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Job Description

Job Title:         General Manager, Taiwan

Reports to:      Vice President & General Manager, SEATW

Department:      Commercial/Sales

Location:         Taipei / Taiwan

How Will You Make an Impact?

We’re a transformative leader powered by an important Mission: To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Through our dedication, our global organization drives transformation in the scientific industry across the globe. Our work has meaningful impact inside the company and out. Our scale and depth of capabilities enables customers across a range of vertical segments. We offer products and solutions that enable customers to push the boundaries of innovation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for setting and delivering the Taiwan business strategy, driving profitable growth and business optimization in line with company expectations. They will be accountable for driving commercial strategy and innovation to increase revenue and profitability in the short and medium term.

What will you do?

Responsible to define and set up infrastructure in the region and go-to-market (GTM) model for Taiwan’s Commercial strategy, based on market opportunities, increasing customer value creation and market share gains, meeting company expectations and demonstrating full Thermo Fisher value proposition and in partnership with Divisions and Functions.Drive overall growth and commercial execution in the region across all Divisions, including driving optimization and performance of distributors across Taiwan.Deliver region goal tree objectives and Annual Operating Plans (AOP); including revenue growth, profitability, expense control, free cash flow, process optimization, productivity, employee development, and customer satisfaction, improving results through a continuous improvement culture.Initiate and lead Strategic business plan, anticipating potential market / economic shifts in order to seize new opportunities and mitigate business risks.Lead government relations and strategic investments, partnering with Divisions regionally and globally.Partner with HR to set up employment model and policies to position Thermo Fisher as an employer of choice.Establish and lead high-performance organisation and leadership team, with strong pipeline of building talent at all levels and across all functions.Develop and nurture networks and relationships across key customers, suppliers, industry forums, trade bodies and governments.Advocate for the customer, for product quality and compliance and for providing excellence in customer solutions. Acts as brand ambassador for Thermo Fisher Scientific in Taiwan.Critical contributor to the overall direction of development of the Taiwan market as part of the leadership team.Champions and set high standards for health and safety of all employees, holds leaders to account to identify, assess and address EH&S issues in the workplace.Drive employee engagement by role modelling Thermo Fisher Scientific leadership competencies and 4i Values and building a One Thermo Fisher culture across Taiwan.

Act as the Voice of the Company to Taiwan, as well as the voice of Taiwan to the Divisions.

How will you get here?

Qualifications and Experience

Track record in defining, planning and shaping strategies and initiatives that set direction for the organisation, business unit and/or function.Demonstrated commercial experience, including business development and driving customer allegiance – experience gained across several target segments, go to market models, divisions and functions. Track record for driving growth through both organic means and acquisition.Experience involving leading financial performance, capital and budget (P&L responsibilities, budget management, capital allocation, and treasury); experience dealing with difficult, complex financial issues (restructuring debt, funding acquisitions, etc).Experience with significant people demands, track record of attracting & developing talent, developing bench strengths and leading complex, diverse and remote workforce.Experience leading through a downturn or responding to and fixing a failed initiative or poor performance in the business.Experience with large scale reorganisation, including scaling up for fast growth as well as downsizing and restructuring.Experience being a spokesperson or advocate representing the organisation externally and/or building partnerships with customers, suppliers, investors, government agencies and regulators, industry groups, board of directors and the community.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 125,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Apply today http://jobs.thermofisher.com

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