1. Resume of GOH Kee Kok
International executive ( worked in Singapore, Thailand, China, Hongkong
and India ) with more than 10 years of experience in supply chain in a wide
range of industries covering diversified products. Consistent records to
deliver significant impact, evident from track promotion over the years, in
strategic sourcing, supplier management & development, business
negotiation, corporate governance, inventory control, process
improvement, staff training, cost saving, localisation, leadership and
value creation.
FULL NAME: GOH Kee Kok
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 October 1961
PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS: kee.kok.goh@hotmail.com
CURRENT MOBILE PHONE +65- 9365 6151
MARITAL STATUS Single
CITIZENSHIP: Singaporean
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY DEGREE MAJOR DATE
National University of
Singapore
B Eng ( Electronics ) Semiconductor Technology Jun 1981 to Jun 1985
LANGUAGE CAPACITIES (R=Reads, W=Writes, S=Speaks):
LANGUAGE RWS
1. English RWS
2. Chinese RWS
3. Teochew S
4. Hokkien S
5. Cantonese S

2. HOBBIES
Traveling, reading, cultural activities, photography, arts, singing, etc.
PERSONALITY:
Matured, cheerful, positive, resourceful, hardworking, self- starter, analytical, high
integrity, people- oriented, honest, sincere, team- player, confident, etc.
Competences
 Set strategy, direction and goals for key
materials and equipment purchases.
 Led and managed purchasing team in
Leeboy India ( Bangalore ) to deliver
results in plant.
 Executive-level relationship building
among internal stakeholders and with
external suppliers.
 Cultural and diversity sensitive. On-site
working experience in Thailand,
Hongkong, China ( Shanghai and
Zhangzhou ) and India. Handle colleagues
from USA, Spain, Italy, Germany, Korea,
Japan, Taiwan, India, UK, Latin America,
Singapore, etc.
 More than 10 years of negotiation with
world-wide supply base.
 Worked in 2 Fortune 500 companies
( General Motors and Emerson Electric )
and in 1 Singapore MNC ( Singapore
Technologies ).
 Set up a supply chain team based in
Shanghai China from scratch
 Held increasing responsibilities from
purchasing and management positions.
 Moderating cost saving projects teams with
the direct reports as project leader.
 Problem solving and process improvement.
 Supplier management and development
while assessing their success strategy.
 Effective bilingual ( English & Mandarin )
and conversant with 3 Chinese dialects
( Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese )
 Pioneering status in 4 jobs ( More
challenging!! ) – self starter and resourceful
and independent.
 More than 10 years of working experience
in supply chain in a wide range of industries
( military, tertitiary institute, oil & gas
platform on sea, automotives, industrial
automation in manufacturing, etc ).
Diversified products include aircraft, naval
craft, lab equipment, office furniture &
stationery, metallic parts for passenger
cars, mechanical transmission parts, plastic
transmission parts, plastic parts, sheet
metal & bars, forgings, stampings,
machined parts, castings, structural parts,
engines, automotive transmissions,
hydraulic systems, etc.
Working Experiences

3. June 2012 to 21 Aug 2015 ( 3+ Years )
With Singapore Technologies Kinetics
1 Oct 2014 to 21 Aug 2015
Manager Corporate Planning, Commercial Business Group, Singapore
Technologies Kinetics, Singapore.
This was the new setup after the restructure of Commercial Business Group ( CBG ) in mid 2014.
Reported directly to VP Corporate Planning. Responsible for the new growth areas in CBG.
2 June 2012 to Sept 2014
Head Procurement and Supply Chain Department at Leeboy India
Construction Equipment Pte Ltd ( Bangalore, India ) ( wholly owned by
Singapore Technologies Kinetics ) – New setup
Plant manufactures earth moving construction equipment ( eg Motorgraders, Excavators and Backhoe
Loaders ).
2.1 Responsibilities
Headed a team of 10 Indian staff. Accountable for supply chain function of Plant - Sourcing,
inventory control, localization, cost reduction, supply chain management, logistics, MOQ reduction,
annual cost reduction, MRP order, supply issues like payment, JIT delivery, quality, etc. Reported
directly to Indian Plant Manager ( CEO ).
2.2 Achievements
A FY13 total material buy – INR500m ( 80% Direct ) ( 2nd
year of production )
B Localisation – 80% Direct, savings of at least INR10m, and improved delivery leadtime
( hence better supplier management ). Less inventory too.
C Streamlined Purchasing Procedures.
D Trained and created a differentiated Purchasing team with passionate people to serve the
needs of internal & external customers.
E Part of SAP Implementation Team
F Corporate Governance Champion
June 1999 to 15 June 2012 ( 13+ Years )

4. Supply Chain Role with Emerson Electric ( Fortune 500 Company
- recruited through headhunter ) - Pioneer
1 May 2009 to 15 June 2012 – Procurement Manager at Emerson Power
Transmission (EPT ) - Zhangzhou, Fujian - 3+ years
2 Oct 2004 to April 2009 – Asia Pacific Procurement Manager ( EPT- Shanghai )-
4.5 years
3 June 1999 to Sept 2004 – Senior Commodity Manager ( EPT- Hongkong ) – 5.5
years
1 May 2009 to 15 June 2012 – Procurement Manager at Emerson Power
Transmission ( EPT )- Zhangzhou, Fujian - 3+ years in Zhangzhou, Fujian. Headcount
still under Hongkong office. Reported directly to Plant Manager.
1.1 Responsibilities
Headed a team of 2 buyers ( with support from Shanghai’s strategic procurement team for key
materials like raw materials ) . Accountable for supply chain function of Zhangzhou Plant -
Sourcing, inventory control, localization, cost reduction, supply chain management, MOQ
reduction, annual cost reduction, MRP order, supply issues like payment, JIT delivery, quality, etc.
1.2 Achievements
A FY11 total material buy - US$9.05m ( Direct $3.3m )
B Localisation - $2.56m ( 77% of Direct ), savings of at least $0.92m ( 20% ) and improved
delivery leadtime ( hence better supplier management ). Less inventory too.
C Component Inventory – 35% reduction versus FY09
D Raw Material Inventory – 55% reduction versus FY09
E Payment terms – 70% Min net 60 days for Direct suppliers , and 60% min net 30 days for
Indirect suppliers
F FY11 savings due to localisation ( new products transferred from Spain and Italy )- $0.5m
G Streamlined Purchasing Procedures.
H Trained and created a differentiated Purchasing team with passionate people to serve the
needs of internal & external customers.
2 Oct 2004 to April 2009 – Asia Pacific Procurement Manager ( EPT-
Shanghai ) – 4.5 years in Shanghai – Headcount still under Hongkong office. Reported directly to
USA Procurement Director.
2.1 Responsibilities
A Strategic Sourcing for all 15 worldwide sites ( mostly in USA ) and supply continuity
B Established / enhanced Asia supply base – Identified Tier II suppliers
C Market intelligence
D Competitive pricing through worldwide leveraging
E Cost reduction
F Best cost sourcing
2.2 Achievements
A Promoted from Senior Commodity Manager to Asia Pacific Procurement Manager upon
relocation to Shanghai in Oct 2004
B Established from scratch a team of 5 supply chain staff in Oct 2004 ( 1 Procurement
Engineer in Pune India, 3 Procurement Engineers in Shanghai and 1 Quality Engineer in Shanghai ).
Managed to convince sister company Tsubaki Emerson Japan to employ 1 Shanghai Procurement
Engineer in Year 2006. Built up an organization that was acknowledged as agile, strategic-focused
and technically competent.

5. C In view of increasing costs in China, managed to identify a pool of Tier-II suppliers in
forgings, die- castings, sand- castings, extrusions, etc.
D Involved in the identification of mounted bearing suppliers for EPT to acquire ( Year 2003 to
Year 2005 )
E Involved in the smooth supply chain transition ( avoiding any supply disruption ) from
Taiwan plant to greenfield Zhangzhou plant from ( Year 2005 to Year 2006 ).
F Localisation of parts for Zhangzhou plant – from Taiwan suppliers to China suppliers
G Qualification of China source for bearing steel ( very stringent USA specifications )
H Localisation ( India and China ) increased from initial annual $2m ( FY1999 ) to $12m
( FY2009 )
3 June 1999 to Sept 2004 – Senior Commodity Manager ( EPT-
Hongkong ) – 5.5 years in Hongkong – reported directly to USA Procurement Director
3.1 Responsibilities
A Identified strategy & saving opportunities for parts sourced from Asia Pacific
B Established quality suppliers from scratch ( very challenging!! )
C Identified correct parts to move to Asia Pacific
D Qualification of suppliers with Quality colleagues
E Market intelligence
F Convinced USA that qualified suppliers ( with proper development ) did exist in Asia.
3.2 Achievements
A Established a pool of qualified suppliers in Asia for forgings, stampings, machined parts,
extrusions, raw materials, bearing parts, die- castings, sand- castings, etc.
B Convinced USA to move parts to China ( annual $2m ) in forgings, die- castings and sand-
castings.
C Promoted from Commodity Manager to Senior Commodity Manager after 1 year.
July 1995 to May 1999 ( 3.5 Years )
Lead Metallic Buyer at General Motors ( Singapore / Thailand ) ( Fortune
500 Company - recruited through headhunter )
Procurement of metallic parts ( 60% portion of car value ) for the new setup plant in Thailand. Office in
Singapore in the initial stage. Reported directly to Procurement Manager ( from USA ) based in
Singapore.
Responsibilities and achievements:
 Pioneer – able to work independently ( without much guidance ) and self- starter – Valuable
experience!!
 Supplier outreach from scratch
 Managed to get 9 key metallic suppliers from overseas ( Germany, Italy, Japan, USA, etc ) to
relocate to Thailand at same ex- factory prices for the parts ( steering columns, steering wheel,
Anti- braking system, engine, exhaust system, etc )
 Able to get the materials ( $70+m ) within a tight schedule.
 Worked in multi- countries / cultural environment – Engineers from USA and Germany, Product
Engineers from Australia, key metallic suppliers from overseas, colleagues from Philippines,
China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand – valuable experience!!
 Successful re-negotiation on awarded contracts during Asian financial crisis ( weak Korean
wons and Thai Bahts ) – valuable experience!!

6.  Successful localisation of non- key metallic parts in Thailand ( eg wheels, car panels, fasteners,
etc )
 Trained Thailand colleagues
Jan 1994 to June 1995 ( 1.5 Years )
Senior Buyer at Singapore Sembawang Engineering
Handled all the needs required for offshore turnkey projects ( oil and gas exploration )
Responsibilities and achievements:
 Handled successfully material needs of multi- million offshore turnkey projects in South China
Sea, Indian Ocean, etc within a very tight schedule. Materials include steel plate / bars,
hardware, fixtures, toilets, kitchens, motors, generators, heavy duty cables, welding equipment,
equipment, lighting, etc.
 Worked closely with engineers and customers on the needs.
 Turnkey projects – valuable experience!!
July 1992 to Dec 1993 ( 1.5 Years )
Purchasing Manager at Singapore Nanyang Polytechnic
Pioneer staff with a small purchasing team to buy whatever the Polytechnic needed before opening of
the Polytechnic to students.
Responsibilities and Achievements:
 Set up Purchasing System & Procedure in consultation with Finance and IT
 Got the necessary stuff that Polytechic required before term started with 1st
batch of students in
June 1993
 Stuff included furniture, lab equipment, stationary, computers, canteen operator, sports
equipment, amenities of library, software, etc
 Tight schedule with limited manpower!!
 Pioneer Status – Valuable experience!!
June 1986 to June 1992 ( 6 Years )
Senior Buyer ( Aircraft / Naval Craft ) at Singapore Ministry of Defence
Served 6- year bond due to government bursary at university.
Responsible for the buying of aircraft & related spare parts, naval craft and related spare parts. .
Started as Buyer and promoted to Senior Buyer in 1989. Reported to Branch Manager.
Responsibilities and Achievements:
 Handled multi- million projects ( Procurement of E2C Surveillance Aircraft, F15 Fighter,
Helicopters, etc )
 Dealt with high management staff of suppliers and lawyers – valuable experience!!
 Intensive contract negotiation – valuable experience!!

7.  Successful localisation of non- key metallic parts in Thailand ( eg wheels, car panels, fasteners,
etc )
 Trained Thailand colleagues
Jan 1994 to June 1995 ( 1.5 Years )
Senior Buyer at Singapore Sembawang Engineering
Handled all the needs required for offshore turnkey projects ( oil and gas exploration )
Responsibilities and achievements:
 Handled successfully material needs of multi- million offshore turnkey projects in South China
Sea, Indian Ocean, etc within a very tight schedule. Materials include steel plate / bars,
hardware, fixtures, toilets, kitchens, motors, generators, heavy duty cables, welding equipment,
equipment, lighting, etc.
 Worked closely with engineers and customers on the needs.
 Turnkey projects – valuable experience!!
July 1992 to Dec 1993 ( 1.5 Years )
Purchasing Manager at Singapore Nanyang Polytechnic
Pioneer staff with a small purchasing team to buy whatever the Polytechnic needed before opening of
the Polytechnic to students.
Responsibilities and Achievements:
 Set up Purchasing System & Procedure in consultation with Finance and IT
 Got the necessary stuff that Polytechic required before term started with 1st
batch of students in
June 1993
 Stuff included furniture, lab equipment, stationary, computers, canteen operator, sports
equipment, amenities of library, software, etc
 Tight schedule with limited manpower!!
 Pioneer Status – Valuable experience!!
June 1986 to June 1992 ( 6 Years )
Senior Buyer ( Aircraft / Naval Craft ) at Singapore Ministry of Defence
Served 6- year bond due to government bursary at university.
Responsible for the buying of aircraft & related spare parts, naval craft and related spare parts. .
Started as Buyer and promoted to Senior Buyer in 1989. Reported to Branch Manager.
Responsibilities and Achievements:
 Handled multi- million projects ( Procurement of E2C Surveillance Aircraft, F15 Fighter,
Helicopters, etc )
 Dealt with high management staff of suppliers and lawyers – valuable experience!!
 Intensive contract negotiation – valuable experience!!