General Manager — E-Waste Recycling & IT Asset Recovery
Oxydata Software Sdn Bhd · Penang, Malaysia
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.Our client is a Hong Kong-based leader in sustainable technology lifecycle solutions, specialising in e-waste recycling, secure data destruction, and IT asset disposition across five countries, including Malaysia and Vietnam. They provide comprehensive services for data centre decommissioning, ensuring environmentally-friendly disposal and maximising value recovery from retired IT assets. With a commitment to sustainability, they support clients globally, helping to extend the lifespan of equipment and contribute to the circular economy.We are seeking an experienced General Manager — Business Development & Operations Management to lead business development and oversee operations for the Penang Operations Center, driving growth, building strategic partnerships, and ensuring profitable, compliant, and efficient operations.Responsibilities
- Drive business development across Malaysia and Southeast Asia, acquiring new customers and expanding recycling and IT asset recovery channels.
- Develop and maintain relationships with technology vendors, OEMs, and their channel partners to secure opportunities involving retired IT equipment.
- Build partnerships with data centre operators, enterprise customers, and other stakeholders to secure IT asset disposition, equipment recovery, and recycling opportunities.
- Pursue business with electronics and electrical appliance brands, manufacturers, energy storage and industrial equipment companies, and recycling traders.
- Establish long-term partnerships with upstream waste generators and downstream processors, smelters, and buyers of recovered materials.
- Lead commercial negotiations, pricing strategies, and contract execution to secure a stable supply of recyclable materials and sustainable profit margins.
- Identify opportunities in refurbishment, remarketing, secure data destruction, data centre decommissioning, and complementary services.
- Take full P&L responsibility for the Penang entity, including revenue, costs, and profitability.
- Prepare annual budgets and quarterly rolling forecasts for management.
- Deliver agreed annual revenue and profit targets.
- Oversee factory operations, dismantling production, warehousing, and logistics.
- Coordinate workshop, warehouse, and support teams to improve productivity, service delivery, and cost efficiency.
- Ensure effective coordination across equipment collection, processing, recovery, and downstream delivery.
- Lead recruitment, training, performance management, and incentive programmes for key local positions.
- Establish clear team responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability.
- Manage stakeholder expectations across customers, suppliers, employees, and headquarters.
- Align local priorities with organisational objectives.
- Ensure operations comply with Malaysian environmental regulations, occupational safety and health requirements, and cross-border waste transportation requirements.
- Oversee secure handling and processing of retired IT equipment, supporting customer data protection and asset traceability requirements.
- Promote a strong safety culture, targeting zero major safety incidents and zero environmental compliance violations.RequirementsMust-have:
- Bachelor's degree in any related discipline.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, environmental recycling, or resource recovery.
- At least 5 years in a senior management role, such as General Manager, Plant Manager, Operations Director, Regional Manager, or equivalent.
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in Malaysia. Visa sponsorship is not available.
- Experience managing financial performance, budgets, forecasts, and operational costs.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and resolve problems under resource constraints.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluency in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
- Direct experience in recycling or IT asset recovery is strongly preferred.
- Established relationships with technology vendors, OEMs, or channel partners relevant to sourcing retired IT equipment are strongly preferred.Nice-to-have:
- Experience working with data centre operators or enterprise customers on IT asset disposition, equipment recovery, or decommissioning.
- Familiarity with secure data destruction, refurbishment, remarketing, and reverse logistics.
- Experience in electronics and electrical recycling, power battery recycling, or plastics and rubber recycling.
- Knowledge of recycling and resource recovery markets in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
- Existing relationships with waste generators, dismantling facilities, downstream processors, or buyers of recovered materials.
Benefits
- Contractual 13th-month bonus
- Performance bonus
- Sales incentive
- Petrol allowanceWhy Join Us
- Join a dynamic and growing organisation at the forefront of sustainable IT asset recovery and environmental recycling.
- Opportunity to shape business strategy, drive operational excellence, and make a significant impact on environmental outcomes in Malaysia and the region.
- Collaborative environment, leadership autonomy, and the chance to work with leading technology partners and industry stakeholders.