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Hong Kong

• Coordinate with PD/R&D to develop new and maintain existing products to meet GHVL marketing, legislative and manufacturing requirements.• Monitor and review GHVL product portfolio.• Implement the product brand strategies according to the agreed asset plans and planned migration initiatives for China region.• Evaluate benchmarking, market analysis and competitor survey within region.• PD Contact for marketing teams.• Support factories in all product related questions including trainings and knowledge transfer.

Hong Kong

Maintenance and control of defined brand / blend specifications within region.Trial runs preparation, planning with factories in the region, evaluation, documentation.Submission and control of product and blend specifications (BOM’s) in MSE (Making Specification Environment); publish BOM’s from MSE to local QAD.Preparation of brand performance data.Preparation of presentations.Support business development within region.Providing technical support to local markets and factories within region, and conduct training on manufacturing & product knowledge.Manage and support projects within region.

Hamburg, Germany

Support PD-Region to set and maintain blend concept. Ensure blend BOM and quality levels are in line with specified concept settings and provide work orders to factories.Assure constant quality of raw tobacco blends at optimum cost.Ensure raw material BOMs are available and planned in producing entity in time and in line with target specifications.Working with Leaf and Supply Chain assure raw tobacco is delivered to entity in time at required quality.Reduce blend complexity within domains and local stock optimization.Support PD-Region projects such as blend relocation, nitrogen reduction etc.Support central system ClaBs implementation, maintenance and rolling out.

Yunnan, China

Managing brand contract manufacturing activities which involves and not limited to activities related to production planning, material inventory control, material procurement & importation, local sourcing, NTM material localization, blend maintenance, product quality and production scheduling and supervision etc.Coordinating between partner, company Sales & Marketing team and Central Manufacturing Group to assure cigarette is manufactured at right time and right quantity.Facilitating company Central Manufacturing Group and Partner, to ensure the contract manufacturing in line with ITG standard such as AGP, supplier qualification, blend control.Working closely with Partner's Manufacturing Team and various other functions to plan and implement the production schedule, seeking the potential opportunity for cost saving.Assisting FE Operation Director on various China/Asia projects.Providing technical support to the ITG China S&M team, and conduct training to China S&M team on manufacturing & product knowledge. Providing technical and operational support to regional manufacturing facilities on request

Guizhou China

Community Relations project development.Public relation liaison and development.Land acquisition，environment protection etc.

Guizhou China

Leading team to successfully manage over 3000 hectare Commercial Plot area in GuiZhou province, China.Influencing CNTC through training, field visiting, buying and processing, and successfully transfer BAT style tobacco growing concept & technology to farmers, CNTC and local government etc.Working with Chinese project partners started supply the GuiZhou tobacco for BAT main brands since 2001 and secure the supply quantity and quality. Working with BAT global leaf sourcing team to source the in style Chinese tobacco, and to apply the BAT tobacco quality standard into Non-CP areas, build strong relationships with CNTC and local government in CP and non-CP area to help secure the tobacco supply chain.Identifying and developing the training program, implement and monitor the training into farmer, CNTC, government and BAT staff level.Managing the BAT CP team, and build excellent winning team to delivery company expected resultsMonitoring the China tobacco market information.Providing technical and management support to CNTC.

Guizhou China

Influencing CNTC through training, field visiting, buying and processing, and successfully transfer BAT style tobacco growing concept & technology to farmers, CNTC and local government etc.Working with Chinese project partners started supply the GuiZhou tobacco for BAT main brands since 2001 and secure the supply quantity and quality. Working with BAT global leaf sourcing team to source the in style Chinese tobacco, and to apply the BAT tobacco quality standard into Non-CP areas, build strong relationships with CNTC and local government in CP and non-CP area to help secure the tobacco supply chain.Identifying and developing the training program, implement and monitor the training into farmer, CNTC, government and BAT staff level.Managing the BAT CP team, and build excellent winning team to delivery company expected resultsMonitoring the China tobacco market information.Providing technical and management support to CNTC.

Guizhou China

Influencing CNTC through training, field visiting, buying and processing, and successfully transfer BAT style tobacco growing concept & technology to farmers, CNTC and local government etc.Identifying and developing the training program, implement and monitor the training into farmer, CNTC, government and BAT staff level.Managing the BAT CP team, and build excellent winning team to delivery company expected resultsMonitoring the China tobacco market information.Providing technical and management support to CNTC.BAT International Leaf Production Program in Australia.The Competent Manager Development Series.