Subordinate：4 Black Belt
Locations: Shanghai or Flexible in China

PURPOSE:

Ø        The business in Asia has plans in place to pursue aggressive profitable growth @20% a year for the next 3 to 5 years. Major growth will come from:
a. New business development in new areas like Automotive, Agriculture, Electronics
b. Existing segments in Printing, Healthcare and Packaging
c. Going downstream with value added offerings

Ø        The MBB/Top Line Growth Leader is a member of the Nonwovens AP Regional Leadership Team / Growth Council and will provide the leadership to build a Six Sigma culture and practices into the organization, ensuring that it becomes the way of doing things; working hands-on with project & process leaders to ensure disciplined execution and that projected benefits are well quantified and effectively being realized.

Job responsibility:

Ø        Lead a few strategic projects hands-on, working through cross-functional teams. Deliver total project benefits in the region of at least 1.3% of annual regional revenue.

Ø        Establish & strengthen the use of Six Sigma & appropriate processes / tools to drive Top-Line Growth projects – resource, mentor, coach teams to effectively & practically use them.

Ø        Provide guidance, expertise & help in the identification, selection, monitoring & execution of BB, GB projects – ensuring they are high-quality, well prioritized & have contributive value to the business.

Ø        Play a broader leadership role in regional business teams and be the catalyst to accelerate growth through creative and value-adding initiatives.

Ø        Continually advocate business improvement, fact-based decision making and good change management, helping the organization focused on what is critical to our customers, being responsible for a customer satisfaction culture.

Qualifications：

Ø        Prior experience in customer interface, sales & marketing or business development is preferred.

Ø        Is business focused with good business sense  – demonstrate clear understanding of business value and what it takes to deliver

Ø        Demonstrated innovation and creativity in problem solving. Strong process and facilitation skills – able to stimulate thinking, challenge assumptions and facilitate divergence of ideas and convergence for action.

Ø        Strong team player – understand what it takes to function effectively in a highly networked as well as multi-cultural environment

Ø        Excellent people skills with good sense of organizational dynamics – able to influence and interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization as well with customers

Ø        Good change management skills – is an agent of change with appreciation of various aspects of managing change

Ø        IT savvy and skillful in the effective and prudent use of computer & related tools.

Ø        Travel will be required but will not be extensive.