Total 3 job vacancies by Kyocera Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Create new product and new business related semiconductor field and best suited technical customer support activities by having clear understanding on KYOCERA Corporation Headquarters direction to achieve business expansion in Asia Pacific region.
• Maintain, build and promote excellent relationships with customers top management to develop revenue streams and to understand key requirements.
• Maintain, build and promote excellent relationships with semiconductor related governmental group or associations in Asia Pacific region as one of the representatives of Japanese company.
• Closely communicate and co-work with customers locate in Vietnam, India and Asia Pacific region and catch latest technical trend.
• Manage new design target, target revenue and initiate new development business.
• Preparation of presentation materials of latest technology for customers
• Any other aperiodic assignments which will be within the sphere of the job nature of this role.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience as Technical Engineer with Managerial level in either ceramic or chemical materials industry.
• 5 years or more of experience in :

1. Handling technical topics with multiple regions (Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia)
2. Communicating with factory and related departments in Japan.
3. Handling Chemical products (Thermal compounds and die attach pastes) for more than 10 years with the understanding of technical solutions to realize effective technical support to customer, including the knowledge of chemical product design & composition of ingredients.

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Conversation and reading comprehension in Japanese is required for the reporting to KYOCERA Corporation.
• Detail knowledge about the market and trend of ceramic package, ceramic substrate and also chemical materials such as epoxy molding compound, sintering paste.
• Professional technical knowledge of chemical materials such as epoxy molding compound, sintering paste which is based on actual experience to provide best matching material to customer.
• Skills to create new design concept and judge development direction of chemical materials such as epoxy molding compound, sintering paste.
• Skills to catch the latest and future technical needs of customers located in Vietnam, India and Asia Pacific region, also handle to effect actual new products which is based on KYOCERA Corporation Headquarters direction.
• Skills of new business support function implementation from technical point of view which can contribute for business expansion plan in Vietnam, India and other Asia Pacific region.
• Customers locate in Vietnam, India and Asia Pacific region, it is required to be able to travel multiple location frequently and communicate with various diversity.
• Good communication skill. Able to convert clear and concise message to the Management, team members / key stakeholders and keeping others informed of the progress.
• Good leadership to lead the design center team in expanding the business, inspiring others, drives progress, decision making, ensuring the success and growth of individuals, teams, and organizations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Organize, prepare, and coordinate the Board of Directors (BOD) and Operational Meetings twice a year, consolidating reports and documents for these meetings.
• Prepare translations of documents and reports for Japan HQ Top Management, corresponding with corporate divisions at Japan HQ, such as Corporate Division Group, HR, and other relevant divisions.
• Reform the Performance Appraisal system to enhance employee performance evaluation and establish an optimal evaluation framework.
• Analyse and review the salary benchmarking system across the Asia Pacific group offices, aligning with Japan HQ practices and standards of process.
• Coordinate and drive the M&A project, particularly in HR areas such as due diligence, organizational integration, salary and remuneration optimization, and business process and operations analysis.
• Provide training and development for Kyocera Philosophy education, establishing a training system that integrates with the evaluation system, including job level-based education and promotion qualifications.
• Liaise with Japan HQ HR to support expatriate staff stationed in the group offices across the Asia Pacific region.
• Support expatriate staff relocation, including visa applications, moving arrangements, and orientation within the group offices.

Requirement

• Minimum of 5 years experience in Human Resources role, specifically in a regional role (managing office across Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and India) within a Japanese company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent qualification.
• Knowledgeable with Kyocera philosophy, with experience managing Training and Development related of Kyocera Philosophy education.
• Skilled in organizing corporate meetings with top management from the Japan HQ.
• Familiar with labour law and experience in handling labour law-related matters in Asia-Pacific regions and compliances (e.g. Immigration laws, Personal Data Protection Act).
• Proficient in English, both spoken and written, to effectively communicate internally and with the counterpart at our parent company or group company worldwide.
• Excellent communication skill. Able to deliver clear and concise message to the Management, team members / key stakeholders and keeping others informed of the progress.
• Detail-oriented and meticulous, with the ability to organize and maintain HR records and reports for senior management.
• Good in problem-solving while exhibiting good judgement and logical thinking.

Key Job Duties:

< Duties as Business Administration Manager for KYOCERA Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and its subsidiaries, branches and rep offices (collectively, KAP-G) which covers 9 entities in 8 countries >

• Monitor the establishment and update KAP-G of any company group rules issued by Japan headquarters with appropriate explanation.
• Update KAP-G internal rules including Ringi (Internal Approval Procedure) and Credit Control Policy by liaising with Japan headquarters’ relevant division and presenting it to all KAP-G employees.
• Consider and suggest proper business scheme comprehensively by taking a variety of factors such as relevant country’s law on trading and tax, company group’s rule, logistics, agreement with supplier and system operation etc. into consideration, based on consultation from sales division.
• Review new customer’s financial condition and judge the suitable credit limit or necessity of collateral.
• Monitor and review all existing customers’ credit limit annually by considering the latest financial condition, business volume, credibility of customer’s parent etc.
• Review Agreement, Contract and Engagement Letter, which include sales agreement with customer, intercompany agreement with affiliates, appointment of external consultant for tax related, service contract with IT vendor / logistic vendor / insurance company etc.
• Educate and advice on export control to employees in order to conduct business properly without offending international rule and regime regarding security trade control and annual audit of security trade control checks conducted by Japan headquarters’ relevant division.
• Planning yearly budget for IT investment, consideration of the service and vender to be used and explaining in detail to management before implementation to enhance IT security level and improvement of the work environment.
• Discuss with Japan headquarters and relevant affiliates for maintenance and revision of KAP-G business core IT systems used for order entry, inventory control, shipping and AR/AP control.
• Discuss with logistic vendor about setup of new warehouse in APAC region and detail flow from import declaration to delivery to customer.
• Make and distribute reports of daily achievement, monthly plan and forecast of Order Booking and Shipping of all sales divisions.
• Supervise establishment of new entity in APAC region by liaising with external consultant, internally with each division and Japan headquarters’ relevant division.
• Coordinate change of Directors, Articles of Associates / Company Charter of KAP-G companies, with liaising with external consultant and Japan headquarters’ relevant division.

Job Requirements/Skills:

• Deep understanding of company group rules and policies.
• Good knowledge in rule, regulation and custom of trade transaction (Customs declaration, FTA/EPA, Rules of Origin etc.)
• Good knowledge in intercompany transaction including transfer pricing aspect.
• Good explanation skill to summarize complicated IT matter to commonly understandable words.
• Experience in building relationship and negotiating well with external consultant, IT vendor, logistics vendor, insurance company, etc.
• Project management by co-working with relevant division.

Minimum Experience and Qualifications:

• More than 10 years of experience as Manager in administrative role for sales transaction (customer credit control, business scheme consideration, internal rule education etc.)
• Prior working experience in Japanese companies with regional roles & responsibilities.
• Possesses years of supervisory experience of over at least 10 or more subordinates.
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field and/or equivalent experience.