THE ROLE
Lead the development and execution of the segment sales strategy in Singapore, driving profitable growth, expanding market share, and strengthening SKF’s position as a trusted industrial partner. You will identify new business opportunities, develop strategic customer relationships and work closely with internal stakeholders and distributors to deliver sustainable commercial results.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Drive Segment Strategy & Profitable Growth
- Develop and execute segment sales plans aligned with business objectives.
- Identify market trends, growth opportunities, and untapped customer potential in Singapore.
- Deliver revenue, order intake, profitability, and market-share targets.
- Translate market intelligence into actionable business development strategies.
- Accelerate New Business Development
- Proactively identify and convert new business opportunities across the assigned industrial segment.
- Expand SKF’s customer base and increase share of wallet within existing accounts.
- Develop strategies to win competitor business and strengthen SKF’s market position.
- Drive value-based selling by demonstrating the technical and commercial benefits of SKF’s solutions.
- Build Strategic Customer & Distributor Relationships
- Establish strong relationships with key customers, decision-makers, and industry stakeholders.
- Develop strategic account plans to strengthen customer engagement and long-term business growth.
- Manage and develop distributor relationships to improve market coverage, sales effectiveness, and business growth.
- Work closely with distributors to identify new opportunities, strengthen customer engagement and expand SKF’s market presence.
- Connect Customer Needs with SKF Solutions
- Collaborate with Application Engineering, Product Management and other internal teams to develop solutions that address customer challenges.
- Leverage SKF’s technical expertise to improve customer reliability, productivity and operational performance.
- Translate customer requirements into opportunities for bearings, services and other relevant industrial solutions.
- Strengthen SKF’s differentiation through technical expertise, customer value and solution-oriented selling.
- Drive Sales Excellence & Accountability
- Maintain a disciplined approach to pipeline management, opportunity conversion and sales forecasting.
- Monitor performance against targets and implement corrective actions where necessary.
- Use market and customer insights to improve sales effectiveness.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and customer focus.
WHAT YOU BRING
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Marketing or a related discipline.
- 10–15 years of relevant experience in industrial sales, business development, or strategic account management.
- A proven track record of achieving sales targets, developing new business, and driving profitable growth.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to identify, develop, and convert business opportunities.
- Experience in managing strategic customer relationships and developing distributor business.
- Excellent negotiation, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to translate market intelligence into actionable business plans.
- A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and accountability.
- Experience in bearings, rotating equipment, industrial services, or related engineering solutions would be an advantage.
- Must have valid work authorisation to work in Singapore (Citizen or PR).