
Service Mgr
- Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensuring that the highest standard of Technical Service is maintained and improved on throughout the Hong Kong and Macau Region.
- Lead and manage the service operations, to meet organizational, financial and management objectives.Meet the objectives set out in the Bio-Rad Mission and Quality Statement
- Develop tools and processes to meet the needs and exceed expectations of our external and internal customers.
- Manage the Hong Kong region Service business and individual performance.
- Lead, motivate and empower the service team to meet agreed annual targets and objectives, ensuring
- service team have the appropriate competencies to perform their tasks effectively.
- Ensure that all Service Engineers are competent to repair equipment through training and updates on technical information.
- Prepare Individual Development plan for all staff and ensure an effective succession plan is in place.
- Promote and adopt new strategies for innovation, cost reduction and performance excellence.
- Establish and maintain effective communication throughout the Pacific Rim team.
- Prepare and manage budget & expense plan.
- Ensure plan for Service Sales and contribution margins are achieved based on given yearly targets.
- Review and maintain correct inventory of spare parts to reflect demand. Ensure inventory accuracy is maintained across region.
- Manage Service processes for PM, QC, Parts and mandatory upgrades to comply with USFDA and Regional Regulatory Authority audit requirements and Hong Kong Quality Management System.
- Establish and monitor SLA’s with key accounts and review KPI’s with key stake holders
- Ensure timely dispatch and completion of Work Orders in SMax,
- FSE response (within specified SLA)
- Work orders completion (labor /parts) by engineers within 7 working days.
- Complete billing reviews of all completed work orders.
- Ensure invoicing in SAP system monthly.
- Ensure all measurement Tools used by Engineers are calibrated by accredited organizations. Tools out of calibration date must be removed and put into a quarantine location.
- Establish Training / Skill matrix of engineers, develop systematic plan to improve competencies and prepare plan to fill gaps in training.
- Manage open & escalated Work Orders on a weekly basis.
- Establish and maintain detailed PM schedule and install procedures to ensure consistent quality.
- Ensure all Service contracts, Entitlements, PM Schedule are maintained in the SMax system.
- Commit to and ensure that all staff adhere to the Bio-Rad quality manual and ISO procedures and meet audit requirements.
- Visit customers for repair and maintenance services of Key products.
- Attend Service training for specialist products and provide field support to engineers in technical troubleshooting.
- Establish a communication framework whereby issues dealt with by the TSG are fed back to other stakeholders.
- Applicable business or science qualification and / or equivalent experience
- Exposure to and /or experience in Bio-Medical, Life Science and /or Clinical Diagnostics’ Industry
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in leading a team of Field Service Engineers and/or management of a small business unit.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proven customer relationship skills and problem-solving ability.
- Demonstrated initiative with strong and proactive approach to getting things done, results orientated.
- Conflict resolution skills and strong team orientation
- Effective time management, prioritizing, planning, and organizing skills.
- High level of skills in computer literacy and software usage (SFDC)