Soo Seng, Ooi ( Soo)

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USA

PROFILE SUMMARY:

** ***** *********** ****** ***** experiences in MNC and FMCG environments; Sound experience in end to end supply chain planning, project management; with good regional exposure especially within Asia. Work well in complex matrix envi- ronment. An effective people manager with good hand on experience. I have solid understanding of supply chain best practices and ability to quickly con- necting the dots into bigger picture. With ability to react promptly in ambiguous envi- ronment.

Malaysia Nationality, work and living in Hong Kong for last 12 years. Move to the USA in Jan’18. L2 visa holder with employment authorisation. Multi-lingual, proficient in English, Chinese, Cantonese PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Aug’17 > Jan’18

Personal time off - family engagement in Malaysia. Avery Dennison (HK) – World leader in label printing and RFID supporting key FMCG brand/ industries worldwide.

Global Supply Chain Planning Manager

Nov 2010 – Jul’17

Report to Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain - focus on RFID supply chain operation In this roles, my working partners are Operations ( China 85%, Mexico 15% ), Avery Im- print factories ( Asia and EMEA ), PMO (US, EMEA and Japan), Demand Planning, Com- mercial and Hong Kong Finance.

1. Partnered with Demand Planning and Commercial in customer forecast,

• Drive rolling forecast sharing ( 3 to 6 months out)

• Push for better forecast signal per forecast accuracy

• Driving consistent forecast review based on actual vs forecast on key programs 2. Working with Productions team in new projects readiness and deployment;

• Weekly review on capacity and inventory planning

• Provide insight on customer demand trend to for production priorities, inventory planning

3. Close collaboration with PMO group in new projects and deployment;

• Led weekly review on new projects bids, project progress

• Provide latest supply chain update and progress

• New project deployment success rate almost 100% ( 2012-2017)

• Successfully deployed mega projects - Decathlon (2015), Target ( 2016/7), adidas

( 2016/7), Uniqlo and H&M ( 2017)

4. Managed worldwide supply demand planning at RFID factory networks

• Partner with Avery factories - drive demand supply alignment per commercial forecast;

• Drive proper replenishment behaviour with Avery factories to keep inventory intact. 5. Aligned with Finance on annual inventory target;

• Periodic review with finance on inventory plan shift • New programs launch inven- tory re-alignment

Jan’10 > Oct’10

Personal time off - family engagement.

Keystore Inc Ltd (Hong Kong) – Subsidiary of Globe Electric, Canada. An innovative leader in lighting industry offering to a wide range of U.S. and Canadian re- tailers including Wal-mart, Canadian Tyre, CVS etc. Manager, Supply Chain

Jan 2009– Jan 2010 (Hong Kong, PRC)

Report to Supply Chain Director, Canada - focus in driving Supply Chain operations and efficiency value at ~CDN$120M in Sales

In this roles, I worked closely with CS, Logistic, outsource factories ( China), Sales and PMO team.

Led a team of supply chain team in P.R.China office in

• order management, supply/ demand coordination at EMS factories at China;

• production coordination and lead time reduction in customer order versus factory re- sponse

time;

Driving KPI improvement (On-Time delivery performance); identify process improvement opportunities within order fulfilment.

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) - Rejoined after 8 months Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Jan 2007– Nov 2008 (Hong Kong, PRC)

Report to Senior VP, Asia Procurement - focus at commodity management, process stan- dardisation and support contingency projects; Managed a team in HK and China. Commodity management :

Managed Lithium battery supply chain/ procurement consolidation to support new product development with annual spend of $110M USD:

• Led supplier review in demand needs and drive delivery/ mitigation plan.

• Conducted what if scenario study and proposed contingency plan for management review

• Collaborated with Global Operations team to ensure supply continuity

• Engaged closely with Engineering in material localisation

• Led supplier strategies and cost reduction projects. Accessories Start up in China - Milwaukee line ( worth USD $10M business):

• Conducted Process and business mapping in US/ EU operations for China start up • De- veloped/ trained China team to support order fulfilment within 6 months Procurement processes and policies alignment Global vs Division: • Led review with divi- sional heads in in roles alignment (RACI),

• Review Key processes and successfully aligned

• Preferred Vendor List (PVL)

• Request for Information/Request for Quote (RFI/RFQ); • Master Supplier Agreement

• Streamlined supply base through 1 stop share drive implementation for all procedures

• Consolidation enables better control and time savings in supplier assessment and com- modity spend.

Swann Global Limited, Hong Kong. An Australian based company in security monitoring

(CCTV) solutions. The company's portfolio aimed at home, small-to-medium retail users including Fry's Electronics, Radio Shack, Home Depot, and Dick Smith Electronics. Supply Chain Manager

May 2006 – Dec 2006 (Hong Kong, PRC)

Reporting directly to Chief Operating Officer, Australia focusing on China operations with annual sales of $15M USD;

Managed 15 OEM factories at China/ Taiwan.

Managed Supply Chain operations in product planning with OEMs; to ensure seamless product support;

Supervised QA team to ensure all operational issues resolved to meet launch schedules; Assisted Program team in Australia in factories and products sourcing activities. Coordinated with Finance to ensure on time vendor payment management ( US, UK and Australia).

Focal point on supply chain interaction to sales division; ensuring all supply allocated in timely fashion.

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) is a Product innovation leader in Power Equipment, Floor Care Appliances, with ~$4B USD product brand represented by Milwaukee, Ryobi, Ridgid; Hoover, etc. TTTI has facilities in USA, Europe, and Asia . TTI is also a preferred partner for Home Depot.

Supply Chain Manager

Apr 2005 - Apr 2006 (Hong Kong, PRC)

Report to GM, Finance & Supply Chain, overseeing all supply chain activities to support worldwide demand/ supply;

Managed 16 – China/ Taiwan OEMs/ODMs;

Partnered with Asia Order fulfilment team and Sales team in production planning and ca- pacity loading and day to day shipment support planning; Focal point in resolving supply chain issue, ensuring all supply/ demand conflicts resolved on time;

Drive OEMs and Business Units in production shortage and suggest mitigation plan. Review customer sales through and working with OEMs for production planning to support customer deliveries

Intel Malaysia - offering computing based solutions occupying more than 80% worldwide market share in Microprocessors. World leader in computing industries. Supply Demand Manager,

Enterprise Server Division /

May 2003 – Mar 2005

Report to Business Unit Manager, Oregon USA

Product manager for Itanium & Itanium2 server platform, leading

• Supply health of of worldwide demand

• NPI planning and product time to market;

• Strategic material procurement and material localisation qualification; Driving worldwide Itanium demand forecast generation

• Perform study on the sell through trend

• Close partnership with market development on potential bids and news • Perform what if capacity studies with new forecast

Led factory teams and EMS factories in key operations (ECO, priority call, risk buy deci- sion) for production support/roll out;

Successfully rolled out key Itanium platform for Dell, US Geology ( super computer) Supply Chain Manager

Global Supply Chain Planning

Jul 1997– Apr 2003

Report to Planning Manager - focus on Motherboard and Communications products plan- ning (~20 % global market share);

Partnered with U.S. BU in forecast for capacity loading alignment and new product ramp. Managed supply allocation ensuring supply allocated to worldwide geographies per BU target.

Supervised 7 Analysts in supply chain planning to manage EMS factories in APAC

(Malaysia, China, Thailand, Japan & Korea);

Partnered with US BU in Worldwide Hub program to support customers request like Dell. Supply Chain lead in Malaysia warehouse transfer to China 3PL. Partnered with logistic ensure smooth transition.

Partnered with US Central Planning in driving business processes standardisation, Service Level Agreement to virtual factories worldwide;

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

Avery

- RFID YOY 20% grow via close collaboration with Sales, Operations, 2016, shipped >1 Billion pcs

( 2012-2017)

- Flawless coordination with Sales & Operations in supporting Mega customers implementation. Decathlon ( 300Mpcs @ 2015, 450MMpcs in 2016), Target ( 500Mpcs @ 2016),

- Closed collaboration with commercial in achieving >100% RFID business growth; 2012 Techtronics

- Flawless Li-Ion planning with zero lines down - worldwide shortage situation - 2008/9;

- Eliminating USD 600k expedite fees via sound execution of supply management - 2005/6; Intel

Divisional Award for flawless Toyota’s Itanium2 launch – 2005; Divisional Award for smoothest Dell product launch – 2004; Divisional Award for quickest Itanium rolled out (world Super Computer) – 2004; Operational Excel- lence Award for support in China EMS strategy – 2003; Divisional Award for Regional Channel OEM sales support – 2003;

Divisional Award – for flawless operation start up/ramp at China – 2002; Divisional Award – For HK 3PL implementation @ China – 2001;

Divisional Award for flawless EMS startup in Japan - 2000 COMPUTER SKILLS

SAP, Microsoft office/Visio/Project

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Deakin University, Australia – Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Economics) 1996 MISC

Availability: Immediate

Visa Type : L2 - with employment authorisation ( expired date Oct 19) Last salary package : ~115,000 USD/ Annum ( exclude performance bonus)

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