Talent Acquisition Advisor

Sales Manager – Device Business (South Zone)

Sales Manager – Device Business (East Zone)

Exports Manager APAC

Sensors Solution Architect

Sales Manager – Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Preventive Maintenance Manager

Business Unit Head Medical Device

Sr. Account Executive

Key Account Manager – Medical Device & Diagnostics

Role Description: <ul><li>This role delivers recruitment activities for the supported population, engaging with People Managers to understand their requirements and driving the end-to-end recruitment process. </li><li>The TA Advisor partners with the Talent Acquisition Coordinator to provide an excellent candidate and People Manager experience. </li><li>Specialized expertise in local market knowledge, most effective sourcing channels, industry networks, and competitive landscapes to drive efficiency in recruitment process; As part of a BU Squad liaises with BU TA Lead and BU People Experience Lead to ensure recruitment service delivery is in line with overall Employee Lifecycle practices within the BU.</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Provide specialist technical expertise to lead both proactive and reactive Recruitment activities in accordance with policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines</li><li>Drive the end-to-end recruitment process, partnering with the People Manager and People Lead providing market insights and accountable for candidate experience, including tracking, assessment, feedback and offer (for externals) and assists with internal offers as needed</li><li>Work with People Managers to establish business requirements and to determine applicant requirements, leads and coaches managers throughout process to drive identification, selection and landing of best talent</li><li>Work with TA Coordinator to deliver the end-to-end recruitment process for candidates</li><li>Source the best candidates for vacancies using range of mediums and channels- owning the creation and execution of a sourcing strategy to generate both active and passive talent for current and future vacancies</li><li>Act as a candidate relationship manager during hiring processes for immediate needs while proactively building talent pools for future hiring needs and provide high-touch support for key Recruitment moments that matter to candidates and hiring</li><li>Collaborate with BU Talent Acquisition Lead an/or TA Lead to understand and implement processes, drive continuous improvement and provide quality service. Drives operational efficiency with a focus on continuous improvement, candidate and hiring manager experience and meeting SLAs.</li><li>Support BU TA Lead and/or TA Lead with candidate and hiring manager satisfaction monitoring and implementing continuous improvement initiatives&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Experience in talent acquisition processes and channels with dedicated and specialised expertise in sourcing , assessment, matching, selling and closing capabilities</li><li>Expertise in local market knowledge, the most effective sourcing channels, industry networks, and competitive landscapes to drive efficiency in recruitment process</li><li>Strong stakeholder management, collaboration and influencing skills</li><li>Good written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Drive for results &amp; customer service orientation</li><li>Strong project and vendor management skills, ability to lead complex projects and pro-actively manage work and drive continuous improvement</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Develop and implement zonal sales strategies aligned with national goals.</li><li>Monitor sales performance and ensure monthly / quarterly / yearly sales target is achieved.</li><li>To work closely with employees of dealers to generate leads, ensure demonstration of devices and close sales.</li><li>Establish dealers’ infrastructure to drive the business in private and government sectors.</li><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with dealers and key accounts.</li><li>To conduct regular field visits for developing KOLs, identify new market opportunities, engaging with key customers (hospitals, clinics, healthcare professionals) to build long-term relationships.</li><li>Plan, coordinate, and execute the zonal rollout of newly launched medical devices.</li><li>Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure effective market introduction .</li><li>Conduct training programs for internal sales teams and channel partners on new product features, benefits, and usage.</li><li>Track performance of new products post-launch and provide feedback to marketing.</li><li>Medical devices portfolio includes Point of Care Ultrasound device from Butterfly. We also plan to expand this portfolio to include Butterfly Vet, along&nbsp;</li><li>With future offerings in the Cardiology, Neurology, and Gynaecology segments.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Minimum Graduate with Science Background preferably.</li><li>Expertise on consultative selling.</li><li>Ready to cover and manage large Geographies.</li><li>Professional driven by values and science.</li><li>Knows the business development process.</li><li>Aspire to learn and discuss new technologies</li><li>Ready to take the challenges for establishing new products and technologies.</li><li>The person should have a minimum of 12 to 14 years of experience working in the medical device industry in the South Zone handling capital equipment.</li><li>Preferably from Critical care, intensive care, anesthesia, Cardiology background.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Develop and implement zonal sales strategies aligned with national goals.</li><li>Monitor sales performance and ensure monthly / quarterly / yearly sales target is achieved.</li><li>To work closely with employees of dealers to generate leads, ensure demonstration of devices and close sales.</li><li>Establish dealers’ infrastructure to drive the business in private and government sectors.</li><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with dealers and key accounts.</li><li>To conduct regular field visits for developing KOLs, identify new market opportunities, engaging with key customers (hospitals, clinics, healthcare professionals) to build long-term relationships.</li><li>Plan, coordinate, and execute the zonal rollout of newly launched medical devices.</li><li>Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure effective market introduction.</li><li>Conduct training programs for internal sales teams and channel partners on new product features, benefits, company</li><li>Track performance of new products post-launch and provide feedback to marketing.</li><li>Medical devices portfolio includes Point of Care Ultrasound device from Butterfly. We also plan to expand this portfolio to include Butterfly Vet, along with future offerings in the Cardiology, Neurology, and Gynaecology segments.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Minimum Graduate with Science Background preferably.</li><li>Expertise on consultative selling.</li><li>Ready to cover and manage large Geographies.</li><li>Professional driven by values and science.</li><li>Knows the business development process.</li><li>Aspire to learn and discuss new technologies</li><li>Ready to take the challenges for establishing new products and technologies.</li><li>The person should have a minimum of 12 to 14 years of experience working in the medical device industry in the East Zone handling capital equipment.</li><li>Preferably from Critical care, intensive care, anesthesia, Cardiology background</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Manage and expand the distributor network, driving new business growth and market penetration</li><li>Provide sales training, technical guidance, and commercial strategy support to distributors</li><li>Conduct business reviews and performance evaluations, ensuring revenue targets are met</li><li>Implement structured sales processes and best practices to optimize distributor performance</li><li>Define and execute a regional sales strategy to maximize growth opportunities</li><li>Analyze market trends, distributor performance, and competitive landscape to inform business decisions</li><li>Act as a strategic advisor to distributors, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives</li><li>Build and maintain business relationships with key accounts, industry leaders, and stakeholders in medtech and clinical diagnostics</li><li>Lead new product launches, ensuring distributors are trained and aligned with go-to-market strategies</li><li>Develop and execute regional marketing and sales campaigns in collaboration with distributor partners</li><li>Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and customer meetings to strengthen market presence.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>6+ years managing distributors across APAC - ideally in Indochina, South Asia &amp; Bangladesh</li><li>Graduation with MBA&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in the medtech industry, or clinical diagnostics</li><li>Proven success in equipment sales and value selling</li><li>Experience in complex sales processes, handling multiple stakeholders</li><li>Background in GMP sales is a plus</li><li>Excellent commercial and technical communication skills, both verbal and written</li><li>Ability to tailor messaging for diverse audiences, from product managers to C-level executives</li><li>Multicultural business management with the ability to navigate diverse distributor dynamics.</li><li>Highly structured, strategic, and results-driven, with sales methodology</li><li>Self-driven, proactive, entrepreneurial, thriving in an independent role with full business ownership.</li><li>Confident in high-level sales pitches and executive engagement</li><li>Leadership and coaching skills, capable of training and developing distributor sales teams</li><li>Passionate about scientific, technical, and commercial excellence</li><li>Ability to travel</li></ul>

Responsibilities:&nbsp; Product &amp; Application Development Strategic Product &amp; Market Insight: <ul><li>Acquire deep application knowledge of products, quickly understanding their strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.</li><li>Clearly establish competitive analysis and support defining the value proposition for new products.</li><li>Build a deep understanding of the market, competition, and customer needs to inform product strategy.</li><li>Understand competitors’ products and solutions and the evolution of target markets.</li><li>Play a prominent role in the design of technology and IP roadmaps, and support long-term product roadmaps.</li></ul> Product Definition &amp; Development: <ul><li>Define next-generation sensor products.</li><li>Work collaboratively with customers, sales teams, applications and product development engineers, and the product line manager to identify, specify, and propose optimal new products for target applications.</li><li>Solve system-level problems with the innovative products you define.</li><li>Conduct technical evaluations of early concepts to produce feasibility analysis and investigate adaptations of existing technologies to new applications.</li><li>Feedback customer application knowledge, gather market and customer requirements, and translate them into next-generation product requirements.</li></ul> Technical Support &amp; Go-To-Market: <ul><li>Provide technical support to customers, distribution, sales, and FAEs.</li><li>Define and drive the development of promotional tools (e.g., evkits, reference designs, demo kits).</li><li>Support the Go-To-Market strategy by providing promotional content for marketing campaigns, application notes, white papers, and user guides.</li></ul> Requirements: Experience: <ul><li>8+ years of industry experience in roles such as Applications Engineer, Systems Engineer, System Architect, or Product Definer.</li><li>Direct experience in a customer-facing role is highly desired.</li><li>Willingness and ability to travel to customer meetings globally (10%-20% of the time).</li></ul> Education: <ul><li>Bachelors Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering is required.</li><li>Masters Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related discipline is a plus.</li></ul> Domain Knowledge: <ul><li>Specific domain knowledge in power management is desired.</li></ul> ITAR/EAR Compliance Requirement: <ul><li>This position requires access to information subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR).</li><li>Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, person granted asylee status in the U.S., or person admitted into the U.S. as a refugee.</li></ul> Travel: <ul><li>Travel 1-2 weeks per quarter to meet with strategic customers and partners.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Develops and implements business strategy to meet customer needs.</li><li>drives the creation and execution of business plans within each Area to deliver the required business results. manages operating budget and allocates resources as required to achieve business plans.</li><li>Develops and leads an integrated business planning process to identify opportunities to increase strategic product sales: Step 1 Stakeholder business analysis , Step 2 Local market planning &amp; Step 3 Plan execution and tracking.</li><li>Leads the process of detailed customers profiling and segmenting, co-creates with his/her team the visit strategies based on segmentation, tracks the progress of deals closing from early to final closing stage.</li><li>Coordinates cross-functional activity and resource deployment to ensure consistent execution of strategy and delivery of results. works with Tech &amp; Application, Marketing, Sales Force Excellence, and Pharma Key Account Teams to achieve results delivery.</li><li>Leads the work of developing effective and enduring customer relationships.&nbsp;</li><li>personally, takes responsibility for strong relationships with the most significant customers and stakeholders.</li><li>Develops in-depth understanding of market environment and customers. communicates customer insights to internal stakeholders to develop new business strategies.</li><li>Provides inspirational leadership and coaching to direct reports. ensures that all leaders in the Region focus on developing talent. creates a culture of high performance, learning and development.</li><li>Works within ethical and compliance policies and creates a culture that ensures all reports, direct and indirect, do the same.</li><li>Creates a diverse and inclusive environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment.</li><li>Closely coordinate with Marketing on implementation of the Product Strategy.</li></ul>&nbsp;Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, medicine, biomedical engineering, life sciences, or related field. MBA is a plus</li><li>Minimum 7-10 years of experience in senior sales management or medical marketing within the medical devices industry, preferably in the segment of ultrasound/medical imaging/EEG</li><li>Strong knowledge of the Indonesian healthcare landscape, especially in medical devices commercial and its processes</li><li>Proven ability to develop and execute Sales Force Excellence strategies, building a new market segment, particularly within the innovative medical devices.</li><li>Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a strong emphasis with healthcare practitioners.</li><li>Strong people leadership, able to lead &amp; guide diverse individual personalities</li><li>Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.</li><li>Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English is required.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Lead the team of 3 Storekeepers, 1 PM executive, and 2 PM technicians for end-to-end preventive maintenance and technical store operation.&nbsp;</li><li>Conducts all the preparation, planning, execution, and closure of the preventive maintenance tasks in SAP and keeps a good track record and compliance.</li><li>Accountable for purchasing, inventory management, stock count, inventory compliance, and conducting stock item analysis (most usage, highest value, slow-moving, obsolete, etc)</li><li>Accountable for all the KPIs for world-class PM &amp; MRO management as outlined in RM COE Phase 1 -3.&nbsp;</li><li>Drive engineering department weekly meetings by organizing, preparing templates for data inputs, KPI review, conducting data analysis, and delivering plant USDT and reliability.&nbsp;</li><li>Constantly conducts data analysis on preventive maintenance plans and spare parts usage to deliver preventive maintenance optimization for cost-effective maintenance.</li><li>Lead root cause analysis and problem-solving capability increase in engineering.</li><li>Lead KWS RM COE and own MROS element as part of the technical store operation.</li><li>Drive implementation of KWS for RM COE among engineering, technical, and operations teams with regular engagement, preparation, and training.</li><li>Develop good relationships with other regional factories and strive for cross-learning and implementation of best practices for plant performance and KWS.</li><li>Owns engineering R&amp;M cost budgeting and end-to-end management and monitoring. Conducts effective cost reduction initiatives in line with ZLA &amp; KIMMS projects.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Leads ongoing cross-functional teams to conduct analyses of plant savings opportunities, identify CAPEX investment opportunities, and make strategic investments to support growth and machine reliability.</li><li>Responsible for Site Daily Meeting Cadence with Tier 1-4 meetings and ensure they are healthy for results sustainability.</li><li>Lead people management for all direct reports and his/her -1 &amp; -2. Manage their performance, KPI delivery/formulation, and capability building effectively.</li><li>To guard standards and regulations on EHS, QFS, and other fundamentals by participating in and coaching during Leader Led Observations, Safety 7, Golden 6, and other EHS and QFS activities.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead, and involvement in all internal and external audits. (QFS, KWS, EHS, DOSH, FSSC, HACCP, HALAL, and Global programs on FUS)</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related discipline with &gt; 10 years of working experience.</li><li>Sound practical knowledge of mechanical engineering (rotating equipment, fasteners, bearings, gearbox, valves, thermodynamics, material strength &amp; compatibility, etc.)</li><li>Practical knowledge of process equipment working mechanism and working principle (fryer, mixing, grinding, canister filling, packing machines, conveyors, etc.)</li><li>Sound work experience in F&amp;B industries with experience in SAP technical store management in support of entire plant operation.</li><li>Sound experience in managing preventive maintenance end-to-end processes to drive the highest level of compliance and machine reliability.&nbsp;</li><li>Technical and hands-on experience in the following systems:&nbsp;</li><li>Profound experience in food manufacturing process flow and in-depth experience in machine mechanisms and concepts. (dry mixing, dumping, wet mixing, conveying system, frying, seasoning, filling and packing)</li><li>Numerical literacy of basic electrical engineering (motor power, electrical load, cable sizing) and process engineering (basic mathematics related to the physics of pressure, temperature, level, force, etc.)</li><li>Preferably with some process literacy in building maintenance, HVAC, compressed air supply, utility gas supply, potable and wastewater treatment</li><li>Exposed and have hands-on experience with pillar approached performance management (KWS), CI tools, analysis tools, sound problem-solving skills, and coaching skills.</li><li>Good leadership skills and capable of managing 24/7 plans with critical thinking and strong people management skill.&nbsp;</li><li>Six Sigma Green Belt will be added advantage.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: <ul><li>Collaborate with the CEO to set and drive the organizational vision and operational strategy.</li><li>Translate strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning.</li><li>Oversee the company’s overall operations, including finance, IT, legal, and HR, ensuring a highly inclusive culture.</li><li>Hire team with right capabilities, develop and mentor them to achieve objectives</li></ul> Operational Management: <ul><li>Oversee operations, HR, and accounting.</li><li>Partner with the CEO in sales management to ensure sufficient investment capital for growth targets.</li><li>Build and maintain trusting relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and partners.</li><li>Planning and achieving month on month business and sales goals.</li></ul> Financial Oversight: <ul><li>Oversee financial data and recommend solutions to improve profitability.</li><li>Maintain and manage the Profit &amp; Loss (P&amp;L) sheet for the business unit.</li><li>Closely monitor budgeting, forecasting, and expense management.</li><li>Preparing pricing offers, public and private procurements tenders and projects</li></ul> Market and Business Development: <ul><li>Develop and execute a comprehensive business strategy for the medical devices business to achieve revenue, market share, and profitability targets.</li><li>Enhance brand positioning, engage key opinion leaders, and promote products effectively.</li><li>Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential challenges in the competitive environment.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Proven ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.</li><li>A good understanding and familiarization of the clinical Medical Device environment, competitor products – Preferably in ultrasound business</li><li>Strong interpersonal and analytical skills.</li><li>Excellent leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.</li><li>Deep understanding of the healthcare industry, partner relationship management, and identifying new revenue opportunities.</li><li>Strategic planning and execution capabilities.</li><li>Experience in market development and awareness.</li><li>Expertise in revenue generation and P&amp;L management.</li><li>Competence in Key Account Management (KAM) and operations management.</li></ul>&nbsp;Experience: <ul><li>Experience: 10-15 years in the medical devices industry.</li><li>Demonstrated success in sales and marketing of medical devices.</li><li>Strong background in P&amp;L management.</li><li>Ability to stabilize current business operations and deliver on set objectives.</li></ul>&nbsp;

Responsibilities: <ul><li>The consultative sale and marketing of energy infrastructure solutions to agency executives in the federal sector through a variety of long-term, complex contracts, including Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC</li><li>With expert and mastery-level knowledge of government ESPC and other contract vehicles and processes, educate customers through consultative selling to identify new business opportunities, markets and cultivate new customer prospects.</li><li>Understand and influence customers in the buying process, offering novel and unique solutions to help organizational leaders achieve compliance with energy and decarbonization policies, goals, and standards.</li><li>Actively participate in relevant conferences and trade associations</li><li>Engage in industry events as a recognized leader in the ESCO field</li><li>Manage sales funnel to achieve business goals and strategic objectives</li><li>Demonstrate sound business judgment and critical thinking skills to balance risk and reward when qualifying and disqualifying opportunities</li><li>Persuasively communicate rationale and recommendations in discussions with the NORESCO management and executive leadership team</li><li>With expert knowledge of diverse Municipals, Universities, K-12 Schools and Hospitals (MUSH) and commercial and industrial customers and internal NORESCO disciplines, lead authorship of highly competitive RFP/RFQ responses, communicating capture win themes with contributing authors to ensure a cohesive and compelling response</li><li>Capture and manage detailed information from specific federal installations, campuses, sites, buildings, and facilities</li><li>Develop relationships and partnerships with sub-contractors who have a significant presence and solid reputation at specific federal facilities</li><li>With site information, coordinate internal strategy sessions to drive the development of new government opportunities through procurement and selection</li><li>Develop, own, implement and adjust strategy to win opportunities through successful solicitation responses</li><li>Mentor junior AEs as needed</li><li>Serve as a customer advocate, coordinating with and influencing the internal project development team and decision-makers at all leadership levels throughout the sales, development, and implementation phases to ensure customer expectations and requirements are met</li><li>Communicate internally for collaboration and consensus on strategies, presentations, and customer deliverables, and then communicate deliverables externally Government executive leaders</li><li>Successfully closed business in compliance with an annual sales goal</li><li>Participate on internal process improvement teams as needed</li><li>After the sale, continue with account management to maintain relationships with existing customers and drive new business to help the customer meet State and Local goals or implement unfunded site infrastructure requirements</li></ul> Requirements: Required Qualifications: <ul><li>High School Diploma or GED</li><li>7+ years of professional experience selling solutions into the Municipal, University, Schools, and/or Hospital sectors, Energy Management Consulting, and/or Design-Build markets</li><li>5+ years of experience selling to C-Level targets</li></ul> Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>Bachelors Degree highly preferred</li><li>10+ years of professional experience in MUSH ESPC, Energy Management Consulting, and/or Design-Build and other alternative delivery construction markets</li><li>Experience presenting and selling to city councils, school boards and public forums highly preferred</li><li>Understanding of public procurement for the energy services market</li><li>Understanding of standard building conservation measures (solar, lighting, HVAC, etc.)</li><li>Knowledge of Water and Wastewater market</li><li>Knowledge of Commercial and Industrial markets</li><li>Experience mentoring sales reps</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Account Management:&nbsp; <ul><li>Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key hospital accounts, healthcare groups, and distributors in Singapore.</li></ul> Sales Growth:&nbsp; <ul><li>Drive sales performance by identifying opportunities within existing accounts and implementing strategies to achieve revenue targets.</li></ul> Strategic Planning:&nbsp; <ul><li>Work closely with internal stakeholders (marketing, regulatory, supply chain, finance) to develop account-specific strategies and business plans.</li></ul> Market Intelligence:&nbsp; <ul><li>Stay updated on market trends, competitor activities, and regulatory changes affecting the medical device sector.</li></ul> Contract Negotiation:&nbsp; <ul><li>Lead contract negotiations, pricing discussions, and tender submissions to ensure profitability and compliance.</li></ul> Customer Support:&nbsp; <ul><li>Act as the primary point of contact for key accounts, ensuring customer satisfaction and resolving any issues efficiently.</li><li>Reporting &amp; Forecasting: Provide regular updates on account performance, forecasts, and sales pipelines to the management team.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or related field.</li><li>Minimum 5 years of experience in sales or key account management, preferably within the medical device or healthcare industry.</li><li>Strong understanding of the Singapore healthcare landscape and regulatory environment.</li><li>Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.</li><li>Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.</li><li>Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities.</li></ul>

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Exports Manager APAC

Sensors Solution Architect

Sales Manager – Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Preventive Maintenance Manager

Business Unit Head Medical Device

Sr. Account Executive

Key Account Manager – Medical Device & Diagnostics

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Sr. Account Executive

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