Country President South Korea

[Accountability]

• Establishes objectives, strategies, and plans for the company; oversees, monitors and evaluates business activities so that these strategies and objectives are established in alignment with the corporate vision to achieve profitable operations for the company.
• Responsible for the pharmaceutical business line in the country.  Involved in translating the vision into strategic plans and responsible for translating strategic plans into operation plans.  Guides their execution.
• Directly accountable for the results of the marketing company.
• Prepares, in conjunction with leadership team, sales, cost and profit budget and forecasts, submits to, and discusses with Regional/Areamanagement.
• Formulates long range plans conforming to Regional/overall group growth objectives and implements plans agreed with Regional/Area Vice President.  Constantly reviews such plans in light of changing commercial and financial circumstances.
• Arranges and reviews advice from GMSO of the products to be marketed and ensures that governmental regulations are met.
• Directs and coordinates the operations of the marketing company, e.g. marketing and sales, support functions and if applicable, production, ensuring manpower and other resources are utilised in the most efficient manner and ensuring that the statutory requirements in the country are met, both financial regulations and employee relations.
• Establishes, reviews and recommends changes for executive lines of control and areas of responsibility so that the organisation's structure maximises organisational performance.
• Accountable for the sales and marketing activities across  own market, managing the external reputation of the company and raising its profile in line with corporate strategy.
• Performance manages senior managers and identifies development opportunities of direct reports, together with appropriate succession planning.
• Ensures that tactical leadership decisions are enforced in order for the business to achieve its objectives.
• Represents the organisation at public occasions (for example, conventions) and in interactions with external parties in order to present a positive image of the organisation
• May be a member of the Regional/Area Leadership Team
• Ensure a culture of ethics, integrity, and compliance is embedded in all business practices alongside full accountability for effective oversight and transparent upward reporting of compliance status in partnership with Global Compliance.
• Ensure that activities performed under GXP by or on behalf of the Marketing Company, supported by MC GXP Lead.
• Ensure to operate within AZ Quality System that complies with the external local regulatory requirements in which it conducts its businesses.

[Qualifications and Skills]

• Advanced degree in in a relevant subject area
• Mastery of Commercial area and multi-disciplinary experience (cross-functional or functional)
• Provden experience in executive leadership roles,preferably at a country or multinational level
• Strong understanding of business and environment landscape
• Exceptional leadership and decision-making abilities
• Excellent communication skills

Date Posted

Closing Date

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