Own the end-to-end commercial growth strategy for APAC (online and scaling offline) in line with Emma’s global objectives, advancing best practices and balancing synergies, complexity, local adaptation, growth and profitability.
Scale pioneering and emerging markets into sustainable growth engines while continuously improving our more mature markets in the region.
Grow offline (wholesale, Emma-branded stores) and build omnichannel presence to capture premium profit pools while strengthening online synergy.
Ensure Emma develops towards the most trusted sleep brand in APAC, generating and using customer insights and data to craft the strategy with adjacent teams.
Deliver a great, regionally tailored, and reliable customer experience in close collaboration with Product, Marketing and Operations, which delights consumers and pays off in growth and profitability.
Drive EBIT, top-line growth and NPS as primary success metrics.
Build and mentor a high-performing regional commercial team, ensuring succession depth and cross-country synergies.
Empower country managers as entrepreneurial leaders, holding them accountable to phase-appropriate KPIs.
Foster a co-owner culture: cost-conscious, customer-centric, and execution-driven.
Form a strong regional leadership team with fellow senior regional leaders of other departments.
Act as a visible regional leader and role model for the office in Manila and out various hubs across the region (Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Seoul)
Requirements
15+ years of commercial leadership experience across APAC markets, with proven P&L ownership.
Track record in profitable scaling across multiple markets and channels.
Strong business acumen and strategic thought leadership
High openness to learn and adapt fast to new best practices.
Exceptional talent leadership skills, with experience in developing senior leaders and building succession pipelines.
Fluent in English; additional regional language skills a plus.