Sales Executive / Manager - Southern
Our goals - Your path
The Sales Engineer / Executive is responsible for creation and maintenance of sufficient quantity and quality of customer contacts and relationships to ensure achievement of- Achieve agreed sales and contribution target / budget and promote Sika products to all potential customers in the designated territory.
- The development of new business within respective area with the support of the Target Market Managers (TMMs), Specification Team & Technical Service Team.
- The implementation of sales and marketing objectives for the respective area.
- Provision of necessary customer, product & market information as directed by the superior to enable the necessary regional support requirements to be realised.
- Manage and develop customer relationship of designated global & regional key account customers together with the Key Project Management team.
- Effectively respond to market conditions and customer requirements.
- Work effectively together with other team members to ensure maintenance and development of customer relationships which cross geographical boundaries.
- Record daily activities in a timely fashion within the company Salesforce database.
- Preferably Diploma in any discipline or relevant experience
- Degree in any discipline, preferably Civil Engineering;
- MBA, added advantageous
- Possess strong technical aptitude and able to work independently with minimal supervision;
- Excellent computer skills including PowerPoint presentation and Excel spreadsheet applications;
- Strong organisational and communication skills;
- Able to work independently and in a team environment;
- Able to travel when required;
- Fluent in spoken and written English, Bahasa Malaysia
- Able to communicate in Mandarin and local dialects would be an added advantage.
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a similar industry
About Sika
Sika was first established in Malaysia in 1989 and full operations commenced in 1991 through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sika Kimia Sdn Bhd, with the completion of its local head office and production plant in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. Since then, the company has gained a leading position in the country with the acceptance and endorsement of its products for construction and industrial applications by local and international proponents.
In the Construction sector, our business activities cover the full spectrum of project types ranging from infrastructural development to buildings, from institutional facilities to manufacturing plants. We service our direct customers – concrete producers, contractors and distributors – and stay close to them through our central sales & marketing office in Petaling Jaya and a network of sales offices in Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu.In 2014 our presence in the Malaysian construction continued to grow when our Ipoh Plant was built and running to meet customer demands.
In Malaysia, our Industry Division is the clear market leader in the automotive glass replacement sector (AGR) and the “Sikaflex” brand is instantly recognized as a mark for quality, reliability and performance. In the automotive OEM sector, we are the approved supplier to top German car markets such as Mercedes Benz and BMW.Meanwhile, Sika leads the field in total bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protection solutions for bus, truck and rail vehicle manufacturing, and for the assembly of appliances, industrial equipment and building components.
Sika Kimia Sdn Bhd currently employs more than 340 people in Sales & Marketing, Technical Service, Finance, HR & Administration, Laboratory, Production, Purchasing, Customer Service and Warehouse.