Southern Business Unit Head

Verdant Solar Sdn Bhd; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Verdant Solar Sdn Bhd seeks a Business Unit Head (Southern) to oversee Johor and Melaka, driving growth, profitability, and customer experience. You will integrate sales, project execution, and support while rebuilding the regional sales engine and grooming successors from within.

Ideal candidates bring 8–10 years in sales/ops, with 3+ years in leadership of managers and P&L responsibility, and a track record with homeowners or solar-related markets.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in sales or operations management.
• At least 3 years leading managers and running a branch/region with P&L.
• Experience selling to homeowners; technical knowledge in solar/home improvement desirable.
• Systems thinker with process-based problem solving.
• Led teams of 10+ and developed promotable staff.
• Daily use of AI tools and ability to demonstrate live.
• Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia; Mandarin preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the Southern P&L and regional goals for growth, margins, and operations.
• Hire, ramp, and retain a sales consultant team; build corporate/community partnerships.
• Oversee end-to-end execution from sale to energisation; ensure installers capacity and post-install issues meet CX targets.
• Deliver system-level fixes for company-wide adoption; leverage AI to automate tasks and save hours.
• Lead people with regular 1-on-1s; manage performance and career development; plan successors.

Skills

Sales leadership

P&L management

Team leadership

AI proficiency

English & BM fluency

Mandarin preferred

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering (preferred)

Tools

AI tools

Job description

The Business Unit Head (BUH), Southern is accountable for running the Johor and Melaka region as a comprehensive business. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role is responsible for driving growth, profitability, customer experience, operational excellence, and people sustainability. Operating as an M2, the BUH integrates sales, project execution, and customer support without functioning merely as a senior salesperson. Success requires rebuilding the regional sales engine, maintaining top-tier customer and employee satisfaction, and systematically preparing a successor from within the team.

Key Accountabilities

Business & P&L Ownership: Own the Southern P&L, present monthly financials, and manage the region's goals across growth, margin, and operational excellence.

Sales Engine Development: Hire, ramp, and retain a team of effective sales consultants to achieve market share targets, while building corporate and community partnership channels.

Execution & Delivery: Oversee the lead-time from sale to energisation, secure installer capacity ahead of peak seasons, and ensure post-installation issues meet customer-experience targets.

Systemic Improvement & AI: Deliver system-level fixes suitable for company-wide adoption and utilize AI daily to automate manual work and validate hours saved.

People Leadership: Conduct monthly 1-on-1s, address performance issues early, chart career development, and build a successor from within the region.

Definition of Success

The Business Unit Head is successful when:

Within 6 months, the sales engine operates at the company's productivity standard with 8 effective sales consultants.

One stubborn operational problem is solved at a system level within the first 6 months.

Customer and employee satisfaction is maintained, and a successor candidate is named within 6 months.

Within 12 months, the Southern region reaches the company's market-share standard, and the branch can operate autonomously for two weeks without the BUH's presence.

About you

8–10 years in sales or operations management, of which at least 3 years leading managers and running a branch, region or unit with a P&L.

Preferred: experience in businesses that sell to homeowners and need technical knowledge, such as solar, smart home, home improvement or EV chargers.

A systems thinker who solves problems by analysing processes and structures rather than symptoms.

Has hired and led a team of at least 10, and can name people they developed who were promoted.

Uses AI tools daily and can demonstrate it live on a real problem.

Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia; Mandarin preferred.

Based in or willing to relocate to Johor Bahru; valid driving licence and own transport; able to travel weekly to Melaka.

Degree in business or engineering preferred, not required where the track record is proven.

Leadership and culture, technology and AI proficiency demonstrated live, and real strategic depth with learning ability underneath are non-negotiable.

About us

Verdant Solar is one of Malaysia's largest residential solar companies. Our Southern business unit covers Johor and Melaka, runs from our Johor Bahru office in Taman Molek, and is building toward a team of 10 or more sales consultants with its own project, installation and customer-experience support.

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Verdant Solar – Malaysia’s Trusted Solar Energy Provider

We're a leading solar energy company, enabling a smooth transition to clean energy with expert consultation, custom system design, and professional installation. Our solar systems help customers save on electricity bills while promoting a sustainable lifestyle.

As a one‑stop solar provider, we offer competitive pricing and exceptional service for residential and commercial projects, helping clients harness the sun’s power efficiently and reduce carbon emissions.

Headquartered in Petaling Jaya, with offices in Penang and Johor Bahru, and is expanding to Melaka, Ipoh, and Kuantan to bring sustainable energy solutions across Malaysia.

Verdant Solar – Malaysia’s Trusted Solar Energy Provider

We're a leading solar energy company, enabling a smooth transition to clean energy with expert consultation, custom system design, and professional installation. Our solar systems help customers save on electricity bills while promoting a sustainable lifestyle.

As a one‑stop solar provider, we offer competitive pricing and exceptional service for residential and commercial projects, helping clients harness the sun’s power efficiently and reduce carbon emissions.

Headquartered in Petaling Jaya, with offices in Penang and Johor Bahru, and is expanding to Melaka, Ipoh, and Kuantan to bring sustainable energy solutions across Malaysia.

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