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United Kingdom

Thailand

Singapore

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Singapore

• Double digit CAGR 5 years in volume, net revenue and profit before tax• Initiated new business developments and increased brand presence, expanded distribution of products by x%• Japan - accelerated annual growth to x% with expansion to mass channel• Change in distributor in S.Korea and teams in Japan, driving major success• Positioned S.Korea as the top APAC country by volume and turnover with sustainable business growth- overtaking X country, which had held the Number 1 position for over 10 years.• Created new regional SKUs for Costco, setting a global benchmark• Developed new locally repacked SKUs to address local pain points • Improved category management leading to shelf presence increase• Established and managed research and marketing agency support• New incremental profit with geographical expansion to New Zealand

Singapore

Singapore

Basingstoke, Uk

Geographical areas of responsibilities include: Northern Europe, Russia, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel. Key accounts include Gebr Heinemann, Nuance and 10 other major distributors.

Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for 10 brands (over 80 SKU’s) with a total sales turnover of £9.6million.• Responsible for market and sales analysis, trade marketing, price negotiation, stock availability information, sales forecasting, trade promotional budgets, periodic review meetings (client, commercial controllers and sales team) and creating and implementing sales strategy.• Developed a series of presentations highlighting product features and benefits, trade marketing figures and commercial packages for B2B customers i.e. Grocery Multiples, Discount Retailers, Pharmacy (wholesalers and independent) and Convenience sector.• Experience of working with outsourced PR professionals to develop new methodologies to reach B2B and B2C segments.Key Achievement: Achieved all company targets (increased sales, new listings and distribution) in an extremely competitive market, despite a general economic slowdown.

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Pursued an MBA with focus in Strategic Decision Making. Dissertation Tittle: How does Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) and the Industrial Emission Directive (IED) regulation impact on the strategy of the UK’s electricity and gas generation businesses? And what strategies should they adopt in response to this regulation?Abstract The UK’s electricity and gas generation industry is highly regulated and political and environmental issues are the major influences on strategy. How then should a company in this sector adopt its strategy to ensure that it will emerge a winner? This research reviews current practices and recommends new strategies for success. The findings are significant for any company in the sector which wishes to increase its share of the market. It may also be of interest to other regulated industries and academics in the field.

Penang, Malaysia

• Coordinated company responses on contract manufactured product requests - requiring technical expertise of product lines, services and the production capabilities over 3 continents (EU, USA and AP).• Developed and maintained contract manufacturing strategy and partner relationships.• 4 years’ experience working with solicitors to develop technical and commercial contracts between manufacturer and purchaser.• Routinely liaised with R&D, Strategic Marketing and Production teams, in support of continuous improvement and new product development.• Focal point for sales team and brand managers for customer negotiations on price and promotion structures, artwork, regulatory services, supply chain provision and risk register management.• Acted as principal liaison officer on projects affecting production and planning.• Led research and analysis of customers, products and new markets; proven track record of increasing market penetration and profitability in a competitive market. Key Achievement: In a challenging environment, not only retained the contract of a wavering Japanese company but also managed to expand business, in line with similar expansion achieved in Australia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Responsible for indentifying and contracting suitable distributors to market and sell the Binder product range in Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Australia and New Zealand. • Created marketing strategies for each country in my area of responsibility in the light of local market requirements, whilst ensuring that the distributors worked in accordance with the contract and company objectives. • Company lead for the development of marketing and sales tools for the sales representatives and distributors. • Chief planner for sales targets, sales forecast and business plan, and ensured that sales targets were met. • Developed, organised and delivered in-country product training to sales representatives and was responsible for the centralised Annual Regional Product Training, for invited representatives. • In cooperation with the German engineering team co-organised technical training for distributors’ engineers.Key Achievement: Achieved annual minimum sales growth of 20% each year. Responsible for liaison with customers to produce a ‘locked specification’ for a WHO tender in Malaysia and Thailand, in an area that had previously been monopolised by a competitor for over 15 years.

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

• Chief planner for marketing and managing, and responsible for the achievement of sales targets for 6 main brands. • Primary point of contact with manufacturers on product technology and updates.• Key Account Management of customers.• Facilitated stocks and managed 3 telemarketers under my supervision. • Led sales team visits to customers and organised customer visits for product principles. Key Achievement: Solely responsibile for the stability testing chamber penetration of the pharmaceutical market, with a turnover reaching €500,000 in its first year and produced an effective business plan for Fisher Brand equipment.

Mba, Strategic

Ba (Hons) Marketing And Advertsing, Major In Marketing And Minor In Advertising