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Financial Controller
Project Manager
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Senior Product Manager
Superior innovative original drugs
(Ref.No.644)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

We are looking for a top Product Manager who can oversee the marketing and branding of innovative original drugs.

Your overall job is to provide defined support with the research as well as preparation and implementation of promotional campaigns within the chosen market segments.

Principal responsibilities

• Prepare the key business planning documents.
• Complete pharmaceutical environment data and marketing research documents
• Prepare promotional campaigns and train the sales teams
• Monitor budget and submit re-estimates
• Build and maintain personal relationship with opinion leaders and their organisations in specific disease areas
• Manage projects alone and with colleagues in Thailand and overseas
• Secure a positive perception of the company from groups like journal publishers, printers, pharma industry
• Process medical enquiries in due course

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Pharmacy. An MBA in addition would be an advantage
• Strong marketing skills, with some years experience in promotions and sales, preferable from a multinational pharmaceutical company
• Thai national with excellent spoken and written English
• Age probably 34 - 41 years, male or female

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client is one of Europe's top pharmaceutical companies. They operate worldwide and have been in Thailand for a long time already. Their organisation operates from an office in the business district close to the BTS.

The strong team of sales representatives is working across the country and is a well known brand name if you ask doctors, hospital directors, government officials and anyone related to the pharma industry.

Needless to say, they offer a very competitive compensation and benefits you have come to expect from a true European multi-national.

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ER & HR Manager
Jewelry manufacturing (Bangkok)
(Ref.No.640)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

Under the direction of the VP HR & OD, you manage employee relations, payroll and recruitment for the entire company, that's over 3,000 employees. We want to call you Champion of Values. You must be the type who likes catching people doing the right things (and the things right). Got it?

You never walk alone; this is holistic Human Resources in action. Are you up for it?

CHARACTERISTIC JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively identifies employee relations issues from both Employer and Employee perspectives and develops initiatives and plans to prevent problems. You must not be afraid to set expectations to the employees but also ensure that the managers in the company live by the corporate values.
• Investigates, counsels, and mediates disputes; drafts responses to Labour Court and other third party charges.
• Develops proactive communication through the company's internal TV and Radio channels.
• Employee relations/recognition programs, and training programs; serves on related committees.
• Provides leadership and directly supervises Employee Relations staff; assists with departmental budget; prepares reports; designs forms and reports.
• Provides support to Management and Supervisory team in managing effective local employee relations and serves as internal consultant on labour legislation, company rules and regulations, and working environment/leadership best practice; including the preparation and presentation of internal training courses as required.
• Engages fully as a member of the HR&OD management team; works pro-actively and collaboratively with other team members to identify and implement solutions that deliver value to PPT and its employees.
• Specifies business requirements for the effective and efficient provision of security, transportation and catering services.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Modern ER/HR from practical to strategic
• Legal and regulatory knowledge of employee relations and employment
• Time and Priority Management skills
• Team member and supervisory skills
• Like to engage with people, you bond quickly with others because you have an outgoing personality.
• High level of written and verbal communication skills
• High level of Interpersonal/human relations skills
• Report preparation skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to operate personal computer and various software
• Results orientation and assertive
• Pro-active

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors degree in human resources or related field; supplemented with three (5) years of professional human resources experience. Two (2) years of management experience preferred.

CLIENT PROFILE:

You will see our client's products next to Tiffany and Cartier if you travel the world. Those in the jewellery industry know that these two companies are the world's premier jewellers. Our client is in the same league and you will be joining a new shining start in the jewellery industry.

This European based company started its business almost 30 years ago and established a production base in Thailand six years ago. Since then, they have grown from 500 staff to 3,500 employees. It is a publicly listed company in EU with a turnover of 900 million Euro.

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Commercial Controller
Palm Oil Manufacture - Krabi based
(Ref.No.639)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

Were you brought up on a farm and then moved into a successful career in finance and commerce?
Even if not - read on…

Our Client requires an effective Commercial Controller to manage all sections of the business - excluding agriculture, factory operations and seed production - in particular, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Budgeting, Internal Audit, Personnel and New Business Development. This position has become available because of the rapid growth of the company and the Commercial Controller is there to ensure that this continues.

The successful applicant will work closely with the current Managing Director (New Zealander) to gain a thorough understanding of all aspects of the current business, the business strategy, expansion plans, current and potential markets while taking over day to day management of three major departments: Accounting and Finance, Oil Palm fruit buying, plus local and international Sales and Marketing.

The company is SET listed and located in Krabi. They are the Kingdom's leading producer of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) plus the associated biomass waste products. The company also markets germinated Oil Palm seeds to international customers and to local fruit growers/suppliers.

The Company's own plantations provide approximately 20% of the fruit processed by three Oil Palm and two Oil Palm Kernel crushing mills, with the balance provided by more than 4,000 small and medium sized out-grower farmers who also buy the company's Oil Palm seeds. The company also operates a successful CDM Biogas plant to process the waste products to produce sustainable Green energy, earning Carbon Credits (CERs) under the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Requirements:

• Open for all nationalities, non-Thais and Thais.
• Minimum 12 years experience in Business Development, Sales and/or Commercial Management. At least half of that as the head or deputy of a commodity related or manufacturing plant.
• Experience of commodities and global commodity markets - exposure to agriculture would be an advantage.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing finances, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively with others. Demonstrable success in managing people and leading multiple teams in an international environment.
• Excellent presentation skills - able to present to clients, shareholders, internal departments, SET market analysts in addition to international conferences.
• Results driven and able to motivate and coach the operations teams to achieve quality results with good problem solving skills.
• Excellent English communication skills required, good Thai skills and/or other ASEAN languages a bonus.
• Able to travel as required between Bangkok and Krabi and internationally.

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our Client is a profitable and expanding organization based a short distance from the beaches, hotels and international airport of Krabi. Swimming, tennis, golf and housing are available on site. The company has an informal but highly performance-driven culture and has major expansion plans both locally and internationally.

The market for the company's products is almost infinite as the world moves towards a greener future.

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Country Manager
Grain and seed technology
(Ref.No.638)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

Caring for nature's resources and a wish to contribute to overcoming the shortage of food in the world are driving forces and synonymous with what our client stands for.

Within processing, handling and storage of grain and seed products, our client is one of the world's leading producers of state of the art equipment, systems and complete turnkey plants. The strong market position is a result of more than 60 years of ongoing research and development combined with in house knowledge, experience and local presence.

We are looking for talented individuals to match this profile:

• Proven track record from selling process equipment, machines, engineering solutions and services to professional industrial customers at high level within an international company
  
• Have minimum 3 years of experience within an international company as a key-account and/or project sales manager
• Experience with project-sales incl. contracting
• Preferable experience and knowledge from the agro industrial post-harvest sector or alternatively experience from B-to-B sales of technical process equipment.
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills and experience in preparing proposals and contract offering
• Experience with technical advice to customers and to internal sales people and colleagues
• Experience with and understanding of the role of the contractors, design institutes
• Experience and understanding of selling value, solutions and service rather than only product
• Experience with market analysis and screening of customers
• Participated in fairs and sales seminars
• Willing to work in a small organisation
• Preferable experience and knowledge with Microsoft Office and AutoCad / Inventor.

Educational Background:

Higher education, preferably Engineer (agro-equipment or mechanics) or other relevant engineering education. Supplemented by MBA (Sales & Marketing), and/or Sales and Marketing education and training.

Personal Profile:

• High personal integrity & trustworthy
  
• Self-motivating and results focused
• Ability to listen and to show problem-solving attitude
• Good communicator at all levels
• Ability to behave convincing, firmly and create confidence
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical and systematic
• Co-operative and team builder

CLIENT PROFILE:

Did you know that participants at a United Nations forum on food demand predicted that the agriculture industry will be called upon to produce more food over the next 40-50 years than has been produced the past 10,000 years? Combine that with the fact that 30% of global harvest is lost because of poor handling and storage and you have the recipe for a successful business - that is, if you are selling processing technology in the grain and seed industry.

The client's office is in Bangkok's central business district and is set up as a rep office with a small local team. In Thailand they deal with big conglomerates like CP Foods and Saha Farm amongst others, and their equipment and plants are used in grain terminals, seed processing plants, breweries, malting houses, animal feed plants, bulk material handling systems etc. There are thousands of plants in operation in practically all parts of the world.

Our client's products are already used all over Thailand and were originally sold by an agent until the client established its own presence 12 years ago. The products are manufactured in Europe and highlight the vision of the management to provide premium products only.

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Sales Director
Higher education
(Ref.No.637)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

Join the education sector and contribute to the development of your country and your fellow Thais.

Your 40 staff are sitting at two campuses and are divided into groups of promoters, telemarketing and counselors. The promoters visit schools, job fairs, companies and government offices to promote the bachelor and master degree programmes (English). The telemarketing follow up and qualify the leads which the promoters bring back from the schools and fairs. It's the telemarketing people who must get prospect students and their parents to visit the campuses and where the counselors will be showing the facilities with the objective to get an enrolment and a deposit.

Employee Value Proposition:

• So far two universities have been acquired in Thailand. More will follow and will go a long way to brand our client's reputation as the leader of education in the country.
• Our client is the largest player in this industry (brought business into education).
• Introducing the client's business model into the Thai market, the first time ever such a model is used here.
• Be a part of the team that turns around the business and fortunes of the two acquired universities.
• The position of Sales Director may be a fast track to become the COO or CEO of the Thailand subsidiary.
• Report directly to the CEO of Thailand (expat).

Challenges:

• Implement the client's international sales process as it is being used at all their campuses worldwide (software: salesforce.com)
  
• Professionalize the Thai universities to the level of Fortune 500 companies.
• Hire a number of key staff to your team, such as heads of telemarketing, IT and financial analyst.
• Provide continuous training of your sales staff, from how to cold call to closing techniques.
• Double and eventually triple the number of enrollments at the two campuses.

Profile:

• Position is open to Thai nationals and other nationalities.
  
• Pro-active hunting prospects rather than waiting for the phone to ring.
• Experience in consultative selling where you ask more questions than talking.
• Know how to sell services rather than a tangible product.
• Good skills in building long term relationships.
• Most likely coming from the service industry, selling web sites, broadband, technical products, perhaps from call centers or insurance.
• Selling to consumers not B2B. Sales cycle is medium to long.
• Some start-up and turn around experience.

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client provides higher education through a network of own universities. Their postgraduate and undergraduate students are in an international academic community that goes from Asia, to Europe to North and South America. A total of 675,000 students are enrolled in our client's universities around the world. In Thailand, they manage two well known campus-based universities.

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HR & OD Manager
(Ref.No.634)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

It's a new position created to support the future HR planning in Thailand and the region. The new HR & OD Manager must focus on the organizational development, not the day-to-day operation. You will be initiating projects to improve and maximize the organizational efficiency from recruitment, talent management, succession planning, career development, training to organizational design.

You must be independent since it is a stand alone position. You will get support from the HR Director (foreigner) in Thailand and colleagues in Hong Kong. You must manage the projects and cooperate with HR personnel in Thailand and other countries in the region with the purpose to help implement and deliver.

Your communication and influencing skills must be excellent in order to work along senior management in the succession planning and development programs.


Your KPIs in order to assess your achievements:

• Ensure the staff development program is successfully delivered
  
• Initiate an HR capability framework to build organizational development capability within the HR functions
• Provide better business processes and solutions that optimize HR performance and organizational effectiveness

Qualifications:

• Solid experience with a minimum 7-8 years in HR, especially in organizational development
  
• 3-4 years experience in senior level or leadership position
• Strong business acumen with a global mindset
• Great relationship skills, a people person
• Excellent communication skills - including effective presentation, negotiation and influencing skills
• Good consulting and facilitation skills with change management and project management experience
• Thai national with excellent spoken and written English or non-Thai with Asian background
• Desired, though, Thai nationals who have lived and worked abroad
• For the future, willing to relocate to another country where the client operates

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client is one of the world's leading FMCG companies in their industry. Their business is highly profitable and growing every year. Their worldwide operation includes manufacturing and sales distribution. Their products are recognized brands worldwide. A great company with great opportunities for an international career.

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Financial Controller
Kitchen & Bathroom
(Ref.No.630)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

This position is really at the level of CFO or Finance Director so don't be distracted by the title of Financial Controller. This role is indeed as high as you get in finance and accounting. Continue to read about this unique opportunity to join a big multi-national manufacturing company which is selling premium high-end sanitaryware products.

You and the team of 30 accountants are responsible for the financial performance of the company, from the manufacturing facility in Thailand with thousands of workers to the commercial activities in Thailand and Indochina.

You will be responsible for direction and controlling the full range of financial functions which includes financial accounting, cost accounting, financial and management reporting, financial planning and analysis, cash flow and treasury management, tax planning, law compliance and internal control and information systems function. You will be the coordinator and first-line adviser to the Country MD on all strategic issues and finance related matters. It means you have a key role in the setting of accounting policies and guidelines.

As the head of a team of 30 people you must also develop and maintain a highly motivated, professional, prudent and reliable financial team to assist in setting up the financial systems as well as exercising internal control.

The reporting lines are to the Managing Director of Thailand as well as a dotted line to the Asia Pacific Regional Finance Director.

Qualifications:

• Experience in leading a big finance and accounting team in a commercial and manufacturing enterprise.
• Proven skills in improving financial performance through costing control and productivity improvements.
• Ability to know business details and numbers on the spot whilst maintaining the bigger picture.
• SAP work experience preferred; alternative other ERP systems.
• Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting, preferably with CPA and Master degree in MBA or Finance/Accounting field.
• Excellent English skills, oral and written
• Thai nationals only.

Specific responsibilities:

• Strategic planning and implementation of financial operations strategy.
• Manage the finance and accounting activities to achieve the maximum performance and profitability at the highest efficiency.
• Establish financial procedures and systems, reporting systems and proper controls.
• Devise tax planning and minimization programs.
• Co-ordinate the budgeting process with various functions and entities and consolidate information into a master budget for submission to the Headquarters for final approval.
• Ensure supply of sufficient fund and cash to finance the various operations and their smooth running.
• Assess, analyze and give recommendation on a given project that requires capital investment or significant spending to ensure that we gain the most out of our investment/funding
• Have a thorough understanding of what impact financial performance of the company and champion idea which leads to the improvement of financial results.
• Managing the information systems function to increase business effectiveness, solve problems and create new opportunities to assist in the achievement of company goals.
• Represent the company at finance function, conference and seminars.
• Ensure the various legal entities are operating in compliance with local laws and regulations.

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client is a US based multinational company and the largest manufacturer for that business segment in Asia. They are market leader in their respective chosen business segment and manufacture, distribute and sell products.

They employ thousands of people in Thailand, at the factory which is an hour's drive from Bangkok and at the commercial office which also includes admin/supporting functions in the business centre of Bangkok.

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Project Manager
Power Plant Services
(Ref.No.628)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

This position is open to all nationalities.

Purpose of Position

• Utilize existing proposal and cost templates to provide Cost, Scope, and Schedule data for proposal generation
• Perform commercial reviews on won / awarded orders ensuring internal full contract acceptance, relating to quoted work scopes, delivery and values
• Utilize existing systems to acknowledge, schedule, and launch customer orders into the operations in Thailand
• Perform the role of customer advocate as you coordinate with internal organizations throughout the customer's order life cycle (from award, through operations, and to completion)
• Management of customer order to meet agreed deadlines in line with customer expectations using reports and project management skills to track and report progress
• Liaison with the logistic department to ensure timely collection / dispatching of orders
• Customer interface for Letters of Credit, Bond's and applicable commercial documentation
• Coordination of pre-qualification documents and visits from customers

Skills and Experience Required

• Experienced at coordinating and collating customer information and documentation into a comprehensive project specification
• Able to work in a multi-cultured environment, communicate and influence at senior levels within the organization
• Strong leadership and management skills of customers and projects
• Experienced in managing project to achieve budget schedule, cost and quality of all deliverables
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• 5 to 10 years experience in a similar position

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Management, or Commercial/Communications field is desirable
• At least 3 years experience in customer care system utilizing Project Management and Order Management principles, proposal generation and commercial management skills
• Understanding basic business accounting/finance and international applications of commercial finance instruments such as bonds and letters of credit
• Experience in SAP, Oracle or other ERP systems
• Excellent data analysis skills
• Excellent communication skills including being able to interpret and process large amounts of complex information
• Maintaining relationships with customers internally and externally
• Highly proficient in MS Word and Excel
• Team player

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client is an international energy services company which provides repair and overhaul services as well as operations and maintenance to power plant owners and operators around the world. They provide a full range of support solutions for heavy industrial gas turbines which are used in the global power generation and in the oil & gas markets.

They have dedicated repair facilities and regional offices worldwide and combine this global network of bases to ensure that customers receive high-quality, cost effective and innovative maintenance solutions, tailored to the needs of their individual power plant. Their maintenance facility is located in Muang Rayong and where more than 200 people work. Worldwide the group employs over 28,000 people.

Our client's portfolio of services covers advanced technology component repair; supply of new / refurbished and advanced parts manufacture; spare parts; a full suite of field service solutions; and ongoing support for a customer's critical assets through long term maintenance contracts. They also offer full cycle support solutions for customers who operate steam turbines and generators.

Our client is among the global market leaders in the repair and overhaul of industrial gas turbines, deepwater engineering, offshore pipelines, artificial lift using electric submersible pumps, and enhancement of oil & gas production in mature fields.

They offer an attractive remuneration including performance bonus, 5 working days per week, housing allowance, provident fund, medical (family included) and life insurance, mobile phone, dental/maternity allowance, attendance allowance etc.

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Managing Director
Semiconductor manufacturing (greenfield)
(Ref.No.604)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

Our client is seeking a Managing Director / Country Manager to manage the start-up of a greenfield semiconductor assembly and test facility to be located in Southeast Asia.

You will be employee number 1, reporting to the Vice President of Operations (who is based in the US). Your first critical assignment will be the selection of a strong, high-functioning management team, composed of experts in the areas of Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, IT and Facilities.

You will spend the first two months of your employment in the US, where you will become acquainted with the Company's structure, people, products, systems and operations. Following the plant start-up, you will visit the US headquarters approximately four times a year.

What is it in for you? The Employee Value Proposition:

• Our client is well-established and stable, with a consistent track record of growth and profitability.
• The Company is a market and technology leader and serves top tier customers in each of its end markets.
• Continuous Improvement is practiced in all functions, including quality, cost down, customer service and product and technology development.
• The work environment is casual - but fast-paced and dynamic. Employees are provided challenging work, the opportunity for continuous learning and are rewarded for their contributions to the Company's success.

The major challenges include:

• Creating a cohesive, high performing management team.
  
• Establishing a local culture which is compatible with the corporate culture.
• Developing and executing plans to bring the facility from concept to full production.

Your deliverables; the steps required for on-the-job success:

• Hire the senior management team on schedule and develop a staffing plan to meet production requirements.
• Ensure that the design/construction of the facility is completed on schedule and within budget.
• Develop appropriate relationships with local and national regulatory agencies and outside service organizations.
• Create facility P/L.
• Develop policies and procedures in such areas as quality, safety, ethics and finance.

The key performance indicators are:

• Create a high performance work culture which consistently achieves production, quality, cost and safety objectives, while maintaining low employee turnover.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate will possess 15+ years of semiconductor experience, a minimum of 5 years of managerial experience and a Bachelor of Science in a related Engineering discipline (MBA is strongly preferred). In addition, the successful candidate will have managed a successful manufacturing start-up, preferably serving automotive customers. Demonstrated skills in the areas of communications, decision-making, strategic thinking and positive leadership are essential.

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client is a leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing high-performance semiconductor devices for automotive, computer and consumer markets. The company is headquartered in the US, with design and applications centers in North America, Asia and Europe. Manufacturing activities are conducted in the US and Asia. The Southeast Asia greenfield site expands our client's manufacturing capabilities to meet its future growth needs.

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HR Manager
Growing industry in Ayuthaya
(Ref.No.614)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

You know how it is when you are in the pioneer team and starting up a new plant facility. You bring hundreds of people on-board in a relative short time. They all come with their own background including the corporate culture where they used to work.

One of the biggest challenges an HR Manager can have is to create a new common culture for all the new colleagues. This certainly does not happen overnight and it's a change management project that can take a long time. But never the less is a crucial activity. Have you ever done that?
We want you to review the compensation and benefits plan and ensure that the current levels are competitive in their industry and also other companies in the area of Ayuthaya.

The reasons why you should be interested:

• Growing start-up company.
• Report directly to the expat Managing Director.
• Work closely with the VP HR at the overseas head office.
• Liaise with expats who work permanently in TH (mostly technical jobs).
• Build a new HR organisation.
• Support the customer service offices in Asia.

Qualifications

• Current HR development experience built on a traditional HR management background.
• Expert in Thai employment laws and compensation/ benefits models.
• Any business degree; an HR related education or years of real HR work experience is highly desired.
• Strategic understanding of how HR best supports the business units.
• Thai national, excellent spoken and written English.

Compensation and benefits
Our client knows that HR development managers are in high demand and that it takes a competitive package to get the right talented people. Here you will get a good annual leave scheme, of course IPD/OPD cover and a provident fund, as well as variable bonus.

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client is a Western multi-national company in the electronic business.

To meet long term growth goals in Thailand, additional senior level management is needed in assisting the MD in strategy development and implementation.

A full presentation of our client's background and capabilities is available when we meet you.

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HR Manager
Service industry, Bangkok
(Ref.No.615)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

Few HR people have ever had the opportunity and challenge to take a personnel department and change it into a Human Resources department. Here's your chance.

The job will be a challenge as it involves many service lines and many functional levels of staff including white (office) and blue collar (warehouse). This is a chance to try the hardest of HR jobs. There are several foreigners working in the company.

As the HR head you will have full responsibility of all aspects of Human Resources Management in the country. You will partner with the Country General Manager (expat) and all respective business / functional heads to resolve every employee situation that has an impact on the business.

We would love to find someone who has experience in finding and recruiting workers (blue collars) as that is becoming an increasingly bigger and bigger challenge. You must be a person who can relate and interact with both managers, staff and workers. You must be mature and hard working so probably over 35 years of age. It is necessary to have organizational awareness as working across many functions and staff levels will expose you to different levels in the organization and consequently various problems.

The culture is very much entrepreneurial and family oriented where street smart is highly regarded. Casual dress code with no suits (except perhaps for meeting clients) is order of the day. You must have both feet on the ground and not be an aloof Ph.D.

As a manager you are obviously representing the company but must be able to find the balance when everyone from president to manager to staff pull you in different directions. Please be open minded and a good listener.

Challenges:

• First and foremost, sort out old HR routines and steamline policies and IT to create consistent guidelines for anything HR.
• Lead company's recruitment and talent assessment programs by directing employment activities to ensure that properly qualified employees are recruited and hired into the company.
• Take the lead in developing basic training programs - such as on-boarding, skill building, refresher training. Many managers are approaching retirement and it's important to extract that knowledge into learning for new staff.
  
• Build a foundation of sound HR policies, assuring there is compliance to labor legislation and that policies are market competitive.
• Provide advice to management on issues in relation to staff morale, discipline, termination, grievances and complaints. Represent the company to attend staff negotiation meetings, hearing at labor tribunal/court to protect the company in areas of labor dispute, severance arrangement and litigation.
• Inspire and coach a couple of HR team members. Create an environment that drives excellence, creativity and work efficiencies including effective work processes and quality delivery of services.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience of all aspects of Human Resources Management for both white and blue collar employees.
• Hands-on experience and track record of creating basic HR policies and routines, compensation & benefits, employee relationship, and skills training.
• Great interpersonal skills, socially competent, mature, trust worthy.
• Patient and a good listener, pro-active and independent, a leader and not a follower.
• Excellent communication skills - including effective presentation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Good in spoken and written Thai and English.

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client has been in Thailand for over 30 years and is today the leader in their industry, claiming a market share of almost half. The Thailand office is now also the head office for the group as they have successfully branched out to other countries in Asia where they have chosen to do their business. They are a dominant player in the local market place throughout Asia.

The chairman, who is also the company founder, keeps repeating that their business is based on care. That means care for the individual customer. He demands his employees to give something of themselves to the customer, more than the customer must give to them.

In this company, all staff are considered equals though each of course comes with different job responsibility. There are still several members of staff who have been there since the early days of the client's operation in Thailand. You get the picture?

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Operations Manager
Frozen food manufacturing
(Ref.No.609)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

Challenging, rewarding and exciting best describes this role. In addition to managing all aspects of production, you will also take responsibility for Purchasing, Maintenance, and Logistics. You will be reporting directly to the Managing Director.

The factory has high standards with focus on quality. The operations team in Thailand is highly skilled yet relatively inexperienced. The parent company has recently undergone a reorganisation which has allowed the Thai subsidiary to focus on a new area of operation. You will need to lead the change management activities whilst at the same time being the motivator for you team.

We would like to talk to you if you are dynamic, hands-on driven and a highly professional within the field of manufacturing operations.

Your job is to enhance a cost efficient, high quality and service-oriented manufacturing organization that provides the Group with a competitive edge over the competition. As a career path, there are opportunities to grow within the organization for the right candidate. Your job includes working with P&L, budgets, forecast and plant cost control including raw material and finished goods inventory.

Requirements:

• Minimum 15 years experience in manufacturing with at least half of that as the head of the plant facility. Preferably from the FMCG industry.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing finances, budgeting and forecast.
• Demonstrated success in managing people and leading multiple teams.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively with others.
• Good problem solving and good presentation skills.
• Results driven and able to motivate and coach the operations teams to achieve quality results.
• Sound change management style geared to improving effectiveness and efficiency of processes, with focus on reducing cost levels, improving safety performance and bridging the cultural divide.
• The location is in the Samut Prakan area.
• Excellent English communication skills required.

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client is a large multinational frozen food company with head quarters in Europe. Their brands are well known and are sold to customers in several European countries. The company provides high quality and nutritional food to their customers. The Thailand factory has a long history. The group employs thousands of people around the world and has hundreds of people working in Thailand.

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Consulting Commercial Manager - Natural Gas - SE Asia
Wow - Hot Air Balloons !
(Ref.No.579)

OUR CLIENT REQUIRES:

Is this you? A dynamic, confident and experienced go-getter with the highest levels of knowledge and professionalism to develop our client's Asian Natural Gas consultancy business? Your base is in Thailand, KL or Singapore but you will have responsibility for business development across Asia.

You must lead the delivery of regional assignments, supported by a team of analysts. In return, we offer you excellent career progression opportunities across the client's global organization and a top remuneration package. This is an offer you can't refuse.

Key prerequisites for on the job performance include being able to develop the expanding client base with even more new clients. As a good Business Development professional you know the importance of working hard to keep those customers already buying from you.

You will need to be a very hands-on business developer with a sound base of existing gas sector contacts in the Asia region that you can leverage and turn into new and repeat business. You must be like Steve Jobs of Apple when he is on stage, the slick super-presenter that turns an audience into customers. We also want you to demonstrate skills in both strategic and relationship selling at very senior management levels.

Your deliverables:

• Lead the development of our client's Asian Natural Gas business (60%)
• Manage consulting assignments and your project teams to maintain quality, budget and schedule of all deliverables (40%)

This will involve using your skills, contacts and experience to lead execution of assignments with a team of project analysts - managing project deliverables, developing relationships and illuminating new and repeat business opportunities.

Are you qualified?

• Minimum of 10 years gas sector industry consulting experience with a specific technical and commercial focus in the Asian region
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in relevant business or engineering discipline
• Probably aged 35 plus but you have the gravitas, maturity, experience and drive to succeed
• Effortlessly capable of articulating a business case to sponsors and investors
• Extrovert and able to influence people around you and leverage your Asian contact base
• Experienced in leading and growing business development and project teams
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Able to work in multi-cultural teams across geographies for diverse clients
• Willing to travel across Asia and to the company's other global offices
• Excellent report writing and confident presentation skills - an arresting and articulate speaker - comfortable both on stage and as a seminar leader.

This position is open to any nationality, preferably with working experience in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and/or China and preferably with at least one Asian language in addition to fluent English.

CLIENT PROFILE:

Our client is a true global premier provider of software and consulting services for the next-generation intelligent grid and clean energy solutions.

The company operates from 30 offices around the world and is a local partner with clients including: Fortune 500 companies, governments, petroleum and chemical majors, development banks, transmission and distribution companies, utility operators and financial institutions.

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