Philips Health Systems is seeking a Service Business Manager to lead APAC services from Singapore. In this strategic role, you will set the services agenda, align the service portfolio to overarching business objectives, and ensure regulatory and delivery readiness across markets. You will drive commercial and operational performance through rigorous financial oversight, advanced analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives, while building market capabilities and strengthening stakeholder partnerships. Additionally, you will lead talent and succession planning to embed a high‑performance, customer‑centric culture that secures long‑term growth and competitive advantage.
Leads the strategic direction of the service‑sales funnel, ensuring alignment with service portfolio strategies and broader business objectives.
Deploys funnel health standards, performance expectations, and long‑range capability needs to support sustainable growth across markets and segments.
Oversee and optimize service sales funnel, run health checks to identify funnel gaps by segment, stage stagnation and weak opportunities.
Conduct pipeline reviews, analyze coverage ratios, conversion rates, aging, and velocity metrics. Identify shortfalls versus AOP targets and trigger funnel-fill initiatives and corrective actions.
Applies advanced analytics to assess conversion drivers, segment performance, and market opportunities, shaping portfolio and go‑to‑market decisions.
Drives a unified funnel cadence across teams, ensuring use of standardized dashboards, consistent prioritization frameworks, and timely execution of next-best actions.
Ensure real-time CRM updates, coach opportunity owners on next-best actions and stage progression, assign action owners/dates, and track completion.
Maintain team accountability for data hygiene, forecast accuracy, and individual funnel coverage targets.
Supports cross-functional initiatives that enhance sales effectiveness, such as CRM optimization, data governance improvements, and opportunity qualification frameworks.
Leads the consolidation of monthly forecasts (commit/upside), ensuring accuracy, risk visibility, and cross‑functional alignment with nance, service delivery, and commercial teams.
Escalates systemic risks, structural deal blockers, and strategic gaps to executive leadership, enabling proactive business decision‑making.
Ensures the service organization is fully prepared for solution and service delivery by driving readiness across processes, enablement tools, documentation, and customer‑facing materials.
Defines end‑to‑end service enablement requirements—including tooling, process improvements, and operational KPIs—to strengthen portfolio execution.
Champions continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service availability, operational productivity, and customer outcomes, using funnel insights to prioritize strategic interventions.
Implements systemic improvements to increase funnel throughput, customer retention, and deal margin performance.
Ensures full compliance with global regulatory requirements across service operations and proactively mitigates risks impacting delivery, opportunity execution, or customer satisfaction.
Partners with cross‑functional business leaders to align service priorities, share funnel insights, and drive coordinated growth initiatives across markets.
Strengthens external and internal stakeholder relationships to ensure service portfolio competitiveness and market readiness.
Leads talent and succession planning for the service business, ensuring the organization has the funnel discipline, commercial capability, and performance culture needed to meet future growth aspirations.
Coaches' leaders and opportunity owners on advanced funnel management, strategic account development, and data‑driven selling behaviours.
Degree-qualified (Master’s/Bachelor’s) in Health Science, Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent with 8+ years in Healthcare Customer Service Operations, Service Delivery or similar roles.
Strong and proven people leader with multi location team management (ideally APAC), able to navigate a matrix organisation and align teams and stakeholders across a large, complex region.
Strong commercial and financial acumen with expertise in strategic account management and value-based selling.
Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and build relationships with executive stakeholders.
Deep knowledge of healthcare systems, market dynamics, cross functional selling, and market research & analysis.
Excellent communication, presentation and analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis & interpretation.
Track record in KPI and budget management, risk management, and driving continuous improvement.
Experienced in change management, stakeholder management, and strategic planning to deliver sustained service and commercial outcomes.
Proven proficiency with CRM systems and sales enablement tools, driving data led decision making and process optimisation.
Strong negotiation and contract management skills with a track record of securing profitable, long-term agreements.
Commitment to coaching and talent development, fostering a high performance, customer centric culture.
