General Manager of Asia

CONFIDENTIAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: General Manager – Asia Operations

Reporting Structure: Reports to Managing Director

Location: On-site in Hong Kong – North Point office

Travel: Regional travel to India/Indonesia/Vietnam/China and other Asia countries as required; occasional travel to USA headquarters (no more than once per year)

Start Date: Flexible

About The Clever Factory, Inc.

The Clever Factory, Inc., is a designer, marketer, and producer of paper-based consumer products to mass market retailers such as Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Aldi, and Walmart. The company is a market share leader across a diverse range of design-focused products including children’s books, stationery, gift bags, stickers/activities, educational products, and seasonal items. The Clever Factory, Inc. is based in Nashville, Tennessee USA and employs approximately 100 team members in the US, Hong Kong, Shanghai, India, Indonesia, Vietnam & Argentina.

Job Description

Reporting to the Managing Director based in USA, the Hong Kong-based General Manager-Asia Operations will take responsibility for:

STAFF MANAGEMENT

• Overseeing 16 staff in Hong Kong regional HQ office, plus 2 in China, 2 in India, and 1 each in Indonesia and Vietnam.

• Developing talent currently within the organization as well as future hires

• Leading a working culture that completely supports the professional and personal needs of staff

SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT

• Implementing and driving an effective Asia sourcing strategy across South and South East Asia that will achieve financial targets and delivery deadlines

• Managing and developing strategic relationships with key suppliers

• Locating and Qualifying new suppliers in multiple countries of origin to diversify supplier base

• Conducting top-level costing negotiations with key vendor partners on major programs

PRODUCTION OVERSIGHT

• Facilitating communication between Asia team and US-based counterparts as well as liaising with customer sourcing offices in Asia

• Helping the Asia team to manage the day-to-day sourcing/production/QC process including a) selecting suppliers by balancing margin goals with supplier risk profile, b) problem-solving production issues, and c) ensuring on-time shipment of quality products

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• A successful track-record leading sourcing and merchandising teams in Asia

• Extensive experience sourcing from the Asia region including Vietnam, India, and Indonesia as well as China

• Complete understanding of the compliance and production control process including factory audits, product safety testing and Quality Control

• Prior experience in paper is a plus

• Currently living in Hong Kong

• Proven people management skills and a passion for mentoring talent

• Quantitatively-focused and data driven

• Outstanding communication skills: English, Cantonese and Mandarin

• A team player, highly ethical, empathetic business leader
  
  

What's On Offer

This role will offer a highly competitive compensation packaging including a bonus program based on business-unit performance.