Job Description

For over 170 years, Leica Microsystems has helped shape the future by developing groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. As a global leader, we\xe2\x80\x99re driven by continuous improvement to excite our customers and to create the best work environment for our people. Customer focus, innovation, and teamwork are at the core of our culture and the foundation of our success.

Want to be part of a company whose products are part of cutting-edge research around the world? Join Leica Microsystems in our commitment for brilliant solutions and insight.

Leica Microsystems is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

We currently offer the following position in our office in Singapore which will be hybrid.

Overview

This position is located in Singapore and reports to VP, Japan Asia Pacific Commercial. The incumbent manages the overall organization with the objective of expanding the business, ensuring sustainable growth and profitability through value-added, innovative sales and marketing activities within budgetary and resource constraints.

Your Responsibilities

STRATEGY

• Develop and implement strategies in order to ensure achievement of the SU strategic goals and financial targets
• Define specific market strategy for local markets in SEA & Taiwan (SEAT). Closely monitor the market evolution as well as the results and the market share of major local competitors.
• Develop, present, and execute short-term and long-term business plans designed to ensure the growth of the business, market share and profitability.

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE

• Develop and implement a best fit structure and organization including a strategic distribution network for SEAT in order to optimize the available resources
• Review the organization structure and make changes where necessary to ensure that product offerings are responsive to market-specific and worldwide product requirements.

MARKETING AND PROMOTION

• Develop market definition positioning in markets, marketing mix, pricing policies and communication concepts in order to achieve sales targets and profit objectives

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Monitor closely the business performance by BU in order to ensure achievement of the financial targets.
• Define the yearly budget, follow up the business evolution and provide business forecast on a regularly basis.

PROCESSES

• Implement logical and transparent processes in order to allow for efficient and effective use of manpower and financial resources and support all ISO/QA as well GDPMDS procedures to maintain certification and improve effectiveness and efficiency of internal processes

COMMUNICATION

• Ensure a regular and consistent top-down and bottom-up communication in order to allow employees at all levels to act along the same lines and directions and to be fully empowered
• Coordinate the activities of cross segment sales organization with an emphasis on profitable market growth.

PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

• Motivate people through performance management, compensation and incentives and developmental activities in order to retain and attract the best people and to secure succession within the organization.
• Develop a strong management team approach to problem solving, issue resolution, business strategy planning, market opportunities, and human resource evaluation.

BUDGET AND COST CONTROL

• Coordinate the budget process in order to achieve a set of agreed targets

OTHERS

• Compliance to regulatory, international and company\xe2\x80\x99s EHS requirement

Our Expectations

• Degree with 15 years Business Management experience of which 5 years as Head of Organization, having P&L responsibilities.
• Languages: Fluent English, spoken and written. Frequent communication with English speaking Regional and Global leaders is required on the job

What we Offer

• Equal pay is a given for us.
• Learn all there is about Kaizen, PSP\'s and Muda as part of our Danaher Business System (DBS) trainings - if you believe in
• continuous improvement like us

At Leica Microsystems we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Leica Microsystems can provide.

Get More Insight

Learn more about what we do and who we are by watching our company video \xe2\x80\x9cWe Are Leica\xe2\x80\x9d:

Are you interested to discover new opportunities in an innovative, team-oriented environment?

Do apply online - we are looking forward to your application!

When you join us, you\xe2\x80\x99ll also be joining Danaher\xe2\x80\x99s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you\xe2\x80\x99ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful tools and the stability of a tested organization.

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