Director, Launch

JOB DESCRIPTION

Main Responsibilities: (หน้าที่ความรับผิดชอบ)

• The primary function and responsibility of the Regional Asia Launch Director is to coordinate, execute, and monitor launch activities across the Asia region to prepare plants for product launches, mid-cycle enhancements, or other launch projects identified by Program Management, utilizing the Prodash System and PLD deliverables.
• Coordinate and execute as the owner of multiple plant and cross-regional launch activities as required by the APAC Executive Operations Director.
• Full fill 100% compliance on Adient Launch & Change processes following Program Launch System (PLUS), ensuring effective adherence and discipline.
• Collaborate on regional financial and commercial plans at the early program stage (e.g. Profit Plan budgets, Outlook budgets, TBL, Quote, CAR), ensuring alignment across Asia.
• Support new launches from Phase 0 to 5 ensuring flawless program launches
• Deliver 0-0-100-100-90 performance with quality program deliverables at gate exits reviews and sign offs, managing timely escalation when required.
• Responsible for ensuring program Launch Managers deliver and complete all launch deliverables within Prodash, including but not limited to the Plant Launch Dashboard (PLD) from Phase 2 to 5, and for reviewing and approving PPA1 and PPA2 across the Asia region.
• Right-size Launch SDT resources across the Asia region by risk-assessing against staffing models and develop the regional launch team using company HR tools (e.g. LTR, Performance Management, Skills Assessment, Individual Development Plans, coaching, and mentoring).
• Create succession plans and develop a regional talent pool and successors for N+2, organize training, and leverage team capabilities across Asia.
• Participate and collaborate during Executive Program reviews
• Drive the cadence of monthly launch readiness reviews across Asia, including onsite reviews and build events, with timely escalation to mitigate roadblocks.
• Lead regional financial planning and budgeting for launch-related activities, including Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs) preparation and approval coordination.
• Standardize launch processes across all plants in Asia.
• Follow all Health & Safety and Environmental requirements that are defined on work instructions or communicated in training as well provide support for any safety requirement and activities.

Optional Responsibilities (หน้าที่ความรับผิดชอบเสริม)

• As per supervisor’s assignment

Customer Requirements: (ความต้องการของลูกค้า)

• Follow customer requirements

HSE Expectation: (ความคาดหวังด้านความปลอดภัยและสิ่งแวดล้อม)

• Ensure that all activities are in accordance with Environmental legal & requirements.
• Follow all Health & Safety and Environmental requirements that are defined on work instructions or communicated in training
• Participation in HSE involvement in management of change process, attendance in HSE related team meetings.
• Communicating often about safety: safety talk and feedback, ensure accident and near-miss reporting procedures are understood and complied with, assist with accident investigations & 8D report.
• Zero tolerance & fully compliance with high risk/critical work: Permit System.
• Conduct risk assessments on activities within their department ensuring that the methods and systems of work are safe, also that the necessary procedures, rules and regulations designed to achieve this are formulated, published and applied.

                                                                                                    

Qualifications (Education, Skills, and Experiences)

• Bachelor/master’s degree on Business or Engineering
• At least 10 years of experience in operations, and project/launch management, including exposure to multi-country or regional responsibilities.
• Have automotive manufacturing & Logistics knowledge and background
• Good interpersonal relationship skills
• Ability to communicate effectively across the organization and across multiple countries in Asia, both horizontally and vertically.
• Good Command in English (Speaking, Writing, Reading, Listening)
• Problem solving skills.
• Good knowledge of financial and business cases.
• Financial planning skills (Capex, Project Costs, Budgeting) Organized

Reporting Line: (สายการรายงาน)

• Direct: Executive Director, APAC Operation
• Functional: N/A

PRIMARY LOCATION

Adient (Thailand) Co., Ltd.