Duties & Responsibilities
1. Corporate Management
- Support the Managing Director in overall corporate management.
- Oversee internal control, legal affairs, audits, and approval processes.
- Lead mid-term planning, annual budgeting, KPI setting, and performance tracking.
- Build strong and trusted relationships with customers, suppliers, government bodies, unions, and industry groups.
2. Liaison with Headquarter in Japan
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting to the parent company.
- Handle internal applications/approvals related to headquarters.
- Participate in senior management discussions for Group-wide business planning.
- Serve as the primary interface for key personnel from Japan HQ.
3. Organization, Human Resources, and IT
- Strengthen organizational structure and foster a positive corporate culture.
- Lead people development, training systems, evaluation frameworks, and retentioninitiatives.
- Plan long-term workforce optimization.
- Oversee IT governance, ensuring reliable, stable, and secure system operations and managing IT-related risks (cybersecurity, access control, disaster recovery, etc.).
4. Finance & Accounting
- Ensure accounting compliance and oversee audit responses.
- Manage financial planning, cash management, banking relations, and engagementwith the parent company's finance team.
- Lead P/L planning, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Oversee tax compliance, including transfer pricing.
5. Procurement
- Develop and execute procurement strategies for key raw materials.
- Lead Business Continuity Planning for both short- and long-term scenarios.
- Oversee major contract renewals and vendor management.
- Ensure ethical procurement practices and anti-bribery compliance.
6. Logistics & Inventory
- Ensure safe delivery, warehouse operations, and zero shipment errors.
- Optimize inventory levels in coordination with Japan HQ.
- Continuously pursue cost reduction.
7. Production-Planning Alignment
- Work with Japan Sales & Marketing and internal teams to establish practical production-sales-inventory plans.
- Approve sales-related documents issued by AKSS.
8. Safety, Quality, Environment & Health
- Support implementation and improvement of SS506 Part 3, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS18001, IATF 16949, and related systems.
- Ensure legal safety responsibilities are fulfilled and escalate MAH risks when necessary.
- Ensure compliance with Customer Specific Requirements (CSR).
REQUIREMENTS
- 10+ years of business management experience in the chemical or chemicalrelated industry
- Business-level Japanese proficiency
- Deep understanding of Japanese corporate culture and ability to apply it
- High emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal communication skills
- Proven leadership capability
- Expertise in at least one of the following areas:
- Human Resource
- Finance
- Supply Chain (Procurement or Logistics)
- Business Planning / Corporate Planning
