Business:
- Develops with the management board of the respective Business Division and the regional management team the strategic directions for the region and for individual plants
- Monitors the implementation and realization of strategic initiatives, measures and plans in the sense of a successful business development to drive business growth and market share.
- Provides thought leadership and input to all countries, strategy formulation and execution, footprint, talent management and commercial management.
- Has ownership and accountability for decisions impacting Financial Performance and ensures financial profitability of Tenneco APAC
- Plays an active role in senior-level negotiations with client companies and all business partners
- Ensures customer satisfaction by offering excellent services in quality, delivery in time and quality and high performance standards towards customer needs and successful launches
- Optimizes plant efficiency by continuous improvement activities of all operations and services while ensuring compliance with company policies, statutory regulations and safety rules
- Implements and mentors internal metrics, identifies synergies with the region and applies best practice methods to achieve total customer satisfaction and maximum profit
- Plans, coordinates and completes the annual budget and the medium term plans
- Monitors the budget and reports detailed monthly performance and forecasts to the management board
- Ensures a meaningful reporting and information system for the region under consideration of global standards.
Organization and people development:
- Review the existing organization and to define the appropriate competences in line with the business strategy and targets
- Drives necessary change processes within the region, and lead, motivate and coach the APAC team in the change management
- Build up a result-oriented company culture through strong team spirit and good internal communication
- Develops strong leadership in the organization to build up a high performance team
Communications:
- Ensures compliance to all internal and external regulations
- Steers all necessary internal and external management activities towards employees, customers, JV-partners, suppliers and public government authorities.
- Responsible for internal and external communication and keeps smooth relationships with local authorities.
