Regional, Head Director (SEA)

MindMerge Consulting; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational manufacturing company is seeking a Regional Head for Southeast Asia, based in Kuala Lumpur. The role involves managing sales, marketing, and service operations, ensuring profitable growth across the region. A successful candidate will have entrepreneurial experience, strong communication skills, and a customer-centric approach. Responsibilities include developing sales strategies and leading the operations team to meet targets. This position offers the opportunity to work with high-precision products in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Personality with entrepreneurial experience.
• Global mentality / cultural awareness dealing with Western business environments.
• Customer Centricity: ability to build up / maintain high-level customer networks.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations of Southeast Asia, comprising Sales, Marketing and Service.
• Ensure profitable growth across Southeast Asia.
• Lead Southeast Asia Operations with Country Managers.

Skills

Excellent communication skills in English

Customer Centricity

Entrepreneurial experience

Winning mentality

High degree of integrity

Job description

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Posted on 01/10/2026

Our client is a MNC manufacturing (specialised in high‑precision sensors and measurement systems) looking for a Regional Head, SEA to be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Purpose of the Position

• Manages the operations of Southeast Asia, comprising Sales, Marketing and Service to deal with customers in any aspect.
• Operational responsibility and local strategy implementation for Southeast Asia countries with current Sales Entities in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, and Representative Offices in Vietnam and Indonesia.
• Responsibility for top line and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure above‑average and profitable growth in Southeast Asia.
• Local implementation of the Business Platform strategies, incl. Sales and Service; formulate and execute short‑term and long‑term sales strategies in accordance with the Group growth plans & priorities.
• Business development; keep up to date with market requirements and identify opportunities.
• Together with Sales and Service, and in close connection with customers, identify new applications and articulate the need for new products, systems and solutions.
• Lead the Southeast Asia Operations together with the Country Managers in the above mentioned Countries, including Sales and Service; direct management of Malaysia Sales Office.
• Break down and communicate targets and KPI’s according to the local organisation structure and ensure the performance of Southeast Asia Operation achieves target levels.
• Manage sales by implementation and execution of the sales strategies, guidelines and targets; develop customer relationships, channel partners.
• Ensure thorough information flow and understanding about Southeast Asia markets from / to Head of Region & Regional Headquarters, peers of R-East, PF’s and BU’s to facilitate regional and global strategy development.
• Manage Southeast Asia in line with top line goals, cost frames and KPI’s derived from the MTP / SAP (Sales Activity Plan) and agreed with the Head of R-East.
• Deliver monthly updates to Head of R-East about the status and performance of operations and pro‑actively inform about risks and deviations from targets and KPI’s.
• Lead, inspire and develop the managers and staff towards proactive attitude and working style, to capture any growth opportunities in Southeast Asia.
• Align country teams towards the common strategy and targets.
• Ensure smooth communication and execution of tasks among all teams within the Southeast Asia.

Requirements

• Personality with entrepreneurial experience.
• Global mentality / cultural awareness dealing with Western business environments.
• High degree of integrity.
• Customer Centricity: ability to build up / maintain high‑level customer networks.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Winning mentality and capable of delivering agreed results.
• Passion for technology, having worked for companies with own technology and high‑end products.