Managing Director, SEA

Mercuri Urval; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercuri Urval is seeking a Managing Director to lead and grow its business across Singapore and selected Southeast Asian markets. Based in Singapore, you will hold full P&L accountability for the cluster, driving profitable growth in infrastructure-driven markets and expanding data centre and microelectronics activity.

You will build and lead country teams across sales, operations and finance, develop relationships with key customers and partners, and align local strategy with group priorities

Qualifications

• 12+ years in industrial or engineered products with leadership experience
• 5+ years in a country or multi-country general management or senior commercial leadership role in SEA
• Experience selling into data centres and/or microelectronics customers
• Background in water, flow control, pumps, valves, piping, cooling, building services or adjacent sectors
• Proven record of delivering profitable growth and managing a full P&L
• Strong grasp of project and channel-led sales, including tender processes
• Established network across SEA customers, partners and industry stakeholders
• Ability to lead multinational teams and engage C-suite audiences

Responsibilities

• Own strategy, P&L and annual business plan for Singapore and selected SEA markets
• Lead and develop country teams across sales, technical, operations and finance
• Build senior relationships with key customers, EPCs, consultants, contractors and utilities
• Grow business in high-growth segments such as data centre cooling and microelectronics fabs
• Strengthen and expand distributor, SI and partner network
• Drive commercial excellence: pricing, pipeline management, tenders and forecasting
• Ensure governance, HSE and quality standards
• Represent the cluster to global leadership and align local strategy with group priorities

Skills

P&L management

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related field

MBA

Job description

Our client, an established global leader in the industrial sector, is seeking a Managing Director to lead and grow its business across Singapore and selected Southeast Asian markets. Based in Singapore, you will hold full P&L accountability for the cluster, driving profitable growth in markets shaped by infrastructure investment, urbanisation and, increasingly, the build-out of data centres and semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing.

Key responsibilities

• Own the strategy, P&L and annual business plan for Singapore and across selected Southeast Asian markets delivering growth in revenue, margin and market share
• Lead and develop country teams across sales, technical, operations and finance, building a high-performance, accountable culture
• Build senior relationships with key customers, EPCs, consultants, contractors and utilities
• Grow the business in high-growth segments, particularly data centre cooling and fluid management, and microelectronics and semiconductor fabs, alongside municipal, industrial and building services
• Strengthen and expand the distributor, system integrator and partner network
• Drive commercial excellence: pricing discipline, pipeline management, tender strategy and forecasting
• Ensure compliance with governance, HSE and quality standards
• Represent the cluster to global leadership, aligning local strategy with group priorities

Candidate profile

• 12+ years in industrial or engineered products, with 5+ years in a country or multi-country general management or senior commercial leadership role in SEA
• Demonstrated experience selling into data centres and/or microelectronics and semiconductor customers, including working with hyperscalers, colocation providers, fab operators and their EPCs and design consultants
• Background in water, flow control, pumps, valves, piping, cooling, building services or adjacent sectors
• Proven record of delivering profitable growth and managing a full P&L
• Strong grasp of project and channel-led sales, including specification and tender processes
• Established network across SEA customers, partners and industry stakeholders
• Ability to lead multi-cultural teams across markets
• Commercially sharp, hands‑on and credible with both technical and C‑suite audiences
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or a related field; MBA a plus
• Willingness to travel within the cluster