Head of Supply Chain Management

• As a core member of the GTPS APAC Executive Committee (EXCO), the incumbent actively contributes to defining the business line strategy and its implementation plan, ensuring alignment with the GTB & SCM global strategy.

• Collaborates with the Head of GTPS APAC & SCM BL to develop the Net Banking Income (NBI) and Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA) trajectory for both the existing portfolio and new business opportunities, as part of strategic and budgetary reviews.

• Defines, organizes, and coordinates business initiatives requiring specialized expertise and/or global/regional coordination (e.g., ESG Shift, Regulatory, NBFI, SGF), working closely with all specialized front offices to ensure profitability, security, and effective risk management.

• Supports GTB’s commercial efforts by fostering strong communication, coordination, and collaboration with Heads of Desk on commercial initiatives, including client pitches for complex subjects and responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs).

• Organizes and facilitates the delivery of training and information sessions necessary for specialized front offices to perform their roles effectively.

• Provides ongoing support to specialized front officers to enhance their operational effectiveness.

• Promotes synergies within GTPS and across structured finance business lines such as GLBA, MARK, and SGRF.

• Partners with the Head of GTPS APAC to ensure the commercial setup is optimized in terms of team size, competence levels, and overall performance.

• Participates in managing the business line’s value chains and ensures specialized front officers effectively adopt changes aimed at improving performance.

• Acts as a key first line of defense (LOD1) by supervising portfolio management and operations, and validating funding amounts, with delegated authority where applicable.

• Ensures that specialized front officers propose solutions that the value chain can execute under appropriate risk and cost control conditions.

• Provides expert opinion, upon consultation by the Head of Desk, on transactions that deviate from established pricing, profitability, or risk frameworks.

• Contributes to the evolution of the product and service offering in building business cases for necessary developments (e.g., CTB, staffing).

• Extensive banking experience, notably in SCM across APAC

• Proven leadership quality and managerial experience

• Team player with strong sense of collaboration

• Culture and sense of conduct, risk and performance

• Capacity for transformation, adaptation and innovation, thinking "out of the box"

• Proficiency in English, with Chinese as a preference

Behavioral Skills

• Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs

• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority

• Innovation - Technology: I adopt new  technologies in the solutions and projects I work on

• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance

• Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks

• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge

Our Culture:

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision: 

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents 
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients
• Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/
  
  Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates.  If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.

Department Description

The Head of SCM APAC, reports hierarchically to the Head of GTPS APAC and functionally to the Global Head of SCM.