Regional Director Asia, Africa and Australia

Main Functions

Role Overview

We are looking for a seasoned leader to spearhead our growth across Asia, Australia, and Africa. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution, ensuring our commercial success in diverse and fast-moving markets. You will manage regional teams, build strong client relationships, and drive initiatives that position our products as the preferred choice in the biofuels and distilled spirits industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, motivate and involve all the team members with a focus on the Business Area Managers to define and execute regional strategies for growing the biofuels and distilling markets.
• Drive market development through both direct sales and distributor partnerships across Asia.
• Oversee Supply Chain and Logistics operations when needed
• Apply technical understanding of biofuels plants and distilleries to support business decisions.
• Able to work with the team as technical advisor : protocols for trials, trials set-up, analysis of results, discuss process and profitability with senior customer managers.
• Communicate complex ideas in a clear, simple way to audiences with English as a second language, ensuring understanding.
• Analyze and interpret Profit & Loss (P&L) statements and economic models to guide decision-making and optimize performance.
• Monitor market conditions, government policies, and social trends to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Reinforce alignment between business, country, and customer strategies within the team.
• Assess and manage risks effectively, making informed decisions to support growth.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and client meetings
• Negotiate and manage contracts, including Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), and other commercial agreements in collaboration with legal and executive teams.

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Technical skills

Required

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Personal abilities

An asset

General criteria

Required

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Organization

Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 5,000 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.

Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits is a leading fermentation ingredients supplier (yeast, yeast nutrients, and antimicrobials) for both the bioethanol and distilled spirits markets. Our clients depend on Lallemand ingredients for their fermentation processes as well as consulting and training services for those sectors.

Supported by an extensive network of warehouses, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits' main office is located in the United States, with satellite branches worldwide.

In both the biofuel and spirits industries, the team behind the operation demonstrates an unparalleled sense of innovation, aiming to provide the best possible quality of fermentation.

Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.