Program Manager

eTeam; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational firm is seeking a Regional Coordinator/Program Manager in Kuala Lumpur. This role involves driving regional growth, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring program success. The ideal candidate has 8-10 years of experience in Manufacturing or Supply Chain and possesses strong leadership and analytical skills. Responsibilities include managing risks, engaging with stakeholders, and reporting regional progress. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and can influence at all levels, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Manufacturing/Sourcing/Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Drive region's vision and set category-specific goals.
• Act as a key contact with SBD Regional Category Managers.
• Enable SFO Teams in terms of people, process, and alignment.
• Ensure program success with a focus on regional priorities.
• Anticipate risks to regional goals and develop mitigation plans.
• Report regional progress on a regular basis.
• Drive region-specific actions with Sourcing Engineers and suppliers.
• Accountable during regular syncs on projects tied to the region.

Skills

Ability to think in high-energy environments

Strong ownership & commitment

Engagement and influencing skills

Leading cross-functional projects

Strong numerical and analytical aptitude

Good organizational skills

High attention to detail

Strong communication and presentation skills

Education

Graduate in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job description – Regional Coordinator / Program Manager

Education: Graduate in Mechanical Engineering

Experience: 8-10 years in Manufacturing / Sourcing / Supply Chain

Role (Strategic)

• Drive Region's Vision, Set category-specific goals: Lead regional growth in line with program KPI (Spend growth across all categories).
• Act as a key connect with SBD Regional Category Managers to bring synergies between both sides (TM + SBD)
• Enable SFO Teams (Wave, Implementation & horizontal functions) in terms of people, process & alignment.
• Act as one of the three pillars to Program Director to secure overall program success with a laser-sharp focus on Region's priorities. Creating a sense of urgency in core execution teams.
• Anticipate risks to Regional goals & work on mitigation plans.
• End to end Visibility: Reports regional progress on a Daily / Weekly / Bi-weekly basis.
• Sourcing: Integral part of Wave Teams across all categories, drive Region-specific actions at ground level within Sourcing Engineers and with suppliers.
• Implementation: Integral part of Implementation Team, takes accountability during regular syncs on projects tied to the region, help clearing bottleneck to keep Development on track.
• Should Costing: Collaborate with the Should Costing team to identify the gaps across categories & help Sourcing Engineers drive RFQ effectively.
• Sourcing: Should play a pivotal role in categories that need special focus in terms of identifying new suppliers or/and any other strategic initiatives.
• Cross-Functional link within TM: Engineering, Quality, SME, Packaging & any other project-specific needs.
• Get to the finish line: Facilitating testing, qualifications & approvals within TM & with SBD.
• Smooth transition to SBD SCM after 3 months of production.

Soft Skills

• Ability to think, react and thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter, capable of taking initiative and working with minimal direction, demonstrates strong ownership & commitment.
• Ability to engage and influence people and teams at every level in the organization.
• Proven experience in leading cross-functional projects.
• Strong numerical and analytical aptitude.
• Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines.
• High attention to details, comfortable with "hands–on" management of tasks, proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong verbal / written communication and presentation skills