Goh Kee Kok has over 10 years of experience in supply chain management across various industries and countries. He has held procurement and supply chain roles at Emerson Electric, General Motors, Singapore Technologies Kinetics, and Leeboy India Construction Equipment. His responsibilities have included strategic sourcing, supplier development, cost reduction, and inventory management. He has a degree in electronics from the National University of Singapore and is fluent in English with proficiency in Mandarin and several Chinese dialects.

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!!