Regional Sales Executive

ASK Headhunter; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Malaysia is seeking a Sales Manager to drive local and regional sales strategies. The role involves building relationships with distributors and key accounts, identifying new business opportunities, and preparing sales forecasts. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in marketing or business, a minimum of 1 year experience in sales or account management, and the ability to communicate in Chinese. This position requires extensive travel within the region.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-year experience in channel sales or key account management.
• Ability to travel frequently within the assigned region.
• Willingness to travel extensively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute local and regional sales strategies.
• Build and manage relationships with distributors and key accounts.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities.
• Prepare accurate sales forecasts and performance updates.
• Monitor market trends and competitor movements.

Skills

Sales strategy development

Relationship management

Market analysis

Business development

Communication in Chinese

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute local and regional sales strategies to achieve assigned sales and growth targets.
• Build, manage, and strengthen long‑term relationships with existing distributors, key accounts, and stakeholders.
• Identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities through distributors, partners, and direct engagements.
• Prepare accurate sales forecasts, pipeline reports, and performance updates for management.
• Monitor market trends and competitor movements.
• Collaborate with distributors on marketing and RFI, RFQ, RFP preparation.
• Manage existing distributor networks in Malaysia and Singapore, as well as selected end‑user accounts.
• Drive sales growth and market penetration by developing strong partnerships with distributors, resellers, and key customers.
• Analyze and forecast market trends, providing competitive benchmarking to support strategic decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business.
• Minimum 1‑year experience in channel sales, key account management, or business development.
• Ability to travel frequently within the assigned region.
• Willingness to travel extensively.
• Ability to communicate in Chinese.

Languages

• Bahasa Malaysia
• Chinese
• English