Senior Director

CANON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. seeks an experienced regional leader to align with Japan HQ and subsidiaries across Asia, shaping regional supply chain strategy and leading demand, supply, and capacity planning.

The role focuses on improving efficiency, service levels, and end-to-end performance while guiding cross-functional teams across multiple markets. The position requires governance oversight, budgeting alignment, and building leadership capability to sustain a culture of safety, accountability,

Qualifications

• Leadership, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking are essential for regional roles.
• Strong project management, negotiation, and communication skills are required to drive multi-market programs.
• Experience coordinating with HQ and cross-functional teams in a regional or multi-market environment is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional alignment with Japan HQ and subsidiaries across Asia.
• Develop regional supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Oversee regional demand, supply and capacity planning activities.
• Drive continuous improvement in operational efficiency, service levels, and end-to-end performance.
• Govern governance, budgeting alignment, and leadership development for regional teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Strategic planning

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Regional Alignment and Stakeholder Management

• Strengthen collaboration with Japan headquarters and subsidiaries across Asia.
• Report logistics KPI progress, performance trends, key issues, and improvement actions.
• Support regional deployment of headquarters’ direction and priorities.

Strategy and Planning

• Develop regional supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives and subsidiary requirements.
• Lead regional demand, supply, and capacity planning activities.
• Drive continuous improvement in operational efficiency, service levels, and end-to-end performance.

Inventory Optimization

• Govern inventory strategies that balance service readiness, working capital efficiency, risk, and business growth.
• Improve inventory visibility, accountability, and performance governance.
• Partner with Finance, Business Units, and subsidiaries to optimize stock positioning and profitability.

Governance and People Leadership

• Oversee compliance, governance, and international trade control requirements.
• Align budgets, resources, and priorities with regional objectives and cost discipline.
• Build leadership capability, succession depth, and team effectiveness.
• Champion a culture of safety, accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.

Job Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Logistics, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading cross-functional teams in a regional or multi-market environment.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, logistics, or operations management.
• Leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management.
• Project management and strategic planning.
• Supply chain planning, procurement, logistics, warehousing, and inventory management.
• International trade, import/export compliance, and customs requirements.