Director & GM CMIT ASEAN & ANZ
UL Solutions
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Own the regional growth strategy based in depth understanding of local industry dynamics of IT, Medical and consumer electronics, in alignment with global Industry leaders. Provide input to Long Range Plan and execute global strategy with locally relevant initiatives.
- Maintain in depth understanding of regional COU industry related dynamics
- Establish relevant contacts with key customers, potential global key technology giants and develop a commercial partnership strategy.
- Responsible for Regional Customer Operating Unit P&L
- Manage financial forecasting and achieving yearly budget
- Grow market share and customer base
- Leading a team of about 80 staffs, ensure teams collaborate and have the right processes and tools to best serve customers
- Oversee daily operations within region to accomplish operating goals, including budgeting, capacity planning , financial objectives, sales, operations and employee engagement.
- Execute new initiatives and investment plans
- Own productivity improvement plans
- Own regional NPS improvement action plans
- Champion an engaged, inclusive and attractive work environment for UL employees with a winning culture. Ensure the right talent is in place to support the needs of the business
- Attend CMIT COU Leadership Meetings, present business plan and strategy
- Incorporate Board and Leadership feedback on strategy and actions
- Build relationships with Regional leadership, corporate support functions and other COU regional leaders
- Interact with key customers and other stakeholders across the region
- Attend industry events and network with customers and key stakeholders
- Engage in “deep dives” with big and complex customers
- Two direct reports within Regional Leadership Team including Sales and Operations
- Understand the unique strengths and developmental areas of direct reports and the team
- Establishes opportunities for growth to enhance career journey
- Reports to global CMIT COU GM
- Business and financial acumen
- Strategic thinking
- Understanding of key Sales and Operations processes
- Technological savvy - impact of technology on UL, product/service, and customers
- Ability to execute (e.g., going beyond the talk to making something happen)
- Excellent communication and networking skills
- Leading a P&L
- Experience with complex customer interactions, products, and services
- Track record of building strong multi-functional teams
- Regional experience (culture, market, business practices, etc.)
- Experience implementing significant organizational changes
- Plays to win and drives teams to excel
- Visionary, strategic thinker who leads the change in the market
- Engaging, building a culture of trust, inspiration, drive and growth
- Skilled at identifying both disruptive and sustaining innovations
- Able to partner and lead partnership across regional, matrixed, and cross-functional divisions/teams
- Able to evaluate risk effectively and move forward quickly
- Leads by example
- Able to engage employees across all levels and backgrounds
- Able to adapt and serve as change agent
- Demonstrates UL's Critical Behaviors for Success and Leadership Skills (high-performance culture, self-awareness, collegiality and teamwork, and intellectual curiosity)
- 30% - Customer/stakeholder interactions
- 20% - Strategy development
- 30%- daily operation and finance
- 20% - UL stakeholders (Business Transformation, Sales Segment…)
- Inability to drive results
- Inability to think strategically across a complex enterprise
- Ineffective at driving or adapting to change
- Limited global experience
- Putting own interests ahead of others'
- Inability to build trust across the enterprise