Program Manager, Strategic Planning, Asia

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead end-to-end deployment of the SIOP process and performance improvement across SIOP functions, ensuring full adherence to global standards and controlled documentation.
• Optimized end-to-end OTC, PTP, and NPDI lifecycles, driving operational efficiency across departments.
• Translate global requirements into practical, site-level execution plans with clear milestones, ownership, and measurable outcomes. 
• Provide enhancements of planning and forecasting processes in Asia.  
• Ensure supply chain agility and SIOP process maturity. 
• Act as the site’s subject matter expert (SME) for SIOP process, ensuring balanced maturity and integration across the system. 
• Ensure KPIs are clearly defined, cascaded, and actively managed through tier meetings and leadership routines. 
• Lead data integrity and validation processes to ensure accuracy and reliability of reported performance. 
• Support site leadership in performance reviews, identifying gaps, and required corrective actions, ensuring all significant deviations are properly escalated with clear ownership and timing. 
• Embed structured problem-solving methodologies (RCA, 5 Whys, 8D) into daily operations, ensuring they are not treated as standalone activities. 
• Develop and execute a structured SIOP capability-building roadmap across all levels of the organization. 
• Lead Kaizen events and structured improvement cycles focused on eliminating waste and improving flow, ensuring that these are standardized, documented, and sustained over time. 
• Promote a culture of proactive problem identification and continuous improvement across all functions. 
• Ensure full integration of VOS with OTF processes, including planning, scheduling, production execution, and logistics. 
• Drive alignment across all site functions (Operations, Factory, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales Operations) to ensure integrated VOS execution. 
• Prevent local deviations by reinforcing the importance of a single source of truth. 
• Support integration of digital tools (ERP, MES, Power BI dashboards) into daily operations and decision-making, driving the adoption of digital solutions to enhance efficiency, traceability, and transparency. 
• Provide regular updates to regional and global leadership on process improvement deployment status, risks, and performance. 
• Continuously assess site maturity and define next steps for capability advancement. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Marketing, Computer Science, or related discipline.
  • Advance knowledge in all areas of project planning, development, management, and implementation.
  • Project Management certifications (PMP, CSM, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt) a plus. 
• Work Experience:
  • 8-10 years of experience in project management or exposure to at least two of the following processes: OTC, PTP, NPDI, SIOP, and/or Services.
  • Experience in an international and culturally diverse organization.
• Communication Skills:
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; other languages are a plus.
  • Good communicator, confident in interacting with all levels of individuals across a variety of internal/external functions.
• Analytical Skills:
  • Ability to analyze data, provide insights. make informed decisions and solve complex problems.
  • Good attention to detail.
• Technical Skills:
  • Advanced experience with ERP financial applications (Oracle preferred).
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Project management experience and familiarity with Agile process improvement.
• Self-motivated with a strong positive attitude and good work ethic
• A collaborative work style, fostering cooperation and teamwork
• Excellent account management and customer focus skills

 TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• 10% travel required.

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The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture

• Customer Focus

• Operational Excellence

• Innovation

• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it

• Act with urgency

• Foster a customer-first mindset

• Think big and execute

• Lead by example

• Drive continuous improvement

• Learn and seek out development

• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

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