VP - General Manager, US Site (Expatriate)

We’re looking for a VP, General Manager of US Site for an electronic manufacturing company in Taiwan to lead and manage its office and manufacturing site in Wisconsin, US. Current/Prior working experience with laminates or PCBs is highly desired.   
 
Responsibilities:

• Manage the company’s sales and manufacturing site (~200 employees) in Wisconsin, US to maximize its productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Report to the Founder of the company and take profit & loss responsibility.
• Implement the best practice of Manufacturing/Engineering Process, Quality System, and Cost review. Cultivate an environment of continuous improvement on Cost, Delivery, & Quality.
• Plan and implement operational, business, and product strategies, priorities, and action items to achieve the business targets.    
• Develop and execute the US site’s annual budgets, capital plans and cost out plans. Implement efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the organization.
• Client interfacing; Responsible for all aspects of the site’s business/P&L and operational performance while building up the capabilities of the organization. Trace and improve employee productivity, ensuring managers & employees thrive and organizational outcomes are met.

 
Requirements:

• 15+ combined years of working experience in the functions of Manufacturing, Sales, and/or General Management. Desired industry background: electronics manufacturing, PCB, CCL/laminates.  
• 8+ years of people managerial experience, leading multi-functional, multi-cultural teams (ideally 100+ staff) internationally.
• Speaks adequate English socially along with ability to conduct business dealings in English with Westerners. Native Chinese speaker or at least can communicate adequately in Chinese speaking business environment. 
• Proven track records of successfully improving the operational efficiencies, engineering quality, business growth, and/or cost savings. 
• Experience of managing the operations in a US-based manufacturing site will be a big advantage.
• Ability to take international assignment – relocating to Wisconsin.

 
 
For more information and a confidential conversation, please email your CV to Janet.Yeh@morganphilips.com. Please note, that while Morgan Philips welcomes and appreciates all candidate response, volume of replies allows us to respond to short-listed candidates only. Resumes are collected for recruitment purposes only.