Credit Manager (Credit & Collections)

Location: Shanghai, China; hybrid work with regular travel of 10–25%.

Company

hirify.global develops functional coatings, adhesives, and sealants for customers across more than 30 market segments in 150 countries.

What you will do

• Lead the regional credit team, supervising Credit Supervisors and regional staff responsible for collections, order holds, and risk assessment.
• Manage accounts receivable and collections, including risk exposure, payment plans, escalations, and recovery of delinquent accounts.
• Assess customer credit risk, set and update credit limits, assign risk classifications, and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Analyze collection performance, cash flow, exposure, bad debt provisions, and write-offs through dashboards and management reports.
• Drive collection strategy, automation, ERP and M&A initiatives, and regional process improvements.
• Maintain internal controls, SOx and policy compliance, support audits, and collaborate with Sales, Finance, Treasury, Customer Service, IT, Legal, and leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in credit risk assessment, accounts receivable management, collections, and financial analysis.
• Experience with international portfolio management, credit policy development, team leadership, process improvement, and ERP systems.
• English is mandatory; additional languages may be required depending on the region.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of credit and collections, communication, customer focus, relationship building, controls, transactional systems, cash applications, risk management, process execution, innovation and change, teamwork, decision-making, and problem-solving.

Nice to have

• Relevant credit certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement in Shanghai, China.
• Regular travel of 10–25%.
• High-autonomy role with responsibility for regional KPIs, team management, customer risk approvals, policy enforcement, and senior management reporting.
• Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with regular after-hours or peak-period requirements.
• Collaborative work with regional and global stakeholders across Finance, Sales, Treasury, Customer Service, IT, Legal, and business leadership.