Contract Manufacturing & Quality Manager North Asia

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Job details

Company overview

We are the Japanese subsidiary of a European-based energy company, headquartered in the United Kingdom, with operations worldwide. Since entering the Japanese market, we have been strengthening our foothold and diversifying our business. Through partnerships with Japanese companies, we have seen growth in lubricant sales, petrochemicals, and other sectors. Our operations span across petrochemicals, trading, marine, industrial, and automotive lubricants. In our commitment to sustainable energy supply, we are not only involved in oil and natural gas but also in the development of clean energy and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.

Responsibilities

• Meet HSSE and Ethics and Compliance target.
• Drive safety leadership across Japan/Korea Supply Chain and Projects in support of the overall lubricant’s targets and ambitions.
• Support North Asia Market performance, deliver targets Financial delivery, and meet Performance KPIs:
• Support North Asia growth plan and Road map trajectory.
• Contract Manufacturing Manager as Plant Chemist
• As primary responsible person, implement their formulation and quality standard at 3P contract manufacturing partners, through working with internal R&D, technical team, and ASPAC functional tags,
• Manage product manufacturing procedures, process, specifications, and quality standard at our 3P partners, for the stable supply and new product launches.
• Japan and Korea Quality Control and Quality Assurance Lead.
• QC audit for 3P Contract Manufacturers periodically, and its GAP closure.
• Lead to make decision for non-conforming material (both produced by contractor and imported from their plant). Communicate with original supplier to seek root cause and implement corrective action.
• Play the key contributor among global quality team in whole company, and lead whole North Asia team in safety goals and requirements.
• Develop and implement quality system (similar, but inferior to ISO 9001).
• Lead to close customer complaint, making decision for non-conforming material (both produced by contractor and imported from thei plant).
• Communicate with original supplier to seek root cause and implement corrective action.
• As technical representative in GSC, support all global/local business growth and efficiency projects. Like New product, suppliers, services, and also regulation and customer specific tech support.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in Process engineering, or QC/QA, or Purchasing, or other related roles in manufacturing company, preferably Japanese or Western global company.
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC, as well as associated compliance requirements.
• Lubricant, or Oil and Energy, or Chemical Industries are preferable.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills with internal and external partners, sometimes geographically diverse teams of stakeholders.
• Understand and can demonstrate their 5 Core values. Safety, Respect, Excellence, Courage, and One Team.
• Good written and verbal communication skills (Fluency in English & Japanese essential).
• Graduate – bachelor’s degree in science.

Salary

9 - 13.5 million yen

Location

Tokyo