Country Manager - A Global Leader in Life Science Industry

Company Overview:

Our client is a global leader in the life science industry, with diverse product and service portfolios in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and scientific research for healthcare and industrial sectors. With over $40 billion in annual revenue and over 130,000 employees worldwide, the company aims to expand its business operations in serving science, providing innovation in life sciences, diagnostics, and laboratory technology to help customers make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Job Responsibilities:

• Build and manage the establishment of in-country infrastructure and enactment of the go-to-market (GTM) model to construct a solid first-step foundation in Vietnam’s market.
• Lead and innovate commercial in-country strategies across all divisions to increase customer value creation and market share gains with business optimization and distributors’ performance in the country.
• Deliver and track strategic performance and growth targets with in-country goals and annual operational plans to ensure overall business profitability, customer experience, and human resource development.
• Plan to anticipate opportunities and mitigate risks of business by defining and analyzing economic industry trends
• Manage and form strong partnerships with government relations and global divisions to achieve a high-quality partnership network for the business.
• Collaborate with HR for the employment model and high-performance leadership team with a strong pipeline of all levels across functions to enhance human resource sustainability.
• Represent the business at various events in Vietnam to sharpen brand identity and build up the business network.

Job Requirements

• Experience in establishing new infrastructure or start-up business to adapt and win new business markets, especially building up in-country infrastructure or go-to-market strategy.
• Proven track record of developing and executing innovative commercial strategies, optimizing business performance, and managing distributor networks to drive market share growth.
• Strong experience in delivering and tracking performance against strategic growth targets, aligning annual operational plans with business goals, and ensuring profitability, customer satisfaction, and human resource development.
• Expertise in analyzing economic and industry trends to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and develop proactive business strategies.
• Excellent communication skills with experience in managing government relations and building strong regional and global partnerships.
• Extensive experience in overseeing financial performance and management, including P&L responsibilities, budget oversight, capital allocation, and treasury management, with exposure to complex financial situations such as restructuring and funding acquisitions.
• Skilled in synergy and human management, collaborating with HR to build a strong leadership team and talent pipeline.
• Passion for the Biotechnology and Healthcare industry, including business model and portfolios to represent the company to customers, suppliers, investors, government bodies, industry groups, and the community, and acting as a spokesperson for the organization.

What on Offer

• Incentive package with competitive bonus scheme, healthcare, and company pension.
• Promising career development prospects.