CK GOH

Head of Strategic Sourcing @ VAT GROUP

About

• Visionary procurement executive with experience in building and leading procurement team (DM & IDM) • Institute world class procurement process and collaborate with internal stakeholders to meet targeted business goal or initiative • Extensive leadership and management experience focused on optimizing business process and revitalizing operations towards operational excellence, sustainability and customer satisfaction • Proven track record of high performance in achieving stretch target and transformation towards strategic roles as well as digitization • Managed total Spend >US$500M/ quarter on various type of categories. Skills set: • Total Supply Chain Management • Strategy Sourcing & Category Management • Strategic Procurement and Resources Planning • Cost Management (Clean-sheet, Value-stream) • Supplier relationship management • Risk management processes and analysis • Sustainability, ESG, RBA • Contract & Supplier Agreement Management • NPI Material Management • System and Process Management • Negotiation Plan Management • Inventory Management • ERP system Oracle & SAP • Logistic and 3PL Management • Digitization Transformation • Cross-functional team leadership • Self-motivated & hardworking • Creative Problem Solving

Country

Malaysia

City

Shah Alam

Industry

Semiconductors

Skill

Commodity Risk Management, Strategic Sourcing, Organizational Leadership, Total supply chain management, Global Sourcing, Supply Management, Supplier Negotiation, Contract Management, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Supplier Development, Business Process Improvement, Enterprise Risk Management, Inventory Management, Logistics Management, Project Management, Product Development, Customer Satisfaction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Management

Experience

Head of Strategic Sourcing

VAT GROUP

2024-12 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Penang, Malaysia

Lead Direct Material and In-Direct Material for strategic sourcing to ensure ramp readiness. Also lead the team of Supplier Development Quality to ensure best quality and cost integration.

Director, Global Commodity Management

Plexus Corp.

2022-4 - 2024-12 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Malaysia

As Global Commodity Management for IPE (Interconnect, Passive and Electro-mechanical) components to ensure global strategy development and strong execution for best quality, TCO, supply supportability and risk management.

Director, Procurement

Lumileds

2019 - 2022 · 3 yrs

Malaysia

Commodity Management for Mechanical, PCB, Electronics and Subcon Management to support Automotive BU and Level 2 assembly business. Managing special customer account for to ensure yearly new product launching on time from all direct and in-direct suppliers.

Senior Director, Global Procurement

2000-8 - 2019 · 18 yrs

Selangor, Malaysia

Great working experiences in Supply Chain and Procurement field in growing together with the Company! Long career life in developing deep knowledge & skill sets to be executive role: • Accountable for strategic sourcing management and supply chain operation towards long term sustainability • Responsible for procurement operation to define strategy and business plan for all touch points of supply chain • Institute world class procurement process • Departmental procedure governance and process transformation towards digitization and lean improvement • Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders to strike for BIC process and achieving stretch target • Resources development Working history in the Company: Year 2000-2008: Strong purchasing skill-sets foundation built through exposure in Purchasing tactical operation, material planning (MRP) and inventory control Material Program Management. Further advanced to strategic sourcing and supplier management from relationship, development and performance measurement. After 2008 (Snr Mgr)): Realigned focus in Supply Flexibility planning to improve customer experiences and capture market opportunities. Sourcing Strategy, contract negotiation and Technology Roadmap alignment towards operational excellence After 2012 (Director): Began Supply Chain Rationalization in ensuring supply sustainability and quality. Long term sustainability controlled by Risk Management, Social Corporate Responsibility and regulatory compliance requirements. After 2016 (Snr Director): Focusing on instituting world class Procurement process, for process harmonization after post-integration. Transformation initiative such as Oracle Cloud system, Source to Pay, Value stream/ Should cost activities and revamp sourcing strategy process to meet the business target result for the Company.