Uniqlo aims to build international management team Moving forward to attract talented people in South Asia-ASEAN

Uniqlo continues to look for talent in South Asia and ASEAN. Including students around the world Focus on building a team of executive representatives Reveals goal of having 80% of executives be foreigners

On August 11, 2567, the Nikkei Asia news agency reported that Uniqlo (Uniqlo) Japanese fashion retail giant It is stepping up its recruitment of management talent in South and Southeast Asia. To prepare to expand the store network in these regions in the future.

Mr. Noriaki Koyama, Head of Human Resources at Fast Retailing (Fast Retailing) Uniqlo's parent company said it sees the need to accelerate recruitment in the area. This is due to the region's growth potential and the availability of talented workers.

Fast Retailing is rapidly expanding its presence in South and Southeast Asia. As of February, Uniqlo had a total of 367 stores, up 14% from 323 in 2566 and 281 in 2565. Uniqlo also recently opened a new store in the Indian city of Mumbai. which has strong sales

Fast Retailing partners with more than 40 universities across Asia Pacific. To support personnel recruitment plans It offers internship programs at offices, stores, and headquarters in Tokyo. Mr. Koyama emphasized that building cooperation with universities in the region is very important in recruiting foreign workers.

Mr. Koyama said Uniqlo has recently changed its recruitment strategy. By focusing on Personnel with all-round abilities Especially those who have completed a master's degree. Business administration This is different from the previous strategy which focused on information technology expert personnel. In addition, Another key goal of the company is to develop executive level employees who can operate globally.

Fast Retailing has organized an annual global management program. To give students around the world the opportunity to meet with company executives and employees. This includes an opportunity to recommend business proposals to the Executive Committee. In 2567, Fast Retailing selected 43 students from a total of 5,036 applicants to participate in the 6-day program in Tokyo. And the company may hire some of the selected people as permanent employees.

in the past 2 months Mr. Koyama has traveled to Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines. To meet with students and university directors about possible cooperation opportunities. He emphasized that the company is focusing on regions where it has not yet established specific partnerships. or cooperation with various universities before

In addition, Fast Retailing is increasing employee salaries. To be one of the best paying companies in each country This applies not only to the retail business alone. But also in other industries, it is an important part of any employee retention strategy.

Fast Retailing is accelerating the process of adding foreigners to the company's board of directors. It aims to have 80% of non-Japanese executives by the end of August. 2570 In addition, the company plans to expand the proportion of foreign executives from 19% in 2566 to 40%. Mr. Koyama expressed confidence that the overseas business expansion and projects looking for personnel from around the world It will help the company achieve these goals smoothly.

refer : asia.nikkei.com

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