Sales Director, CLS Greater China

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• Lead the Greater China commercial organization to deliver annual revenue and profitability targets while building sustainable, long-term growth. • Provide overall leadership for Greater China sales, including key-account development, channel marketing, distributor management, and commercial capability building. • Develop and execute the Greater China business and product strategy, accelerating new-business, new-product, and new-application opportunities in close partnership with Global Product Management and cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities

• Leading for results a) Translate the Greater China business strategy into clear functional priorities, MBOs, and execution plans that deliver financial commitments and long-term strategic objectives. b) Lead the development and execution of channel and go-to-market strategies; optimize distributor coverage, governance, incentives, and performance management; and build productive, long-term channel partnerships. c) Lead the Key Account sales organization to develop and execute account strategies, strengthen strategic customer relationships, expand share of wallet, and capture opportunities in emerging market segments. d) Build commercial excellence across the team, including value-based selling, pricing discipline, portfolio and product-mix optimization, forecasting, and margin improvement. e) Identify, evaluate, and commercialize new-business, new-product, licensing, and adjacent-technology opportunities that strengthen the company's competitive position and create scalable growth platforms. f) Own execution of the Greater China product strategy in partnership with Global Product Management, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Technical, Quality, Regulatory, and other cross-functional stakeholders. • Leading others a) Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing commercial organization spanning key accounts, channel management, and new-business development. b) Set clear goals, establish accountability, and provide timely coaching and support to achieve business, customer, and organizational objectives. c) Build a strong talent pipeline through succession planning, capability development, performance