Are you inspired by challenging the status quo Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
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Overview
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
We are seeking a
Senior BPA Manager, APAC who combines strong financial planning and analytical skills with the ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrixed environment. The ideal candidate will be a strategic partner to senior leadership, confident in driving ambitious growth plans and business transformation initiatives. They should bring a consultative and collaborative leadership style, a proven track record in leading change, and experience in building and managing high-performing teams. We are shortlisting only those who are driven, resilient, enterprising, agile, and motivated to contribute to the success of a dynamic, growing organization.
THE ROLE
This role is responsible for leading strategic planning, business performance management, and business transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment and execution of regional priorities in a complex, matrixed environment.
Your Responsibilities
- Strategy Development & Planning
- Serve as a partner to the President of APAC, facilitating and coordinating the annual strategic planning process across the region.
- Partner closely with regional and functional leaders to align strategic objectives, initiatives, and KPIs, ensuring cohesion and focus on high-impact priorities.
- Conduct market and scenario analysis, evaluating industry trends, competitive dynamics, customer insights, and regulatory changes to inform executive decision-making and resource allocation.
- Consolidate and synthesize market intelligence and benchmarking across countries to provide a robust strategic foundation for leadership discussions.
- Performance Management & Insights
- Design and maintain executive-level performance dashboards and reporting frameworks, delivering clear and actionable insights to support strategic steering of the APAC business.
- Track, measure, and analyze CRM opportunities, regional performance, and progress toward strategic and financial targets, providing regular updates to the President and leadership team.
- Identify performance gaps, risks, and growth opportunities, and proactively recommend actions or initiatives to mitigate risks or accelerate progress.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to assess and optimize pricing strategies, ensuring competitiveness and profitable growth.
- Leadership Support & Execution
- Supporting the President of APAC, managing key priorities, executive communications, and the orchestration of strategic initiatives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and liaison, ensuring effective coordination and alignment among regional, functional, and global teams.
- Prepare high-quality presentations, briefing materials, and reports for town halls, business reviews, Board meetings, and external stakeholders.
- Lead or participate in special projects and cross-functional task forces, often acting as the Presidents delegate to drive execution and follow-through.
- Facilitate seamless information flow, stakeholder engagement, and decision-making between the President, leadership team, and functional areas, ensuring clarity and focus on top priorities.
Keys to Success
- Requires a comprehensive understanding of internal and industry standards and principles
Requirements And Preferred Skills
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in business administration, Finance, Economics, Strategy, or a related field; MBA or relevant Masters degree strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in business planning, strategy, financial analysis, or management consulting, with at least 35 years in a leadership or BP&A / Chief of Staff capacity
- Proven experience working in complex, matrixed, multinational organizations
- Strong financial acumen and advanced analytical skills, including proficiency in financial modeling, data visualization, and performance reporting tools
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex information for diverse audiences
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, drive cross-functional projects, and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Experience in leading business transformation or change management initiatives is highly desirable
- Familiarity with the APAC regions markets and business environment is a plus
- Ability to meet deadlines and demonstrates effective time management
- About the Position
The position is based out of Singapore, and will be teamed withup to 3 local staff.
Not people manager, but second seniority in the team and deputy to the team leader.
Travelling Less than 35%
WHY GATES
Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as &aposOne Gates&apos and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers&apos diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.
