The Company in Jiangxi/Shanghai

is well established as a Joint-venture with a majority shareholding of the European parent company. Since the year 2014 its operations generate a sustainable double-digit growth over the years.
The sales turn-over of about EUR 70 million will be double in 5 years.
The position is based in Jiangxi/Shanghai. Currently employing about 120
employees and is reporting to the Board of Directors in China and to CEO Asia in Europe.

The position
The position has the full P&L responsibility for the Business and the two locations in China. The General Director will be based in the Jiangxi Plant; he will also be in charge of the Shanghai office and of the sales business in China and Asia Pacific (APAC).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for whole company management, net profit, Cash Flow of the legal Entity, leads the entity to achieve the defined goals

• Sets targets for different functions involved, Defines, optimizes and coordinates processes within the legal entity

• Support developing service and operations footprint to make optimal use of assets and assure local and support regional competitiveness considering customer localizations in line with Business units strategies

• Ensures effective customer satisfaction, control the progress on a regular basis. Designs, implements and carries out business strategies to achieve sustainable, net profit and Cash Flow targets

• Ensure and enforce local regulatory compliance in all aspects of the business and in line with the group’s policies and regulations

• Ensure that ethical business practices are exercised throughout the organization

• Legal units management – full P&L responsibility for Legal Entity China and sales responsibility APAC (raw material margin)

• Legal unit strategy for product portfolio and service offering in line with the Company goals and strategy

• Develops and implements strategies and action plans to ensure a sustainable profitable business

• Leads, guides, control and motivates local and APAC team and supporting function to achieve business goals

• Commercial, operational and legal responsibility of the legal entity including support functions in line with global functions (Finance, IT and HR etc.)

• Human resources management based on approved budgets (recruitment and termination responsibility)

Requirements

• University degree in Natural sciences, materials or engineering combined with further education in business administration or vice versa

• Minimum 8-10 years and preferable knowledge and managerial working experience in relevant industry or related markets

• Very good management experience in an international environment

• People Leadership, convincing leader personality with the ability to build and develop effective teams

• Business Leadership: strategic mind-set, result orientation, competent in planning and managing/measuring results. Strong entrepreneurial and goal oriented approach driven by effectiveness and process alignment. Persisting, fostering and entrepreneurial orientation.

• Global team player with the understanding of local, regional and global requirements

• Ability to read & write Chinese & English at a competent business level is a must

• Frequent international and domestic travel required.

Personality characteristics

• Result orientation, fostering innovation

• Entrepreneurial approach

• Decisive and initiative mind-set

• Strategic thinking

• Excellence in leadership

• Open-minded

• Motivator with team spirit

• Hands-on approach

• Self-confident with a solid manager’s standing

• Combined with: Readiness of mind, analytical thinking and flexibility

• Able to act independently and taking over on someone’s own responsibility

• Communicative and sensitive in discussions and negotiations especially with shareholders, department head and subordinates

Apply to email: hgcgl@globalhgc.com