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Current search: Managing Director – Vietnam for a global industrial technology company in connectivity solutions
Our client is a globally leading provider of industrial connectivity solutions for data, signals, and power. As a family-owned technology group, the company is known for quality, innovation, and modular solutions in demanding industrial environments. With more than 6,000 employees worldwide and production sites across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, it generates annual revenues of around EUR 1 billion and serves customers across mechanical engineering, automation, railway technology, energy, and transportation.
Job Scope
As Managing Director in Vietnam, you will lead a major production site and translate the company’s global strategy into strong local execution. This role combines operational leadership, organizational development, and strategic oversight, with a clear focus on efficiency, quality, profitability, and long-term growth in Asia.
Your Responsibilities
- Strategic execution: Translate and execute the global strategy at the Vietnam production site, with a focus on efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
- Capacity and resource planning: Oversee machinery, materials, and workforce planning to support smooth and effective operations.
- Team leadership: Lead, inspire, and develop the operations team while strengthening the talent pipeline and overall organizational capability.
- Quality and compliance: Maintain strong quality management systems and ensure compliance with international standards and regulations.
- Operational improvement: Drive the adoption of future manufacturing technologies and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
- Performance management: Monitor and improve KPIs to support profitability, cost control, and operational discipline.
- HSE oversight: Safeguard health, safety, and environmental standards throughout operations.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with local and global leadership to align production with customer needs and market developments.
- Stakeholder representation: Represent the business with internal stakeholders and external partners, encouraging innovation and best-practice sharing.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering, business, or a related discipline.
- At least 15 years of professional and leadership experience in manufacturing or operations, ideally within an international environment.
- Proven track record in operational excellence, process optimization, and organizational development.
- Strong financial and analytical acumen, with the ability to make sound, data-led business decisions.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across functions, seniority levels, and cultures.
- Fluent English, written and spoken. Additional languages are an advantage.
- Willingness to relocate or be based in Vietnam.
- A leadership style that is visionary, bold, innovation-driven, and customer-focused, with strong ownership, integrity, and transparency.
Interested in learning more about this position? Please reach out to Yvonne Xu at yvonnexu@fespartners.com with your CV and a rough salary expectation, with Andree Mangels in CC: amangels@fespartners.com