Role Purpose:

Aligning with Vx strategic imperatives, lead Greater China R&D Team to deliver the regional business growth through world-class technical customer experience as well as to provide Centre of Excellence service globally.

Principal Accountabilities:

(Areas such as planning, organising, directing, innovating, budgeting, staffing etc. as well as meeting specific objectives within the job purpose.)

For the role is accountable for:

• SHE
  • o World-class SHE for the operation of AITC and Greater China Team
  • o SHE best practice for the capability extension
  • Demonstrating the continuous improvement on SHE culture, according to Vx Global SHE guidance and governance
• Quality
  • o Accurate understanding of market and customer technical challenges
  • Delivery of reliable technical knowledge based on robust data through internal capability and eco-system
  • o Integration of data and information with global system and database
  • Compliance to all regulations and qualifications with Vx global consistency as applicable

Delivery

• Leading and driving strategic and tactical technical deliverables to grow and retain business in Greater China
• Delivery of technical knowledge in both virtual and physical for application development and technical service
• o New product development through SCP (Shanghai Compounding Plant)
• o Execution of IP strategy
• Cultivation and promotion of Centre of Excellence for supporting global business
• Delivering differentiated solutions together with internal stakeholders based on the technical assessment on regional competitive landscape

Cost

• Strategic and tactical forecast and proactive management within the budget
• CAPEX business case development and execution

• Business case prioritisation and resource optimisation for the effective delivery of projects and services

Integration

• Integration and Leading cross-functional stakeholders for the technical delivery to grow Vx business
• Synergy with the other Technical Centres for maximising customer experience
• Sustainable development of Greater China Technical Team with utilising Vx HR initiatives
• Integration with our internal/external customers by providing differentiated solutions

Required Skills:

• Able to display diplomacy in working with stakeholders both internally and externally towards a common goal
• Proven strong leadership experience in leading a technical organisation with a future focus whilst managing expectations of cross-functional stakeholders at senior level
• Delivery of the world-class technical customer experience based on strategic and tactical decision making
• Driving and managing portfolio of projects including new product development and capital investment by optimising resources, hands-on when needed
• Driving delivery of differentiated solutions as a customer-facing technical engineer throughout customer experience journey
• Demonstration of the best practice for the successful team development and global integration
• Native Chinese speaker with high level of English skills

About Victrex

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.

With over 40 years‘ experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders

Vision and culture

At Victrex we have a clear purpose: to bring transformational and sustainable solutions which address world material challenges every day.

This underpins our core values; passion, innovation and performance which are at the heart of our business.

Our culture is shaped by how we work together, driving for results with a focus on customers, continuous improvement and doing the right thing. Our values, passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of our business and we value and recognise how every employee plays an important role in enabling us to deliver our growth strategy.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We have recently become winners of the prestigious Ecovadis Silver Award, which is a universal acknowledgement of our sustainability rating as being in the top 5% of over 75,000 companies. We are also proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer.

Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know:

The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team.

We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process. So please contact us to discuss your specific requirements in more depth.

We even have a dedicated email that anyone can use to reach out for help, advice, and a confidential chat......whatever you need to know, and to help ensure an equitable solution,  that’s right for you, right from the start!

That email is: enablerecruitment@victrex.com

Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all
sections of the community.

Please talk to us about flexible working.