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Corning

Specialty glass, ceramics, and tech components

DC Bu – Commercial Support Director

Sales OperationsUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or above in Business Administration, Marketing, Management, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Solid experience in sales support, commercial operations, pricing, or other relevant management functions.
  • Strong knowledge of sales and marketing support processes, including sales territory planning, sales activity monitoring, budget preparation, and budget control.
  • Proven ability to participate in performance evaluation processes and assess trends, efficiency, effectiveness, and resource allocation to support business improvement.
  • Strong capability to interpret, implement, and optimize policies, procedures, and operating practices.
  • Demonstrated project management skills, with the ability to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
  • Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to provide direction to subordinate supervisors or experienced employees working with a high degree of independence.
  • Ability to lead centralized functional activities and serve as a trusted advisor on tasks, projects, and operational matters.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to become actively involved in daily operations when required to meet schedules or resolve complex issues.
  • Ability to interact frequently with internal stakeholders and external customer representatives across various management levels.
  • Experience in conducting briefings and participating in internal and external meetings concerning operational or project-related matters.
  • Strong sense of accountability, with awareness of the operational, financial, and resource impact of decisions and recommendations.
  • Good teamwork and coordination skills, and ability to drive internal support.

Responsibilities

  • Perform commercial operations and administrative functions supporting the sales force, including establishing sales territories, developing and managing channels, monitoring sales efforts, forecasting, quotations, and price tracking and analysis; provide regular reports and reviews to the DCBU China director.
  • Work with local regional sales leaders and the business operations team on distribution channel development and management.
  • Manage pricing for APAC data center and carrier network products, and work with the product lifecycle management team on special price approvals through the tender review process.
  • Work with customer service and manufacturing teams on forecasting and on-time delivery.
  • Develop channel management and pricing strategies.
  • Participate in performance evaluations and assess trends, efficiencies, effectiveness, and resource allocation.
  • Provide direction to subordinates based on general policies and management guidance.
  • Interpret and execute policies and procedures that affect subordinate organizational units, and recommend operating policy modifications.
  • Achieve results through subordinate supervisors or experienced employees who exercise significant independence in their assignments.
  • Head a centralized functional activity as applicable and advise a unit on tasks, projects, and operations.
  • Become involved in daily operations when needed to meet schedules or resolve complex problems.
  • Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
  • Maintain frequent contact with internal personnel and external customer representatives at various management levels concerning operations or project scheduling.
  • Conduct briefings and participate in technical meetings for internal and external representatives concerning specific operations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Team leadership experience.

About the Company

Corning

Specialty glass, ceramics, and tech components

Corning develops and manufactures specialty glass, ceramics, and related components for a range of industries. Its engineered glass and ceramic materials are produced and integrated into devices and systems such as smartphone screens, high‑performance displays, optical networks, automotive emissions controls, and life‑science equipment. The company differentiates itself with a broad portfolio across multiple markets, material science expertise, reliable supply, and end‑to‑end components and systems. Its goal is to help customers achieve performance and reliability by providing durable, high‑quality materials and connected solutions that scale with growing demand.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Corning, NY
Founded
1851

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