Jenny Koh
Singapore
Summary
Professionally skilled individual with food science and nutrition background. A meticulous and hardworking individual who is able to value add to the organisation. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Management Executive
St Electronics (Executive at Health Promotion Board)
04.2019 - Current
- Assist food manufacturers with Healthier Ingredient Development Scheme (HDS)/Go-to-Market Scheme grant applications
- Guide food manufacturers on how to fill up the grant application documents and reformulate their existing food products to meet the Healthier Choice Symbol (HCS) guidelines
- Ensure all grant application documents submitted follows HPB regulations
- Liaise with auditors how to prepare the grant claim documents for grant reimbursement
- Collate and compile sales report that manufacturers have sent in on a quarterly basis
- Manage the accounts and follow up with food manufacturers to understand the progress of their project
- Check through the grant claim documents to verify that the auditor has checked through the correct amount claimable, as well as matching the sales volume that was reported in the sales report
- Submit the respective grant claim to Finance Department for reimbursement
- Network with some of the potential suppliers to join government grant and recruit potential vendors to join us for other related HPB programme such as recruiting hawkers to be featured on food blogs
- Liaise with the food manufacturers with their queries and discuss with them what are some of the ways to improve their sales and reformulate their products to meet the HCS guidelines
- Conduct training for newcomers and guide them of the required job scope
- Liaise with external vendors to get them to go down to the F&B establishment to verify if the outlets are using the healthier ingredients and will issue the decal to the stall holders if the healthier ingredients were spotted.
- Acquired new applicants through improved conversion techniques such as email follow-up messages.
Assistant Executive
Economic Development Board (Research & Statistics Unit)
07.2018 - 04.2019
- Assist in conducting online surveys
- Check completeness of data from the survey forms
- Interpret survey data and follow up with companies for clarification if necessary
- Assist in manufacturing forecast of companies for every quarter
- Assist in the budgeting and forecast through the preparation of templates and loading of information.
- Maintained confidentiality with sensitive documents, ensuring proper storage and distribution as needed.
- Answered high volume of phone calls and email inquiries.
Receptionist Backfill
British American Tobacco Pte Ltd
03.2017 - 06.2017
- Sorting out the mails into different division and sort it into the various pigeon hole of the employees
- Receiving the mails that were sent by the various courier services
- Franking of the outgoing mails.
- Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information.
- Managed multiple tasks and met time-sensitive deadlines.
- Streamlined front desk operations for increased efficiency by effectively managing phone calls, emails, and walk-in clients.
- Maintained a well-organized reception area with updated materials, contributing to a welcoming environment for visitors.
- Demonstrated strong multitasking abilities while managing numerous tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines.
- Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
- Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients, and updated client records.
- Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
- Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
- Corresponded with clients through email, telephone, or postal mail.
- Provided clerical support to company employees by copying, faxing, and filing documents.
Temporary Surveyors
Integrated Health Information Systems (IHIS)
- Perform phone calls to various general practitioner and dental's clinics to remind them on the importance on completing the survey as the new health system would be implemented in the future, which is the National Electronic Health Records (NEHR) whereby the doctors can key the patients' health records into the system and allows other practitioner to have access to it, so the patients would not need to keep track of their health records personally as these would all be digitalized.
- Enhanced survey accuracy by diligently verifying measurements and calculations.
Daycare Centre Teacher
Accendo Learner's Hub
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Pick the students from their primary school and escort them back to the center
- Supervise, assist and coach them with their school homework
- Provided one - to - one supervision and tutoring of their school work and the enrichment materials provided by the centre.
- Enhanced student learning by incorporating hands-on activities and group projects in lesson plans.
- Monitored each student's educational progress with individualized charts and files.
- Boosted student engagement by utilizing diverse teaching strategies tailored to individual needs.
Temporary Admin Assistant
CEVA Logistics Singapore Pte Ltd
05.2016 - 10.2016
- Updating the database entries in their computer system
- Checking of the quantity requirements required for the specific shipment based on the client's requirement and the supplier's order
- Validating the information keyed into the system based on the shipment request form to ensure that the part number and quantity ordered was correctly entered into the system software
- Help to book shipment, create order and allocate the appropriate container number for the specific shipment using the MATRIX Software
- Guide and teach the newcomers on how to use the system software and help in the supervision of their work to see if they had done the work correctly
- Assist in printing of the shipment request form and attached it correctly to the respective invoice and packing list that were saved in the shared drive.
- Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and sales data.
- Sorted and distributed office mail and recorded incoming shipments for corporate records.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Supported executive staff through scheduling meetings, coordinating travel arrangements, and preparing crucial documents.
Internship
ProXES Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
03.2016 - 05.2016
- Assisted the Food Technologist in running trials to demonstrate the usage of their machinery for the clients
- Helped in the preparation of the ingredients that were required for the food trials demonstration
- Helped out during Food and Hotel Asia 2016 exhibition
- Attended to the enquiries of the general public that enquiry about their machinery during the Food and Hotel Asia 2016 exhibition
- Prepared materials required for the Food and Hotel Asia 2016 exhibition
- Assisted the colleagues in doing filing and administrative work.
- Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
Internship
Tan Tock Seng Nutrition & Dietetics Department
03.2015 - 06.2015
- Prepared edited presentation slides which was used for workshops conducted by various dietitians
- Serviced patients when they required assistance
- Collected past weight records of patients from various nursing homes that was required by the dietitian for nutrition assessment
- Educated the nurses on the appropriate portion of food to be given to the patients
- Demonstrated the way of addition of supplements into the food that was usually given to the patients.
- Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
- Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
Education
Bachelor with Honors of Food and Human Nutrition (Second class Honours, Upper Division) -
Newcastle University (Singapore Institute of Technology)
Singapore12.2018
Diploma in Food Science and Nutrition -
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)
Singapore12.2016
GCE 'O' Levels with 3 distinctions -
Chong Boon Secondary School
Singapore12.2012
Skills
- Mastered in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
- Being able to vocalize and convey my thoughts across to the people I'm working with and work well with the team
- Have a strong sense of interpersonal skills through my part time work being a receptionist and surveyors as I get to communicate with people from different department and various doctors respectively Gathering their opinions from what I learnt from them, it allows me to work better as a team
- Project Coordination
Product Development
- Invented Baked Salmon with Pumpkin Brown Rice, Sweet Potato cookies for various projects.
- Created Honey-glazed smoked barramundi for my final year project.
- Created sweet potato, pumpkin snow skin mooncakes which are lower in sugar and higher in dietary fiber content.
Activities
- Class Representative for Year 3 Semester 1 & 2.
- Module Representative for Microbiology for Food Science and Communication Skills
- Certificate of Participation, Joint Polytechnic Service-Learning Project: One Heart - 2014 & 2015
- Participated in Senior Citizen Party organized by International Friendship Club
- Performer for National Day Celebration 2014 of School of Chemical & Life Sciences Department
- Helped out for ProXES Asia Pacific In-house Seminar
- Helped out at SCL Open House 2015
Leadership And Teamwork
- Organized class gatherings and disseminate messages to my classmates when taken up the role as a class representative.
- Class Representative for Year 3 Semester 1 and Semester 2.
- Module Representative in Year 1 & 3.
- Youth leader at Social Health Growth.
- Guiding the newcomers/ interns on the required job scope at work.
Presentation Skill
- Gained presentation skill during project presentation of modules that were taken in Nanyang Polytechnic.
- Able to conduct science lessons and experiments for a group of six to eight students.
- Conduct presentations to external clients
Awards
Edusave Scholarship Awards - 2011 & 2012 Best in Subject- Food & Nutrition & Principle of Accounts- 2012 Best in Subject- Chinese Language - 2011
Volunteer Experience
Volunteered my service at One Heart 2014 & 2015 event, Beyond Social Service organization and Social Health Growth in 2019 and 2020.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Management Executive
St Electronics (Executive at Health Promotion Board)
04.2019 - Current
Assistant Executive
Economic Development Board (Research & Statistics Unit)
07.2018 - 04.2019
Daycare Centre Teacher
Accendo Learner's Hub
08.2017 - 03.2018
Receptionist Backfill
British American Tobacco Pte Ltd
03.2017 - 06.2017
Temporary Admin Assistant
CEVA Logistics Singapore Pte Ltd
05.2016 - 10.2016
Internship
ProXES Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
03.2016 - 05.2016
Internship
Tan Tock Seng Nutrition & Dietetics Department
03.2015 - 06.2015
Temporary Surveyors
Integrated Health Information Systems (IHIS)
Bachelor with Honors of Food and Human Nutrition (Second class Honours, Upper Division) -
Newcastle University (Singapore Institute of Technology)
Diploma in Food Science and Nutrition -
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)
GCE 'O' Levels with 3 distinctions -
Chong Boon Secondary School
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