Adecco Vietnam’s latest quarterly labor market update shows a steady growth of management jobs quartering Q3/2019, especially in manufacturing and technology.
Management jobs are thriving
Unlike the two first quarters of the year when corporates usually recruit “popular positions”, in Q3/2019, more companies are looking for top-notch positions or experts who have high technical skills, besides the emerging need for C-suite executives at local big organizations.
Ms. Ha Nguyen – Director, Hanoi Office, Adecco Vietnam explains: “It is critical for businesses to have a highly-qualified management board to effectively lead and manage their existing workforces. The tendency of hiring such kind of management jobs is typically seen by the second half or end of the year when corporates are gearing up to plan for the upcoming year”.
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According to the report of Savills recently, Vietnam benefits from stable political conditions, and rapid economic growth. 46% of the population are 25-54 years old and labour cost is comparatively lower than other countries in South East Asia. All these factors make Vietnam an attractive and competitive investment destination. And it’s evidenced in the amount of FDI flowing into Vietnam during this year, thus, hiking up demand for hiring senior leadership positions that can successfully turn the investment in result, where expat candidates with proven experience in Banking, Trading and Technical, etc. are much sought after than their local counterparts. Companies are still willing to pay expat candidates a salary package higher than the market average due to their qualifications, language and international experiences.
Manufacturing and Technology jobs are still promising in-demand in the market
While demand for Product and Marketing Manager across Consumer Goods companies remains relatively strong, there is an increase of manufacturing jobs compared to Q3 2018. Senior plant management roles such as Plant General Manager or Head of Engineering and Production are high in demand as an increasing number of manufacturing companies are relocating to Vietnam from China.
Ms. Thanh Le, Director, Ho Chi Minh City Office, Adecco Vietnam indicated: ‘’This trend also generates the upturn of HR roles for factories, especially with talents who have experiences in large-scale organisations with a huge labour workforce. Meanwhile, to prepare for the coming year, new factory set-up will require a lot more Quality, Production and Quality Management professionals to ramp up their production capacity.’’
Together with the growth in the manufacturing industry, in Q3, we see more talent demand in pharmaceutical and technology organizations. Tech firms with super app platforms and Fintech companies are those with critical needs for Product Manager, Business Intelligence and AI engineers. Artificial Intelligence is even more of a buzz word now than ever. Hence, the demand for jobs in this area will continuously accelerate in the Q4/2019 and 2020.