Manufacturing Manager APAC

RELEX Solutions; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

RELEX Solutions is seeking a Manufacturing Manager APAC to lead and grow our manufacturing solutions in the APAC region. The role combines leadership with hands-on configuration and delivery to guide by example and support day-to-day implementations.

You will manage team workload, onboard and upskill members, and collaborate with regional teams to share best practices while traveling internationally as needed. Strong knowledge of RELEX Plan platform is essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of the RELEX Plan platform including business rules, database and workspace.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or guiding a team while staying hands-on with delivery tasks.
• Strong ability and motivation to learn new concepts quickly and apply them effectively.
• Proven capability to translate customer requirements into robust solution specifications for current and future needs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of supply chain processes and how planning fits within them.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple initiatives and priorities.
• Strong collaboration and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable using AI in daily work and contributing to AI tool development.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach the SEA manufacturing consulting team to achieve personal and operational objectives.
• Manage day-to-day team workload, utilization, and resourcing to ensure capacity to deliver to promise.
• Onboard and upskill team members on manufacturing solution fundamentals and RELEX Plan platform basics.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning within the team.
• Act as the first escalation point for the team on delivery or customer issues.
• Stay actively involved in end-to-end manufacturing implementations, including hands-on solution design, configuration, and testing.
• Perform and review basic-level configuration tasks on the RELEX Plan platform (business rules, database, workspace) to support the team and ensure quality.
• Translate complex customer requirements into robust solution specifications, balancing current needs with future scalability.
• Support day-to-day troubleshooting and first-line problem-solving for ongoing implementations.
• Support regional teams and partners by sharing best practices and upskilling capabilities in the manufacturing domain.
• Contribute to the development of scalable, repeatable manufacturing solution approaches across RELEX.
• Act as the connector between the SEA delivery team and central solution development.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of manufacturing solution capabilities, processes, and ways of working across regions.
• Availability to travel internationally as this is a global-team role.

Job description

About The Role

As we scale our customer and partner footprint across APAC, we're looking for a Manufacturing Manager APAC to lead and grow our manufacturing solution capabilities in the region. In addition to leading the team, this role carries a strong hands-on component: you will stay close to day-to-day delivery work, including basic-level configuration, support, and implementation tasks, so you can guide by example and step in where the team needs it.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead, mentor, and coach the SEA manufacturing consulting team to achieve personal and operational objectives.
• Manage day-to-day team workload, utilization, and resourcing to ensure capacity to deliver to promise.
• Onboard and upskill team members on manufacturing solution fundamentals and RELEX Plan platform basics.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning within the team.
• Act as the first escalation point for the team on delivery or customer issues.

Solution Delivery and Basic-Level Tasks

• Stay actively involved in end-to-end manufacturing implementations, including hands-on solution design, configuration, and testing.
• Perform and review basic-level configuration tasks on the RELEX Plan platform (business rules, database, workspace) to support the team and ensure quality.
• Translate complex customer requirements into robust solution specifications, balancing current needs with future scalability.
• Support day-to-day troubleshooting and first-line problem-solving for ongoing implementations.

Regional Enablement

• Support regional teams and partners by sharing best practices and upskilling capabilities in the manufacturing domain.
• Contribute to the development of scalable, repeatable manufacturing solution approaches across RELEX.
• Act as the connector between the SEA delivery team and central solution development.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of manufacturing solution capabilities, processes, and ways of working across regions.
• Since this is a role with a global-team dimension, availability to travel internationally is expected.

What You'll Bring To The Table

• Excellent knowledge of the RELEX Plan platform, including business rules, database, workspace, and the ability to configure new solutions using these components.
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, or informally guiding a team, alongside a willingness to stay hands-on with basic-level delivery tasks.
• Strong ability and motivation to learn new concepts quickly and put learnings into effective use.
• Proven capability to translate customer requirements into solution specifications, considering current and future functionalities, processes, and tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of supply chain processes and how supply chain planning fits within them.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and team priorities simultaneously.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, enabling you to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Comfortable using AI in your everyday work and contributing to the development of AI tools as part of broader organizational strategies.
• We consider experience from the Manufacturing and/or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry an additional benefit.

Are you the one we're looking for?

If you have questions, Mala Ramayaa, [e-mail] is happy to answer them.

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