General Manager Asia, Personal Care

At Sensient Technologies, we are experts in the science, art and innovation of color and flavor. We are market savvy and visionary. We are problem solvers. And we will be better with you.

The General Manager Asia for Sensient Beauty will provide leadership and direction to the regional division’s operations in the assigned geography and will ensure business goals are met consistent with overall objectives of the division. The executive in this role will hold responsibility for achieving planned profit and expense goals, development of strategies and plans, and the achievement of overall objectives of the business unit.

This is a fulltime job, based in our offices in Singapore.

What you'll do:

• Manage the business unit’s P&L to ensure realization of profit and expense targets.
• Develop and execute the unit’s overall growth strategy in alignment with that of the Group and Sensient Technologies organization, while ensuring that operations conform to local and county government regulations.
• In the current changing markets, you will be responsible for growing sales revenue of our Beauty business unit in the region, which includes manage, direct and monitor the daily operating activities of the business unit with a focus on commercialization and localization of our product portfolio, and growth through acquisition and expansion of distribution sales.
• Foster a healthy respect for Sensient culture and provide strong oversight, leadership and mentoring of key direct reports, to include Sales, Technical, Marketing and Finance leadership roles in different countries. In addition, strong indirect management of manufacturing, customer service, supply, HR, regulatory, etc. 
• Take all steps necessary to enhance the vitality of the business unit through intelligence related to key domestic and global competitors, markets, product innovation, trends, and business development opportunities.

What you will bring:

• Minimum of 10 years of business experience in regional and P&L leadership positions of increasing levels of responsibility, with a well-rounded background in B2B sales. 
• Due to the technical nature of our business, we ask you to bring experience in technical, value-added, non-commodity selling business (personal/home care, food, pharma, nutra, chemicals, etc.).
• Strong leadership and collaboration to indirectly manage and influence across departments at a regional level. 
• Experience in managing diverse markets, delocalized and multicultural teams. 
• Demonstrated success meeting financial objectives, increasing profitability, and directing and motivating teams.
• This person will be a self-starter with a strong entrepreneurial orientation, adaptable, hands-on mentality and the ability to frame solutions through teamwork and cooperation across all functional areas.
• Ability to travel across the region 50% of the time, with quarterly trips to Europe (English fluency required). 

What you will get:

• The opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues in a global team, and reporting to the global GM in France.
• An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities. 
• A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.

Sensient Personal Care and Specialties Market (PSCM) develops, produces, and markets ingredients and high-quality colors for the personal care and cosmetics industry, as well as Specialty Colors for use in household and industrial cleaners, specialist coatings and agriculture product applications. Sensient is an Equal Opportunity Employer, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

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