Commercial Director of Southeast Asia
Role
- A Global Tier-1 Manufacturing Group is seeking a senior commercial leader based in Singapore to drive business growth and market expansion across Southeast Asia. This position will lead regional sales strategy, develop high-performing commercial teams, and strengthen the organization's presence across industrial, electrical components, machinery, and engineered solutions markets.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute regional growth strategies across Southeast Asia, with a focus on complex solution sales and long-term business development.
- Lead and expand distributor, channel, and OEM partnerships while driving sales excellence, market penetration, and customer engagement.
- Build and lead a high-performing regional team, working closely with engineering, product, marketing, and commercial stakeholders to deliver sustainable growth.
- Establish strong relationships with key customers, consultants, industry partners, and decision-makers across strategic industry segments.
Requirements
- 15+ years of B2B industrial sales experience within manufacturing, industrial equipment, electrical components, automation, machinery, or engineered solutions.
- Proven track record leading multi-country teams across Southeast Asia and managing regional growth initiatives.
- Strong solution-selling experience with customers in semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, data center, industrial, or infrastructure-related sectors.
- Demonstrated success in channel management, distributor development, OEM partnerships, and complex consultative sales cycles.
- Mandarin language capability is highly advantageous due to frequent regional stakeholder engagement.
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