Total 30 job vacancies by Basf South East Asia Pte. Ltd.

About The Role

Lead the development and execution globally, maximizing value creation by steering the product value chain from production to customers considering the aroma ingredient market developments.

How You Will Do It

• Support the development of strategy and business execution of investment projects, negotiate and implement co-manufacturing contracts.
• Lead cross-functional teams & projects, collaborate closely with operations, supply chain, sales, technology, quality, regulatory and controlling functions.
• Drive portfolio management that covers product positioning, sources of differentiation, portfolio optimization, evaluation of (process-) innovation projects from a market-oriented perspective, pro-active product lifecycle management and business ownership for product carbon footprints.
• Coordinate product related competitive intelligence with systematic build-up, maintenance and evaluation of market and competitor knowledge as foundation for optimized and strategic steering of the portfolio, including e.g., cost benchmarks.
• Drive pricing excellence with responsibility for global overview on product price development and active price and margin steering by defining global limit pricing, considering regional differences to optimize global value generation, and support long-term contract negotiations of Global Key Account and Multinational customers.
• Drive business continuity management.

What We Look For

• Minimum degree in Business Administration or other related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
• Good negotiation skills and conversational expertise
• Able to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

About The Role

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Regulatory Manager for our team in the APAC region. This role will focus on monitoring, overseeing and ensuring compliance of our Performance Chemicals product portfolio with existing and emerging chemical legislations as well as related application-specific regulations in countries across Asia Pacific. Efficient and effective coordination and communication of regulatory activities with global product stewardship & regulatory, regional regulatory experts and regional as well as global product management, including, e.g., early warning in case of regulatory threats and support in substance notification-related or other regulatory-driven topics, are of key importance for the role.

How You Will Do It

• Monitor and stay up to date on the latest chemical legislations, regulatory requirements, guidelines and standards related to chemical compliance in Asia-Pacific via collaboration with country experts, the global regulatory network and by self-driven research.
• Be the go-to person and coordinator for questions and processes related to relevant inventory-based as well as REACH-like regulations and Only Representative setups.
• Develop and implement strategies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including the establishment of internal processes and procedures. Closely collaborate within the global regulatory team to align regional practices with global strategies and initiatives.
• Conduct initial risk assessments to evaluate the impact of regulatory developments on the Performance Chemicals portfolio, facilitating further analyses by, e.g., product stewardship or product management.
• Provide proactive guidance, support and training to internal stakeholders, including product stewardship & regulatory team members, product and business management as well as production and research on regulatory matters and requirements.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities, industry associations, and external consultants to address regulatory issues and stay informed of any changes or updates.
• Utilize regulatory data evaluation and maintenance tools, including SAP, to effectively manage and organize regulatory information.

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental sciences, toxicology or related sciences
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in regulatory, product stewardship or related field within chemical or oil & lubricants industry.
• Knowledge of chemical, product safety- and sustainability-related regulations/legislations in the Asia Pacific region
• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to interpret and apply complex regulations and guidelines.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to work collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced, global environment.
• SAP knowledge as well as skills and openness towards digital solutions are an advantage.

About The Role

We are looking for a dynamic Head of Product Management who will be responsible for leading the regional product managers in Asia Pacific to meet the financial and strategic objectives of the Plastic Additives business. This position is also responsible for regional product management of the Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers (HALS) product line. The role will focus on developing and continuously improving common business processes and rules used in Asia Pacific and harmonize both with global business functions.

How You Will Do It

Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing regional product management team, fostering a culture of accountability, entrepreneurship, and continuous improvement.
• Member of EVP regional Business Leadership Team and first escalation point for Regional Product Managers.

Strategy
• Develop and implement regional product strategies that align with the overall business goals and market needs.
• Lead the product management team in identifying growth opportunities, setting priorities, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

Financial performance
• Establish financial targets for product lines together with global product management and monitor performance against these targets, ensuring accountability across teams.
• Conduct regular financial and market analysis, including pricing strategies, cost management, and profitability assessments, to drive decisions that enhance financial performance.

Market intelligence and supply network optimization
• Oversee market research and competitive analysis to identify and address market trends, customer needs, and potential opportunities and threats.
• Drive third party sourcing from suppliers, tollers and co-producers in alignment with relevant stakeholders. Responsible for regional demand/supply balancing and volume allocations in case of shortages.

Portfolio management
• Optimize product portfolio, manage business continuity and ensure product compliance with regulatory requirements across Asia. Decide product specification, drive resolution of quality issues and approve raw material suppliers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive innovation that meets the strategic and financial targets of the business. Responsible for regional business cases for new product developments and making recommendations to start/continue/stop product developments.

Collaboration
• Work closely with global product management, sales, marketing, supply chain, operations, procurement, controlling, quality management and product stewardship & regulatory teams to ensure cohesive strategies that support financial and strategic objectives.
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages input and engagement from all relevant stakeholders.

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in chemistry, engineering or business-related field
• Minimum 5 years business experience within both upstream and downstream chemical industry, ideally across various functions such as marketing, sales, product management, R&D, production, controlling
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking skills. Demonstrated business acumen and ability to make timely, data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Proven leadership experience including but not limited to project management or change management initiatives, with a focus on developing and motivating teams to achieve results.
• Strong understanding of market dynamics, customer needs, and competitive landscapes in both upstream and downstream chemical industry.
• Strong project and change management skills are a plus
• Experience in plastic industries or additive industries is a plus
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and open mindset.

About The Role

We are looking for a dynamic Business Management TPU Manager to manage the segment marketing for Cables and Wires in the Asia Pacific region. The role will focus on defining and implementing marketing plans with comprehensive go-to-market strategies and tactics for key customer segments, driving and executing segment marketing strategy. You will be accountable for the segment end to end and manage the interfaces between groups, developing a strategic plan for business and market share growth.

How You Will Do It

Individual Accountabilities
• Manage segment Business Management's (BM’s) financial performance
• Drive growth through the development and implementation of BM strategy, and its relevant segment roadmaps (both tied to Strategic Business Unit (SBU))
• Develop a thorough understanding and articulation of the assigned market opportunity including market share, the competitive set, unique differentiators, and customer/target needs
• Prioritize commercial and technical projects
• Support sales forecasting, regional pricing strategies implementation, and owns product allocation to customer within the region
• Manage translation of market and customer needs into new products/applications and identification of pilot customers
• Monitor marketing performance and optimizes efforts based on data, insights, and market knowledge as reported and provided by Marketing insight team
• Develop segment pricing strategies and provides segment-specific price guidance to commercial management
• Develop product launch and sales kits: follow agreed upon launch method for fast, efficient new product introduction
• Drive segment’s key technical and commercial evaluations and key business topics via intra-regional Segment Communities

Key Shared Accountabilities

• Prioritize customer support activities based on agreed segmentation and service levels
• Translation of technical and commercial customer needs into solutions
• Coordinate product launch activities
• Define product portfolio for the segment
• Contribute to global and regional SBU strategy development and implementation

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Chemical Engineering or Engineering Technology or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Sales, Marketing or Product Management
• Good knowledge and experience of Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) required
• Highly skilled in formulating market strategies and go-to-market approaches.
• Experience in translating market and customer needs into new products/applications and identification of pilot customers.
• Experience in developing segment pricing strategies and providing segment-specific price guidance to commercial management.
• Experience in developing product launch and sales kits
• Effective communication skills and ability to work well across functions internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel PowerPoint)
• Flexible to travel within Asia Pacific

About The Role

• Full P&L responsibility for the Vitamins & Carotenoids Product Platform in Human Nutrition APAC
• Beyond P&L, responsible to drive, further develop and fulfill operational, sustainability, and reliability targets in Sales of Human Nutrition for Vitamins and Carotenoids
• Develop the organization in line with our business strategy for Human Nutrition
• Disciplinary Leadership and management of sales professionals and technical service in daily operations along all steps of the sales process

How You Will Do It

Strategy development:

• Develop and implement the regional go-to-market and account strategies in line with the business strategy; ensure account plans are fully executed with all internal and external stakeholders
• Represent the region in the strategic dialogue with the Global Business Unit (GBU) to develop future strategic options
• Understanding and reporting of market trends
• Focus on implementing regional customer portfolio strategy
• Further development and management of our local distribution strategy

Sales management:

• Optimize sales turnovers in line with business strategy, improve profitability and identify areas of improvement by analyzing and benchmarking the regional business internally and externally, steering the business team, assessing new opportunities, establishing key account concepts and recommending exiting from unprofitable businesses
• Drive for volume growth via hunting in key markets for key products in line with business strategy. Optimize business for maximum efficiency per sales channel.
• Direct the development and maintenance of operational forecasts regarding volumes, market share, financial requirements and human resources needs and monitor projected effect

Customer Management:

• Strengthen and cultivate high level relationships with key existing and potential customers/ distributors
• Key contact for problem escalation and resolution with customers and internal stakeholders
• Mange regional Distribution Network
• New Business Development and opportunity pipeline management short- to long-term

Annual Business Planning:

• Direct and realize the annual operational (budgeting) & middle-&-long term strategic planning of the regional business by setting sales volume, selling price and profitability targets per through negotiation and coordinating the relevant business activities with supply and sales organizations.

What We Look For

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business management, Human Nutrition or other related studies.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Marketing and Sales with broad knowledge in business operations in direct or virtual team management.
• Minimum 2 years of leadership experience

About The Role

We are looking for a passionate Production Technician to join our team in Jurong Island, Singapore. This role will focus on supporting the day team operations of the antioxidants manufacturing plant and ensure compliance to all production, EHS and quality standards in accordance with local and company’s regulations and SOPs. You will be responsible to support Day Shift Leader/Production Manager on special tasks and improvement projects.

How You Will Do It

Good knowledge of Blending, Compacting, tank farm, packaging, and utility section to fulfill the responsibilities as follows:

• Operate Tank Farm, Compactor/ Blending and Packing Lines in accordance with the laid down procedures and as instructed by Day Shift Production Manager or his assigned Deputy
• Supervise other leasing staff in ensuring packaging and tank farm operations are executed in a safe and correct manner and in line with quality expectations
• Ensure correct day shift hand over of ongoing activities, liaise and communicate with the rotating shift teams and logistics team as needed to facilitate smooth execution of tank farm operations and packaging operations
• Maintain high level housekeeping of the units and surrounding areas, keeping tank farm and the packaging line areas safe and clean as well as assisting with site waste management concept for disposal
• Ensure temporary equipment charges, process documentation and software changes etc. are properly recorded.
• In case of emergency, to perform the activities of a firefighting brigade member after shutting down the plant safely as per the emergency shutdown procedure.
• Troubleshoot where required, initiates corrective measures in concurrence with day supervisor and maintain proper documentation trail with temporary equipment change
• Report all accident, injury, near miss, unsafe conditions and behaviour promptly to immediate supervisor so that remedial action can be taken to eliminate risks.
• Ensure to adhere to safety protocols. This includes keeping up to date with EHS risk assessments and using PPE as stipulated for the job.

What We Look For

• O-levels/A-levels, NITEC or Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an automated chemical process plant or packaging line in a similar role.
• Familiarity with both Panel (DCS) and field operations for blending, tank farm and packaging
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office programs and use of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and SAP PM module for creating documents such as delivery notes, scanning of raw material and finished products.
• Able to work in Jurong Island.
• Able to work on shift if required.

Objectives of the Position

Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operational product management within the product portfolio. Ensure operational excellence is achieved within the assigned business area, closing gaps between business management and functional units.

Main Tasks

Operational Excellence - day to day

• Accountable for company standards in organization and product compliance.
• Training for key stakeholders on standards, formulations, packaging.
• Active portfolio management to reduce formulation complexity & managing the rationalization of the segment product according to the strategy.
• Continuous value optimization striving efficiency and cost optimization in existing operations processes
• Defining and coordinating business models and packaging concepts for products in the respective segment portfolio.

Product Launch Excellence - Operational Readiness Manager for all launches

• Launch coordination across several functions such as: master data, supply chain, packaging and labeling, regulatory, quality assurance and product launch related operations.
• Definition and supply coordination of the product and packaging.
• Know how transfer across the regions, lead the Product Launch processes.
• Accountable for on-time product launches.

Master data Manager for Segment products from all involved regional manufacturing sites

• Accountable for the appropriate Master Data set-up and Consistency through all documents.
• Manages the overall operations launch process and provides process technology support for formulated products manufactured in-house and in contract manufacturing facilities.
• Overall management and ownership of the Operations Launch Process (ORT) .
• Supports site selection and startup of new products.
• Technology resource for startup operations and troubleshooting for assigned products.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree of Engineering, Scientific Discipline or other related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing setting, logistic or other related filed.
• Understanding of Marketing/Sales concepts and strategy
• Project Management in interdisciplinary and international teams
• Experience with ERP and/or SAP Software Systems
• Critical and strategic thinking skills. Str technical and interpersonal skills

Objectives of the position:

Lead Digital Marketing Strategy & Governance by driving a consistent global strategy for digital marketing and enablement. Lead digital product ownership and oversee the global rollout for websites, landing pages, forms, and portals.

Main Tasks:

• Establish uniform global strategy for digital marketing and enablement using Marketing Cloud and Content Management system (CMS).
• Implement marketing automation, inbound marketing, lead nurturing, and website development. Oversee Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) implementation and ensure brand compliance across all platforms.
• Stay on top of digital marketing trends to foster a continuous improvement mindset and meet the needs of our business and customers.
• Collaborate with Global Process Owner supporting digital marketing process improvement.
• Define KPIs and ensure digital marketing solutions align with business objectives.
• Lead the development and implement digital marketing solutions and tools to enable these business processes.
• Manage roadmaps, budgets, timelines, and priorities and issues resolution for both Marketing Cloud and CMS (public websites) tools and platforms.
• Oversee the global rollout of CMS for websites, landing pages, forms, and portals.
• Continue the expansion of Marketing Cloud into new countries and increase capabilities of the solution.
• Lead a team of developers, designers, and other project stakeholders. Ensure data integration with portals and proper tagging for marketing campaign tracking.
• Communicate project status and deliverables to key stakeholders across the organization.
• Collaborate with marketing leadership, regional and country implementation teams, and technical teams to ensure business value.
• Collaborate with other product and process owners and stakeholders to ensure integration and maximize value across digital products.
• Support seamless integration of digital products for unified user experience.

Requirements:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in agriculture/ business or related field
• Minimum 8 years of experience in managing complex projects across regions
• Experience in project management / agile project management is a plus
• Hands-on experience in sales or marketing in a country operational setup is preferred
• Demonstrated experience in creating targeted communications, measures and activities
• Demonstrated ability to transform complexity into actionable plans and deliver project in line with stakeholder expectations
• Effective change management as a pioneering influencer and strong change agent

Objectives of the Position

Manage globally the main group of Niche Antioxidants, ensuring strategic alignment and profitability maximization.

Responsibilities

1. Price management

• Develop global price guidelines & landed cost development forecast.
• Provide global limit and regional base price. Approve deviations from set limits.
• Ensure profitability, volume and value growth according to the budget and long-term strategic plan.

2. Global optimization of cost of supply

• Define and optimize global product strategy (make to stock or make to order)
• Allocate and manage volumes in shortage periods as well as products under declaration of “force majeure”
• Monitor asset utilization and drive inventory optimization for assigned product group.
• Define global co-manufacturing (make-or-buy) and tolling strategy for defined product range. Interact with tollers.
• Manage product transitions from one site to another
• Support restructuring and investment projects for defined product range

3. Product portfolio management

• Analyze the respective portfolio, coordinate, and initiate required actions, e.g., pruning.
• Assure compliance (liaise with product stewardship and regulatory (PS&R)) and quality for the product portfolio (in framework of Non-Conformance Management (NCM) and Management of Change (MOC) process)
• Ensure consistent business case development of innovation projects.
• Develop positioning of new products in line with the global portfolio strategy and re/position existing products in the portfolio. Approve product market introduction (with input from industry segments)
• Define competitive positioning of current and new products in the portfolio.
• Assure the product availability for the launch preparation of a new product.

4. Strategic Business Unit (SBU) strategy development

• Develop, implement and monitor the respective main-group / product strategies in line with global SBU strategy. Define corrective measures where required.
• Guide and challenge key account managers in development of customer strategies
• Support strategic projects in terms of commercial evaluation

5. Functionally drive all portfolio related topics into the regional product management organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Chemistry, Material Science, or Business Management.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in marketing, product management, supply chain, sales, R&D, or production.
• Experienced in annual budget planning and financial control
• Demonstrated leadership without functional or disciplinary responsibility.
• Strong analytical skill, project management, technical and commercial background, preferably from polymer and/or plastic additives industry is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, a good team player who is able to interact in a multicultural and multi-functional environment.

Objectives of the Position

• Financial Controller and sub-regional Supply Planner for our Agricultural Solutions Asia Pacific South East Asia (SEA) sub-region.
• Act as advisor, challenger and business partner to the business unit Business Area Director (BAD), Local Business Managers (LBM) and the local management teams in all matters of financial relevance and daily business steering.
• Leader for the Agricultural Solutions Controlling and Business Planning team in SEA, consisting of Country Controllers and Operational Business / Supply Planners.
• Drive, initiate and/or participate in sub-regional projects & initiatives to overall advance the sub-region.

Main Tasks

1. Monthly Financial Forecasting and Business AnalysisReview and finalization of sales forecast
   Analyze business with respect to sales and key performance indicators
   Proactively suggest/recommend actions helping management to take decisions to steer the business as per strategic goals
   
2. Budgeting & Strategic PlanningDrive and coordinate the sub-regional budget and operational planning process
   Ensure compliance of regional/global guidance with respect to budgeting key elements
   
3. Pricing & Rebate ManagementSupport Country Management in steering rebate schemes and act as partner to sales & marketing functions to drive decisions
   Challenge countries on pricing and rebate implementation to drive achieving Market Performance
   Support SEA commercial excellence in implementing effective commercial policies in all countries
   
4. Risk ManagementEnsure overall compliance of the sub-region with corporate policies and objectives
   Enable robust business processes from compliance perspective
   
5. Financial Business SupportMonitor and drive monthly communication (via telecon) across organization on strategic KPIs
   Support value-based decision making throughout the organization targeting sustainable optimization of absolute Market Performance
   
6. Project SupportKey support for Regional and Global projects via coordinating with key stakeholders in BU and Functions for proper alignment and implementation
   Oversee implementation of local country controlling projects
   
7. Supply chain supportRegular supervise BU supply and demand reconciliations for effective implementation in sub-region
   Active steering of supply issues to ensure optimum business outcomes
   Non-Conformance Management (NCM) Management & Reporting
   
8. Team leadershipOperational; Functional manager for country business planners
   Develop team capabilities
   Drive priorities such as people development, talent management, Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)
   

Requirements

• Minimum degree in Finance / Accounting / Business
• Chartered accountant certification is an added advantage
• At least 8 years of professional experience in the area of Controlling or Supply Chain
• Advanced finance and accounting knowledge and experience, proficiency in interpretation and analysis of financial reports
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving skills
• Proficient with MS Office applications, dashboarding

Objectives of the Position

• Maintain production facilities and utilities, reducing Unplanned Loss (UL), and Scheduled Loss (SL) as per Site targets for plant availability at optimized maintenance cost.
• Manage Planning & scheduling and Maintenance programs for rotating and static equipment.
• Lead Small CAPEX, Management of Change (MOC) & improvement projects.
• Lead Bad Actor Management Program & perform Reliability Analysis and Root Cause Analysis.
• Technical Expert for Mechanical Discipline

Responsibilities

• Maintain production plant and utilities equipment to satisfactory levels, meeting the desired plant performance and availability targets.
• Responsible to lead Preventive Maintenance (PM), Corrective Repairs and Condition Monitoring programs for rotating and static equipment, with a Reliability-centered Maintenance mindset.
• Lead planning, scheduling and execution activities of routine maintenance, annual turnarounds, and statutory inspections
• Review bad actor management program through Reliability Analysis and Root Cause Failure Analysis
• Review periodically the RBM (Risk Based Maintenance) system for the plant.
• Manage spare part availability, optimizing Inventory levels and monitoring to ensuring the team replenishes spare parts for mechanical equipment and piping.
• Administer training & development for in-house contractors and mechanical maintenance team.
• Co-ordinate with vendors & contractors for maintenance, shutdown and small CAPEX projects.
• Execute annual contractor performance review/ management system and review of maintenance contracts for parts/ service for renewal exercises.
• Initiate, collaborate, support or execution of minor plant modification, de-bottlenecking and improvement works.
• Site Technical Expert for Mechanical Discipline providing inputs to process, projects and supporting any commissioning, start-up activities.
• Align work processes to BASF Corporate Guidelines and functionally responsibility to upkeep discipline related documentation for ISO or Responsible Care Audits.
• Fulfil the following EHS responsibilities:

1. Manage work instructions and maintenance planning to the interests of occupational safety, health and environmental protection.
2. Provide clarity regarding hazards and control measures in Permit-to-Work (PTW), Risk Assessment (RA) & Work Instructions to contractors and the team.
3. Conduct & maintain routine safety walks, safety engagement briefing, appropriate safety induction training, risk assessment reviews and statutory requirements.
4. Ensure that any Plant changes/ modifications are carried out in accordance with the Management of Change procedures.
   

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• At least 5 years’ experience in Chemical or related industries i.e., Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical
• Adept at Maintenance, Utilities & Turnaround Management, working with SAP R3 system on Preventive, Corrective Maintenance
• Sound knowledge and experience in maintenance, repair & troubleshooting of various types of rotating equipment, static equipment, and packaged equipment.
• Good knowledge on maintenance of pumps, agitator seals, heat exchangers, air compressors, cooling towers, and process chillers.
• Knowledge on specialized equipment would be given preference such as Centrifuge, Vacuum Drier, Compactors, Steam Jets, Liquid ring Vacuum pumps, Dry Vacuum pumps, Belt Filters, Non-steel vessels & equipment.
• Familiar with inspection activities such as Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Visual Inspection, Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and American Petroleum Institute (API) inspection programs.
• Some experience in startup/commissioning of downstream process plants.
• Familiar with purchasing processes, bid specifications, technical bid evaluation.
• Keen interest in digitalization of work processes.
• Knowledge in mechanical integrity aspect of process safety management.
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office programs, MS Project, SAP R3
• Excellent communication skills with a focus on team building, problem-solving, and conflict resolution.
• Able to work at Jurong Island

Objectives of the Position

We are looking for an experienced digital manager with a strong project and portfolio management skills, technical enterprise architecture and vendor management background, to continuously optimize IT landscape of BASF Agricultural Solutions Asia team. In charge of mapping out consolidated business needs, capabilities into global IT portfolio and define region-specific portfolio roadmap to constantly optimize IT total cost of ownership. You will be an integral part of regional digital excellence unit in Agricultural Solutions Asia, and at the same time reporting functionally to the Head of Global Agricultural Solutions IT Portfolio Group.

Main Tasks

• Manage existing vendors to ensure smooth and optimized service level delivery, working closely with procurement and contract management team.
• Accountable for all Agricultural Solutions Asia IT & Digital solutions (also referred to as digital product family), with respect to strategic development, business outcomes & budgeting, in full alignment with regional business needs
• Prepare, define & position business-driven, forward-thinking and compliant regional Digital solution roadmap (also referred to as digital product family roadmap) as an integral part of global roadmap, collaborating closely with Enterprise Architect team.
• Responsible for business partnership, demand management & prioritization prior to Digital investment portfolio board prioritization, manage & steer project approval process in the region, with full global alignmen
• Responsible for steering and leading a community practice of digital product owners in Asia, disseminating best practices, use digital as enabler to drive efficiencies and synergies across countries
• Provide an overview of existing digital solutions within the team and maintain the life cycle of the solutions with quantifiable KPIs of progress and business impact (in collaboration with defined digital product owners)

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science / or Business Technology related discipline
• Minimum 10 years professional experience in related field.
• IT enterprise & data architecture design spanning multiple platforms.
• Platform implementation, and enterprise-grade data management practices (technical security, data governance and compliance practices)
• Agile methodology & scrum & devops approach in MNC setup, has prior experience as a ‘Scrum Master’, ‘product owner’ or ‘developer’
• Proficient with Data processing technologies, provisioning data services using Microsoft data management-related products, Azure cloud infrastructure ((Excel, Power Query, Power BI, Synapse, SQL, etc)
• Experience in the agriculture / agronomics industry or other B2C business would be a plus.
• Familiar in full stack development (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python), use of serverless technologies, containers, automated deployment tools, code repository / testing tools like GitHub or Microsoft DevOps Toolset
• Additionally preferred: Cloud certification e.g. Azure cloud components, Agile / Scrum certifications
• Digitally-savvy, innovative, highly passionate on new technology offerings, highly perceptive of what’s new in the technology space and its relevance to bring business value
• Demonstrate a continuous learning, continuous improvement mindset.

Objectives of the Position

Responsible to partner with the business to assist with driving implementation of regional / global projects, coordinating team activities and implementing communities. Involved to conduct business research, analysis of industry trends and development.

Main Tasks

• Supports senior management by coordinating team activities and implementing communities.
• Assist in steering and driving the implementation of regional projects and global projects.
• Establish information sharing platform to further drive marketing excellence.
• Acquire more business acumen through research, and analysis of industry trends and developments.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business management (MBA) or other related field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in similar roles.
• Proven track record of delivering end-to-end transformation initiatives.
• Excellent verbal communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to effectively lead and deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
• Good communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Objectives of the Position

To provide administrative and secretarial support to the Sr. Vice President, Agricultural Solutions with the aim to facilitate the operations and coordinate people interactions.

Ensuring all assigned duties are carried out in a timely, efficient & organized way. Provide high quality assistance in all administrative duties.

Main Tasks:

Scheduling and Travel Management

• Maintain the meeting agendas and team calendars; exercise personal judgment to prioritize or suggest schedules for meetings, conferences, travel etc
• Organize business travels for including hotel reservations, ticketing, travel document application, visa applications etc

Logistics Support for business meetings

• Prepare meetings, workshops, conferences etc. by providing logistics services (e.g. venue selection, invitations, agenda, participants’ confirmations, hotel reservations, catering), including assistance in preparing meeting materials and support to overseas visitors on administrative matters.

Correspondences & Information Handling

• Prepare correspondences on contracts, agreement and monitor on documentation signatory.
• Manage on documentation and dispatch via local or overseas delivery in timely manner.
• Collect, summarize and compile relevant business data into reports. i.e., quarterly expenditure in respective cost center against the company finance department allocation within BU.
• Handle confidential information, files, materials to ensure information security.

Office and Administrative Support

• Provide prompt assistance and full administrative support to the business leader for daily activities,
• Organize and expedite flow of work through supervisor's office and initiates follow-up action as instructed.
• Exercise judgment and demonstrate tact to greet and screen visitors and calls at all levels within the organization, industry, and community with great frequency of senior-level internal and external business contacts.
• Prepare and submit travel expense for Business leader supported. Perform verification on personnel expenses prior submission for superior approval.
• Prepare and submit claims on home leave, medical expenses, and business travel information required by auditors.
• Perform delegated duties from supervisor on general system access approval during their absence.
• Handle and monitor external/non-trade invoices, billing set-up are in accord manner. (Creation on vendor form, verification on invoices & contract)
• Support on system and office setup, organization orientation to new hires (i.e. system application, general admin equipment requisition, general admin, name cards, corporate credit card, blackberry, company policies on BU’s admin guidelines and intranet navigation, check schedules of team leads for induction).
• Requisite and purchase of office supplies, equipment, furniture through admin department for supporting teams.
• Collect and distribute postal mails for supported teams.
• Serve as minute taker for selected meetings as required.

Other responsibilities (General)

• Maintain contact details and organization chart of all functional team across the region.
• Organizing team building activities and event coordination support for the business
• Maintain office environment to be user friendly, safe and in proper order.
• Perform other adhoc tasks and responsibilities.

Requirements:

• Minimum Private Secretary's Diploma/ Diploma in Business Admin
• 5 years of working experience in a complex and matrix organization with multiple reporting lines
• Team player with strong personal and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft office applications
• Resourceful and able to work independently.

Objectives of the Position

• Identify improvement areas in business ranging from growth, organizational development, and efficiency projects to acquisition and divestment.

Main Tasks:

Lead internal consulting strategic projects in the fields of:

• Innovation & Growth: Driving innovative business modeling
• Organizational Excellence: Optimizing and redefining organizational structures and processes to support strategy and business model implementation.
• Change Management: Planning, developing, and implementing change initiatives. Work with functional leaders to evaluate value realization of change initiatives.
• Mergers & Acquisitions / Carve Out: Managing assessment of feasibility, benefits, and risk analysis of M&A / divestment; model options.
• Develop new business models with financial impact analysis.
• Implementing Process Improvements to streamline workflows, enhancing efficiency, and optimizing resource allocation.
• Conduct market research: Gathering data and analyzing market trends to support decision-making, Develop navigation strategies for disruptive trends and technologies.
• Conduct data analysis and provide insights to inform business decisions, ensuring effective use of data and analytics to drive business value.

Requirements:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business management (MBA) or other related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in similar roles or consultancy firms
• Proven track record of delivering end-to-end transformation initiatives.
• Ability to speak more than one language.
• Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to effectively lead and deliver multiple projects simultaneously.