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Singapore

Singapore

Planning and implementing a business plan to develop our Factory Automation business in Japan. Responsibly for the organization including the Sales, Technical, Marketing and Administrative elements and hiring the team members.Market focus on Materials Handling, Automotive, Print Machinery, Mobile Equipment and Robotics sectors.Management of uncertainty and volatility around the COVID situation and gained huge experience in remote management.

Singapore

Managing a team of Sales professionals, and support personnel, to maintain and develop business across South East Asia primarily including: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines & Sri Lanka.Planned and implemented a new direct sales office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with specific country focus and local hires.Concentrated locally on developments in the Materials Handling (Intralogistics, AGV, Port & Crane), Electronics and Robotics sectors.Channel management in countries across SEA with successful growth in multiple markets.Continued an international focus on AGV business and coordinated international business (Australia, New Zealand, Japan).

West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Development of new customer business based around core P+F technologies. Focus on multi-technology solutions and customer specific engineered solutions based around non-contact sensors, identification, industrial communication and machinery safety. Key customer include OEM and System Integrators from the Intralogistics, Airport Automation and Packaging industries.

West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for the Factory Automation Sales of P+F in the Yorkshire and North Midlands area on the UK. Technical sales of sensors (electromagnetic, photoelectric & ultrasonic), identification (optical & RFID) and connectivity to industrial OEM, system integrators and end-users.Work independently and directly or with key channels to support and execute the strategy.Take a consultative sales approach towards the customer and applications and feedback qualified market needs as required.

West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Worked on key customer sites in the Yorkshire region to manage their in-house stores and procure project components where necessary.Fully remote role responding to customer demands real time. Used engineering know how to assist MRO and project teams.