Job Description

• Responsibility for establishing this rapidly growing global brand in the region and leading new business, establishing or expanding referral partnerships and establishing the Singapore office.
• Develops, coordinates and implements regional as well as country-specific strategic initiatives derived from the overall corporate strategy to excite existing customers and win new international and regional customers from competitors.
• Gathers and understands insights into regional customers' needs within their business environment.
• Ensures company values, processes, tools and guidelines are implemented, adopted and continuously improved with appropriate localisation.
• Sustainably develops specific marketing, sales and aftersales initiatives in close coordination with headquarters and relevant stakeholders and suppliers.
• Builds and contributes expertise within one of the major industries or segments in materials testing applications to become a recognised discussion partner for customers and stakeholders.
• Builds partnerships, networks and cooperation with customers, relevant associations, key decision-makers and influencers.
• Takes full responsibility for order entry and profit and loss performance against the annual budget.
• Works closely with the Regional CFO, General Manager Operations and Middle Management team to ensure company objectives and KPIs are achieved.
• Reports and reviews current and forecast business performance, market trends and industry developments through the established reporting and management system.

Your profile

• At least 10 years of management experience in direct and indirect sales, service channels and partner management, with people management responsibilities.
• Passionate and open management personality with the ability to bridge different business cultures and teams in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong customer focus, networking and communication skills.
• Leads by example with proven international, intercultural, emotional and social competencies.
• Able to understand, interpret and discuss Profit & Loss statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow.
• Experienced in applying and developing agile working concepts within a growing international and high-performance environment.
• Ability to communicate in Korean to communicate with internal and external Korean-speaking stakeholders, including HQ.
• Proven track record in change management projects.