Regional Head of Supply Chain Management, Apac

**Primary Purpose**

The Regional Head of Supply Chain Management (AP) is part of the global Supply Chain Leadership Team and responsible for regional execution excellence and driving global improvement and integration. He/she is responsible for regional alignment with global procedures and structures and act as change agent within the region to support overall Supply Chain transformation. Main goals (globally shared) are improvement reliability of customer delivery, reduction of SC costs and NWC and increased ability to adapt to changed business requirements. The role is responsible to improve organisation and people capabilities in the region as well as providing sufficient up to date external knowledge. Compliance with global and regional Olympus’ policies and procedures is a precondition.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Lead all aspects of regional supply chain activities (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Service)
- Ensure operational supply chain excellence and compliance with actual global trade regulations
- Drive regional integration of supply chain based on global supply chain operating model, processes and structures
- Orchestrate regional cross-functional processes and organisation with strong focus on reliability & costs
- Drive supply chain initiatives that enable speed, flexibility, and agility to deliver profitable top-line growth and gross margin percentage improvement
- Structure the regional Supply Chain organization, implement global governance policies, structures and standards to meet business goals and customer needs
- Provide leadership direction and coaching to develop a high performance team with succession plans
- Enable improved connectivity between plant operations, supply chain planning and distribution team
- Contributing to sales and customer satisfaction by ensuring reliable supply of products
- Ensure sufficient supply chain risk management and avoidance, e.g. in strong collaboration with operational compliance and global risk management
- Actively lead measures to ensure innovative work environment, support actions to develop talents and ensure empowerment of people in global SC organisation
- Actively contribute to the global SC transformation and global SC operation. Translate global requirements and big picture into the regions for further roll-out.
- Lead at least 1 global topic for SCM, e.g. global capability and talent management, process management, performance management
- Actively support transfer of regional requirements into global solutions and implementation of global solutions in the regions

**Inherent Requirements**

Formal Qualifications
- Advanced Degree in business management

Key Skills / Core Competencies
- Demonstrated success as a Supply Chain Leader across all disciplines within supply chain, including planning, procurement and logistics, within a region or global environment is required.
- Broad knowledge and experience in Supply Chain strategies, market analysis techniques, procurement and contracting, vehicle and fleet management, inventory, property and asset management
- Strong collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who is able to work seamlessly across countries, cultures, and organizational units
- Able to work effectively in a highly matrixed structure
- Strong financial management and budgeting skills
- Excellent training and coaching ability
- Ability and willingness to travel

Experience
- Minimum 12 years of progressive Supply Chain professional experience, with a minimum of 7 years as a Regional Head or Director or equivalent education and experience.