APAC Sales Director

About the Role

A prominent global enterprise is looking for an APAC Sales Director to lead commercial growth initiatives across Asia, focusing primarily on Singapore, Hong Kong, or Bangalore, India. This senior-level position offers the chance to influence sales strategies, enhance gross profit, and increase active customer accounts within the flourishing interconnect sector. Collaboration with product management, production, and operations teams located in China and Pune will be crucial as you direct regional expansion.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive growth strategies for APAC markets aligned with corporate goals to ensure profitable geographic and sector expansion.
• Identify necessary resources including manpower, capital investments, supplier partnerships, and product solutions to successfully implement strategic plans.
• Present regular performance reports to senior leadership, detailing sales outcomes, gross profit achievements, customer engagement, risks, and new prospects.
• Manage all sales and marketing efforts throughout Asia to meet or exceed revenue targets while maintaining high professionalism.
• Develop strong relationships with existing key clients and continuously expand the customer base to increase active accounts annually.
• Serve as the primary commercial representative in the region, leading critical negotiations and conducting strategic account reviews.
• Initiate activities aimed at increasing revenue from active customers by tracking engagement and reactivating inactive accounts.
• Forge and strengthen strategic partnerships with suppliers and stakeholders to secure favourable agreements, early product access, and enduring collaborations.
• Lead and nurture a high-performing external sales and account management team across Asia while fostering a culture based on accountability, ethics, teamwork, and policy compliance.
• Work closely with production and operations teams in China and Pune to uphold quality standards supporting commercial commitments and provide market feedback for inventory planning.

Candidate Profile

• Substantial experience in the interconnect industry, including connectors, cable assemblies, or related components, with solid product expertise.
• Proven track record managing sales performance metrics such as gross profit and active customer growth in complex commercial settings.
• Able to rapidly evaluate market risks and opportunities, develop actionable plans, and deliver profitable outcomes on schedule.
• Excellent persuasive abilities to advocate the organization’s interests and build trust-based relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Well-established reputation and extensive contact network within the Asian interconnect market enhance stakeholder engagement effectiveness.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) for data analysis and reporting; comfortable using digital tools.
• At minimum a bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in engineering; an MBA or advanced management qualification is an advantage.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken) with Mandarin language skills highly desirable for communication with China-based counterparts.

Company Highlights

This leading organization is known for fostering an inclusive and ethical workplace culture that supports collaboration and professional development. Employees enjoy continuous training opportunities and flexible working options that balance career aspirations with personal commitments. The company’s dedication to expanding its footprint across Asia offers exceptional career advancement within a supportive and network-driven environment emphasizing values such as accountability, loyalty, kindness, and empathy.

Application Process

Interested candidates ready to drive impactful commercial growth across Asia and progress their career in a global setting are invited to apply. Applicants will be contacted only if shortlisted.