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A successful and deeply experienced executive leader in operations with significant expertise managing diverse teams and partners across geographies. Skilled in focusing on strong fundamentals while also planning and delivering on strategies to ensure future success. Key strengths include excellent communications to senior executives and large teams and transforming processes and tools to improve performance and productivity.Responsibilities as Senior Director of Operations•Responsible for manufacturing operations for Large Format Printers and engineering operations for all A3 LaserJet printers worldwide.•Responsible for hardware cost, quality and on-time factory shipments.•Mentoring management team in professional development.•Representing Supply Chain Operations organisation at country-level leadership and crisis management.Achievements•Lead team of 100+ engineers and managers across Asia, working with R&D and outsourced partners from new printer product introduction through mature manufacturing to end of life and beyond.•Accountable to both business and operations leadership for continuously meeting cost, quality and availability goals. •Served as the driving force behind manufacturing strategy, overseeing transformative initiatives and executing strategic plans across multiple sites to enhance operational efficiency and performance.•Strategized and implemented multi-year transformation program, digitalizing processes, automating data flows & reporting and improving productivity.•Attained and sustained remarkable levels of employee engagement and morale, as evidenced by various performance indicators, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment that consistently exceeded expectations.

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  Senior Director Of Operations

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