Oxydata Software
General Manager – E-Waste Recycling & IT Asset Recovery
- Compensation
- 22K–29K / mo
- Location
- Penang
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must 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 and Mandarin
- • 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.
Full description
Salary: RM 22,000 – RM 29,000 per month
General Manager — E-Waste Recycling & IT Asset Recovery
Location: Penang, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Work Mode: Hybrid
Employment type: Permanent
Experience Level: 10+ years
6 Months Performance bonusFluency in English and Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin
Work Eligibility: Applicants must have the legal right to work in Malaysia. 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 — E-Waste Recycling & IT Asset Recovery 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.