Asia Regional Industrial Engineering Leader

Connexus Global; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Connexus Global, on behalf of a leading organisation based in Selangor, Malaysia, seeks an Industrial Engineering Head for Asia. This senior role drives operational excellence, standardisation and continuous improvement across multiple sites and countries, shaping future regional operations and influencing key decisions.

The successful candidate will lead regional IE teams, drive productivity improvements, and manage change across the Asia portfolio to deliver sustained performance gains.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in industrial engineering across multiple sites.
• Ability to define and execute regional IE roadmap including capacity planning and productivity.
• Proven track record in driving operational excellence and standardisation.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with operations, supply chain, finance.
• Experience leading change management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire IE professionals across Asia.
• Define and execute regional IE roadmap incl capacity planning and layout optimisation.
• Champion best practices, standardisation and efficiency initiatives.
• Collaborate with operations, finance and other stakeholders on major investments.
• Drive transformation programmes and ensure adoption of new processes and technologies.

Skills

Regional Leadership

Strategic IE Direction

Operational Excellence

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Change Management

Job description

Connexus Global, on behalf of a leading organisation based in Selangor, Malaysia, seeks an Industrial Engineering Head for Asia. This senior role drives operational excellence, standardisation and continuous improvement across multiple sites and countries, shaping future regional operations and influencing key decisions.

The successful candidate will lead regional IE teams, drive productivity improvements, and manage change across the Asia portfolio to deliver sustained performance gains.