Global Operations Director at LionsBot International Pte Ltd
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Contract Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Quality Governance, COGS Reduction, BOM Optimization, Logistics Management, Team Building, Robotics, Electromechanical Systems, Capacity Planning, IQC, OQC, SOP Development, Mandarin, English

Industry

Automation Machinery Manufacturing

Description
  Role Purpose: Lead LionsBot’s manufacturing-to-delivery chain from our China operations base. Own contract manufacturing, production engineering, quality, logistics, and operations SOP to deliver world-class autonomous cleaning robots at competitive cost, on-time, and at exceptional quality. Build the China operations team from zero and create the systems that scale LionsBot. Report directly to the CEO with high autonomy and fast decision-making authority. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES •       Own the CM relationship end-to-end: cost negotiation, capacity planning, quality governance, yield improvement, and daily production management at our Shenzhen-based contract manufacturer •       Drive COGS reduction within 12 months through BOM optimisation, production engineering improvements, and CM negotiations •       Build and enforce IQC, in-process, and OQC quality systems •       Qualify a second contract manufacturer in Southeast Asia (Vietnam/Malaysia) for supply chain resilience •       Establish global logistics and freight operations (EU, US, Asia) including customs, dangerous goods compliance, and 3PL management •       Build the China operations team (3–5 hires in Year 1): production engineers, quality engineers, and NPI coordinators •       Create the operations playbook from scratch: SOPs, escalation protocols, weekly reporting cadence, KPI dashboards, and CM scorecards REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS •       8–12 years in hardware operations with 5+ years managing contract manufacturers in South China for a product/brand company •       Proven, quantifiable track record of COGS reduction on a hardware product through hands-on production engineering and BOM optimisation •       Experience shipping electromechanical product (robotics, consumer electronics, medical devices, or industrial equipment) •       Fluent in Mandarin and English •       Startup or scale-up experience (
Responsibilities
Lead the manufacturing-to-delivery chain by managing contract manufacturers, production engineering, and quality systems in China. Build and scale the operations team while establishing global logistics and operational playbooks.
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