Interesting opportunity for an experienced HRBP with prior work experience in Malaysia and possibly China, to actively lead integration of business strategy with people management practices, for a Singapore listed company with HQ in Penang, global high-tech solutions provider focusing on the Analytical, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical, Industrial and Semiconductor segments.  

Role:

The Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP) is the link between HR and the business, advising and supporting managers on strategic issues and helping them implement high-performing, integrated HR practices. As part of Group Human Resource, the successful HRBP acts as an employee champion and change agent for the Group as well as manage HR activities in 10 sites globally.

• Alignment of a particular Business initiatives.
• Formulation, communication and implementation of Group HR programs and initiatives that impact business division.
• Strong focus on Talent Management involving attracting and retaining high-quality employees, developing their skills, and continuously motivating them to improve their performance. The intent is to create a motivated workforce that will be retained in the long run.
• Consults with line management, providing HR guidance where appropriate.
• Analyzes trends and metrics in alignment with the Group HR to develop solutions, programs and policies.
• Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, disciplinary issues, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counselling, career development).
• Proactively work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Manage and provides guidance to business division site HR leads for contract terms for new hires, promotions and transfers.
• Assists international employees with expatriate assignments and related HR matters.
• Provides guidance and input on business unit restructures, workforce planning, career development, high potential programs and succession planning.
• Assist to identify training needs for business units and individual executive coaching needs, where required.
• Participates in the evaluation, selection and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met.

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in any discipline, in HR Management is preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in HR is required for this position. You should either be familiar or have exposure to employment laws and business practices in Malaysia and China to excel in this role
• Regional or global experience in a HR role and work experience within the high-tech, precision manufacturing industry is preferred.
• Requires strong stakeholder management, project management and leadership skills.
• Has knowledge of diversity, inclusion and has cultural awareness.
• Good communications skill, including listening and consultative skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with teams and build effective working relationships is a must.
• Experienced in resolving complex employee relations issues.
• Excellent proactive problem solving and analytical skills are necessary.
• Being IT savvy with experience with a Human Resource Information System is also preferred.
• Good working knowledge of English, Mandarin written and spoken.
• An independent self-starter.
• Strong business acumen is required.
• A hands-on approach is a must for this role.
• Keeps updated with the latest developments and initiatives in the industry with respect to HR.
• Adopts a pro-active approach to analyzing situations for potential issues, resolving problems and to initiate where necessary escalation reports to Group HR and management on issues.

Exciting role for a sensory science professional with at least 5 years of sensory analysis experience to join an integral role providing sensory and consumer knowledge in close collaboration with Strategic BUs, Markets, and R&D as a team member on critical innovation and renovation projects. You will help the teams to understand and exceed consumers’ expectations, driving clear consumer preference vs the competition & ultimately consumer loyalty. 

Role:

• Be an expert to provide sensory insights and proactively partner with Project Managers to support Innovation & Renovation projects to add value and influence project's success.
• Play an active part in cross functional project teams within R&D and provide guidance on choice and use of sensory evaluation methodologies.
• Strong analytical skill and the ability to interpret sensory data to create engaging reports that inspire action.
• Support the development and raise the bar of the sensory panel performance with close collaboration with the panel leader
• Be the consultant and guardian of all sensory methodologies and tools for global mixes category (e.g. sensory glossary list, sensory toolkit and references, IN/OUT specifications, etc.)
• Build the competency of the sensory standard across organisation by providing guidance and training to various group heads on the best-in-class sensory methodologies.
• Continually evolve internal process and methodologies for continuous improvement and application for sensory knowledge building across the consumer and sensory network in the organisation
• To seek improvement for consumer sensory insights best practices that will impact the business and promoting the use of sensory and consumer research in innovation and renovation process across the various functions in R&D and markets.
• Provide sensory insights to support front-end innovation activities for idea generation and concept building.
• Partner with consumer insight team to bridge sensory insights with consumers understanding to create powerful and compelling insights to support innovation and renovation initiatives.

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent in Sensory Science, Consumer Science, Food Technology, Food Science or other related fields with at least 5 years of working experience in the field of sensory science
• Experience in a wide spectrum of sensory research methodologies and track record of gathering sensory insights to impact the business
• Strong ability to prioritize, multitask and manage various day to day activities, working to a timeline
• Experienced in leading and highly motivated to lead and manage sensory panels
• Ability to coach and guide technicians / panel leaders to reach excellence in execution and autonomy.
• Ability to translate complex sensory data into compelling reports and presentations to drive action across innovation and renovation project portfolio
• Strong statistical knowledge a plus
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excel in a collaborative global team environment
• Strong and keen interest to bridge and increase collaboration between sensory and consumer.

• Lead role
• Fast expanding BioTech set up
• Preclinical/Clinical

Our client - a BioTech firm is currently in search of a Head of Research and Development due to business needs.

Reporting to the Chief Scientific Officer, you will be responsible for building a high performance team to contribute to the team’s innovation and IP creation which is directly relevant to the business growth.

You will be required to design and implement research and development protocols or projects and develop business plans and budgets to execute an annual and multi- year R & D plan. Suitable applicants should possess Life Sciences degree or related discipline with 12 to 15 years of relevant experience overseeing R & D projects with deep understanding of the core principals of research and development on the adoption of new technology and equipment to improve the organisation's operations and business.

You should be a strategic and creative thinker with excellent problem solving skills and a clear communicator as you will be working closely with the CEO, CSO and Project Manager.

Ideally, you should possess a PHD (good to have) with successful experience in pre- clinical & clinical phase 1-4 trials of new drugs and designing clinical programs. You should be knowledgable and experienced in technical packages that are required to deliver an IND submission.

Suitable applicants may write in to Maggie@Talentreq.com with resume for more in- depth discussion.

EA Licence: 17S8795 |EAP: R1105973

• Lead role
• Fast expanding
• Preclinical/Clinical

Project Manager - Drug Development

Our client is currently in search of a Project Manager due to business needs. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will provide support to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and close out phases of the project.

You will work effectively at the interface with Project Team Members (including CRO Partners) to integrate project plans and influence direction of project development utilizing data, scenario planning and insights to aid decision making.

To be successful, you should possess relevant Bachelor’s Degree ideally with PHD. You should possess an understanding of all aspects of developing a pharmaceutical drug including IND submissions and strong knowledge of pharmaceutical industry, regulations and requirements.

You should be comfortable leading and influencing project teams in the utilisation of resources (FTE and budget).

Suitable applicants should be comfortable working in a matrix environment and willing to be hands on when required.

Suitable applicants may write in to maggie@talentreq.com with resume for more in-depth discussion.

EA Licence: 17S8795 | EAP: R1105973

Exciting opportunity for Sales professional with proven solution sales track record in the Education industry in the Philippines, passionate for knowledge and lifelong learning to join as a Senior/Sales Manager, Enterprise Sales, responsible for identifying, nurturing and closing of complex high-level deals, taking business transformation strategy and revenue growth to the next level

Role

• Develop and implement the sales strategy for institutional clients in the Philippines
• Own the selling process for institutional clients from opportunity identification to closing
• Craft proposals that meet client needs and lead presentations to key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain a territory plan that lists prospective clients and tracks visits and progress on selling opportunities.
• Create working relationships and establish rapport with executives/senior decision makers within educational institutions.
• Work with clients’ post-sales to ensure educational services are delivered and deployed to specification/customer satisfaction.
• Resolve any issues that arise with clients’ post-sales in a timely and efficient manner.
• Keep updated on clients’ organisational changes in strategy, plans and key personnel.
• Actively monitor competitor activities and update CRM database (Salesforce) with customer/prospect information and market data.
• Research, recommend and attend conferences to ensure we are at the forefront of industry and abreast of traditional and non-traditional competitors.
• Prepare material for senior management that identifies any market barriers to sales opportunities and propose potential solutions to improve the marketability of our service offerings.

Requirements

• Degree with at least 5 years of selling/business development experience into Universities/Higher Education sector across Philippines
• Established relationships with numerous senior executives in various Higher Education Institutes in Philippines
• Skilled at building relationships and understanding customer needs
• Track record of achieving sales targets and closing new enterprise level businesses
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with database and/or CRM systems, ideally Salesforce
• Sets aggressive goals and has high standards and often an over achiever
• Pursues everything with energy, drive, and the need to complete tasks; always keeping the end in sight, striving to put in extra efforts to meet deadlines
• Persistent in the face of challenges and setbacks
• Ability to travel across the country to various Universities whenever possible

Exciting opportunity for Sales professional with proven solution sales track record in the Education industry in Indonesia, passionate for knowledge and lifelong learning to join as a Senior/Sales Manager, Enterprise Sales, responsible for identifying, nurturing and closing of complex high-level deals, taking business transformation strategy and revenue growth to the next level

Role

• Develop and implement the sales strategy for institutional clients in Indonesia
• Own the selling process for institutional clients from opportunity identification to closing
• Craft proposals that meet client needs and lead presentations to key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain a territory plan that lists prospective clients and tracks visits and progress on selling opportunities.
• Create working relationships and establish rapport with executives/senior decision makers within educational institutions.
• Work with clients’ post-sales to ensure educational services are delivered and deployed to specification/customer satisfaction.
• Resolve any issues that arise with clients’ post-sales in a timely and efficient manner.
• Keep updated on clients’ organisational changes in strategy, plans and key personnel.
• Actively monitor competitor activities and update CRM database (Salesforce) with customer/prospect information and market data.
• Research, recommend and attend conferences to ensure we are at the forefront of industry and abreast of traditional and non-traditional competitors.
• Prepare material for senior management that identifies any market barriers to sales opportunities and propose potential solutions to improve the marketability of our service offerings.

Requirements

• Degree with at least 5 years of selling/business development experience into Universities/Higher Education sector across Indonesia
• Established relationships with numerous senior executives in various Higher Education Institutes in Indonesia
• Skilled at building relationships and understanding customer needs
• Track record of achieving sales targets and closing new enterprise level businesses
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with database and/or CRM systems, ideally Salesforce
• Sets aggressive goals and has high standards and often an over achiever
• Pursues everything with energy, drive, and the need to complete tasks; always keeping the end in sight, striving to put in extra efforts to meet deadlines
• Persistent in the face of challenges and setbacks
• Ability to travel across the Indonesia to various Universities whenever possible