Mark Sim Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

• As a strategic leader in New Product Development (NPD) for global power brands like Grohe, American Standard, and INAX, Mark plays a pivotal role in driving innovation and cross-functional collaboration. By seamlessly.
• Leading design initiatives across our Asia studios in Singapore and Shanghai, Mark elevates deliverables to the highest standards, blending creativity with commercial insight to generate greater impact. As an.
• Mark currently reports directly to the Head of Design, Asia, providing critical insights on resource allocation, strategic communication, and design processes.

Singapore

• Spearhead the development and launch of new product lines, establishing a successful business vertical within the company.
• Conduct comprehensive research on market trends to curate products that align with consumer needs and drive business growth.
• Built a robust supply chain network to support overseas production, optimizing efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Led the establishment of a warehouse facility to enhance product distribution capabilities.
• Collaborated with Lazada to drive product marketing, leveraging a mix of social media strategies, targeted sales campaigns, and paid advertising to amplify product visibility and increase sales.

• Upon his promotion to Associate Manager, Mark took charge of the overall product development team, overseeing teams both locally and abroad.
• In his new role, Mark functioned as a 'business owner' for the assigned product categories, strategizing product roadmaps, and formulating business cases for high-level decision-making.
• Mark implemented detailed time management and collaborative software, including Omniplan, TeamGantt, and Trello, across all projects. This ensured project timelines were maintained, and workflow across teams was.
• He collaborated with cross-functional teams (Design, Marketing, E-commerce, Quality, Supply Chain) to ensure a smooth transition through every stage of the project—from concept definition and development to validation.
• He led the sourcing of a reliable supplier base for the MONO Pedalboards, which saw rejection rates reduced by up to 70% with significant cost-savings.

Singapore

• Employed the use of detailed time management and collaborative software across all projects, such as Omniplan, TeamGantt and Trello plan and track project resources, define milestones and map out project timelines.
• Working with cross-functional teams such as Supply Chain, PR, Marketing and E-commerce to push information and data from the Design Team forward. Successfully launching 6 key products for the company.
• Identify project dependencies and ensure clear communication within the team and report project status to higher management.
• Facilitate communication with numerous local and overseas-based suppliers.

Singapore

• Executed clear communication of design ideas and objectives, combining them with market trends to bring forward effective project-pitching and presentations.
• Adapted to unanticipated situations and devised new strategies to better meet the client’s needs, whilst under time and budget constraints.
• Was a part of the team that worked on a significant project for Seagate Singapore Design Centre, that was mass-produced and implemented in both Singapore and China production centers.
• Represented the company at an international exhibition, where he established business networks with new clients and maintained relationships with existing clients (World Trade Catering & Onboard Services Expo. Hamburg.
• Developed a sensitivity to product form, design and material properties, through the mentorship of the Creative Director, Mr Ng, who worked at Philips Design Singapore, where he is a specialist in Technology.
• Co-ordinated with numerous production facilities both locally and in China, where he gained valuable exposure to mass-production methods, DFM techniques and supplier management skills.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Product Design, Second Class Honours, Upper Division

Activities and Societies: Varsity Rugby Team, 2010-2014 (Vice-Captain, 2013). Hall of Residences Rugby Team, 2010-2014 (Captain.

A'Level

Activities and Societies: School Rugby Team (2005-2007). Singapore Combined School's Rugby Team (2007) • Pursued a passion for Art and.