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SALARY SURVEY 2013 - Robert Walters Singapore

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OSAKAOSAKAACCOUNTING&FINANCE,HUMANRESOURCES,IT,LEGAL,SUPPLYCHAINANDCONTRACTINGOSAKAACCOUNTING&FINANCE,HUMANRESOURCES,IT,LEGAL,SUPPLYCHAINANDCONTRACTINGACCOUNTING&FINANCE,HUMANRESOURCES,IT,LEGAL,SUPPLYCHAINANDCONTRACTING<strong>Robert</strong><strong>Walters</strong>GlobalSalarySurvey<strong>2013</strong> 328managesmallerteamsbasedintheKansairegion.Companiesrecruitedforprofessionalswithoverseasproductionexperienceastheysoughttosavecostsbyusingoffshorevendorsandmanufacturers.ThisoffshoringwasparticularlyevidentamongKansai-basedpharmaceuticalmanufacturers,whichwereincreasinglyusingforeignsuppliersofrawmaterialsfordrugproduction.Bilinguallanguageabilitieswereespeciallyindemandastheseprofessionalswererequiredtocommunicatewithoverseassuppliers.Salariesgenerallyremainedstablein2012.Talentshortagesforprofessionalswithrelevantindustrybackgroundsledsomecompaniestooffersalarypremiumsforjobseekersastheysoughttoattractthebesttalent.Comparedto2011,wewitnessedaslowdowninthenumberofTokyo-basedprofessionalsactivelyseekingopportunitiesinKansai.Thesecandidatesstillconsideredrelocatingtotheregioniftheroleofferedexcellentcareerdevelopmentpotential.Outlookfor<strong>2013</strong>Weexpectthesupplychainjobsmarketwillremainskillsshortin<strong>2013</strong>,withcandidateswithbilinguallanguageabilitiesinparticularlyhighdemandandshortsupply.Withcostreductionremainingakeyfocusatmanyfirms,experienceofmanagingoverseasvendorswillbeanimportantattributeforhiringmanagers.Forsimilarreasons,weanticipatethatprocurementprofessionalswillberequiredtotakeongreaterplanningresponsibilities.However,professionalswithbothprocurementandplanningexperienceonthemarketwillremainlimited.ContractWidespreadrestructuringledtorelativelylimitedpermanentopportunitiesandasaresult,wesawanincreaseinthenumberofcandidateswillingtoconsidercontractingpositions-particularlyaccounting,administrativeandsupportprofessionals.Businessesfoundappointingprofessionalsonatemporarybasisappealingduetotheheadcountflexibilitytheyofferedthem.Kansai-basedcompaniesrecruitedcontractprofessionalsprimarilytosupporttheirglobalexpansionstrategies.Someemployersrecruitedbilingualsupportstaff,suchasgroupadministrators,whileothershiredgeneralsalesassistantstoperformtranslationandinterpretingtaskstosupportseniorsalesprofessionals.

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