The **Medical APAC Commercial Manager** is a key strategic partner to the Medical APAC Finance Director and Management Team, playing a critical role in driving financial planning, operational excellence, and business growth. This position is essential for delivering actionable business insights, leading robust financial planning processes, and supporting the successful launch and market expansion of new medical products and franchises. By aligning financial strategies with divisional goals and Stryker’s corporate objectives, this role helps shape the future of the Medical APAC business while driving performance and innovation across the region. **NOTE** : This is a 14 month contract position. The position sits within the Finance team and supports the Medical Asia Pacific Division to achieve their financial objectives, specifically focusing on: + **Strategic Financial Leadership** : Guide financial planning and projection processes, including strategy development, annual budgeting, and regular forecasting. Lead the financial aspects of the go-to-market strategy for new products and franchises. + **Business Intelligence and Support:** Deliver insightful business intelligence to the Medical APAC Leadership Team. Support strategic decision-making by providing accurate and timely advice on financial and non-financial impacts of business activities. + **Operational and Strategic Support:** Manage significant initiatives ("big rocks") to drive accountability and support monthly business reviews with Sales leaders. Assist in managing the integration of acquisitions and associated activities in line with corporate directives. + **Collaboration and Communication:** Foster collaboration between Sales, Finance, and Business Services to enhance communication and thought leadership. Share financial knowledge and support cross-divisional projects within the wider APAC business. + **Continuous Improvement and Risk Management:** Identify opportunities for business improvement across sales and operational processes, promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Communicate risks and opportunities effectively, proposing and implementing mitigation strategies. **_Key Areas of Accountability:_** Adherence to Corporate and Statutory obligations + The role requires co-ordination with the local accounting team and an understanding of the markets statutory and corporate obligations, to the extent that this impacts P&L for the Division. Financial Planning + Drive the end to end Strat plan and long-term forecasting processes across the region. + Drive the end-to-end forecasting and budgeting process Financial Reporting + P&L ownership and monthly reporting + Presentation of monthly results to APAC Medical leadership teams, and the US Division Finance leadership team. + Sales performance reporting and analysis Financial Analysis + Analysis of monthly Sales and P&L and influence of key stakeholders to achieve both financial and non-financial metrics + Support Directors and Divisions with ad-hoc analysis to drive intelligent decision making and continuous improvement + Ensure margin considerations are factored into sales deals and commercial agreements + Generate ideas and highlight opportunities to enhance sales and business performance **_Critical Requirements (e.g. skills, experience, qualifications):_** Knowledge: + Strategic and business planning approaches + Business partnering skills + Change management strategies + Relevant legislation and requirements, quality and regulatory programs + Up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards for Regional accounting standards and US GAAP statutory compliance requirements. + Business process and business improvement techniques Skills: + Business partnering at a Commercial Manager level + Business Acumen + Technical accounting skills, + Change management and communication skills + Strategic thinking and long-term objective planning + Excellent \ Advanced Excel skills. Experience: + Proven business partnering experience providing decision support and finance/business intelligence that drove business results + Demonstrated track record of success in commercial manager position providing analysis and reporting to a Division, P&L management. + Experience across audit, tax, and technical accounting queries. + International Finance experience Qualifications: + Accounting/commerce/finance tertiary qualifications. Chartered Accountant qualification is desirable. Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.