Channel Sales Manager (Interconnect)

TE Connectivity; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity in Malaysia is seeking a Distribution Market Manager to drive sales growth through our distributor network. You will engage distributors and end customers, ensuring cohesive interactions across TE BUs and delivering technical and commercial support.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in business or engineering, 5+ years in distribution sales, and strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in either business or engineering (required).
• 5+ years of experience in sales – distribution sales preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present to senior management.
• Strong negotiation skills across all organizational levels.
• Self-motivated with the ability to assess market needs and drive outcomes.
• Proven ability to build relationships across functions (BU, Product Management, Marketing).

Responsibilities

• Engage in the sale of TE Connectivity products through distributor networks.
• Serve as primary contact for TE products sold via distribution in the marketplace.
• Provide technical and administrative support to distributors and end customers.
• Grow TE Connectivity’s market share and manage the opportunity pipeline.
• Coordinate training and alignment of local GTM strategies with distributor branches.
• Lead programs like the Design Registration Program and Co-op activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Self-motivation

Relationship building

Organization & planning

Presentation to senior management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Distribution Market Managers support the sale of TE products in their designated marketplace to end customers indirectly through distributors by engaging with distribution partners and end customers. The DMM will collaborate internally with BU counterparts and externally with distributors to shape and execute marketplace GTM strategy.

Role Objectives

• Attaining set POS targets on a regional, country, territory, or branch level.
• Driving sales opportunity pipeline for the market, including at targeted end customer applications.
• Converting sales opportunity pipeline to revenue.

Job Responsibilities

• Engaging in the sale of TE Connectivity’s products and services within the marketplace through our network of distributor branches.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for all TE products sold through distribution in the marketplace, ensuring cohesive interactions with distributors and end customers between all TE BU’s.
• Communicating with distributors and end customers, providing technical and administrative support regarding products and processes.
• Growing TE Connectivity’s market share.
• Managing the retention and growth of TAM to DTAM accounts.
• Managing TE’s overall opportunity pipeline in the marketplace, including TE’s Design Registration Program.
• Prioritizing engagement efforts to specific high growth end customer applications (Application Focus Growth)
• Implementation of distributor corporate business plans at the branch level:
• Aligning local GTM strategy with Field Sales / General Managers of distributor branches.
• Setting local priorities based on market and application significance.
• Facilitating local distributor-related business processes, including Cooperative Advertising (Co-op) programs with corporate counterparts.
• Coaching and developing the distributor business resources to utilize self-service tools.
• Coordinating training plans across the entire TE product range, encompassing both TELC and face-to-face opportunity identification sessions.
• Gaining insight into the distributor's strategic plan to facilitate better alignment with key TE initiatives.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in either business or engineering
• 5+ years of experience in sales – distribution sales preferred
• Extensive familiarity with the electronics components and systems industry
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and effective communication skills, with the capacity to deliver formal presentations to senior management teams
• Essential proficiency in negotiation, extending to interactions with executives at all tiers of an organization.
• Self-motivated individual capable of assessing market requirements and achieving notable outcomes throughout the sales processes
• Inherent ability to cultivate robust professional relationships and foster collaboration across multiple functions, including Business Unit Management, Product Management, and Marketing.
• Exhibit strong results-orientation and execution characteristics
• Display a proven track record of forging excellent relationships
• Strong work ethic - willingness to roll up the sleeves and do the work as part of a team.
• Notable organizational and planning skills, indicative of effective task management.
• Bachelor’s degree in either business or engineering
• 5+ years of experience in sales – distribution sales preferred
• Extensive familiarity with the electronics components and systems industry
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and effective communication skills, with the capacity to deliver formal presentations to senior management teams
• Essential proficiency in negotiation, extending to interactions with executives at all tiers of an organization.
• Self-motivated individual capable of assessing market requirements and achieving notable outcomes throughout the sales processes
• Inherent ability to cultivate robust professional relationships and foster collaboration across multiple functions, including Business Unit Management, Product Management, and Marketing.
• Exhibit strong results-orientation and execution characteristics
• Display a proven track record of forging excellent relationships
• Strong work ethic - willingness to roll up the sleeves and do the work as part of a team.
• Notable organizational and planning skills, indicative of effective task management.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork