in and model EOL. • Conducted monthly inventory count• Prepared monthly consignment report. • Procured and scheduled all types of electronic require parts: electro-mechanical parts, metal stamping component parts, active and passive parts.• Release POs to suppliers ensure supply confirmation• Expedited critical component shortages based on Materials Status Report• Monitored delivery progress by ensured all suppliers meet the production time lines.