APAC Partnership & Sales Manager

Responsibilities

Develop the APAC partner ecosystem

• Identify, recruit and onboard new reseller and strategic partners across APAC.
• Develop and execute partner business plans to accelerate revenue growth.
• Build strong executive relationships with partners and become their trusted advisor.
• Drive partner engagement, pipeline generation and business development activities.
• Review partner performance and implement improvement plans where required.
• Expand Visual Components' market coverage through a scalable partner network.

Drive KUKA partnership growth

• Work closely with KUKA sales leadership and regional sales teams to increase Visual Components sales through the KUKA channel.
• Train, coach and enable KUKA sales teams to successfully position and sell Visual Components solutions.
• Support joint customer meetings, account planning and strategic opportunities.
• Act as a primary commercial interface between Visual Components and KUKA across APAC.
• Develop repeatable partner enablement and joint go-to-market programmes.

Support regional sales growth

• Work alongside Visual Components sales teams on strategic customer opportunities.
• Support partners throughout the sales cycle, including customer meetings, demonstrations and commercial discussions.
• Help identify new market opportunities, industries and routes to market across APAC.

The role and the team

We are looking for a commercially driven

APAC Partnership & Sales Manager to accelerate the growth of Visual Components across the Asia-Pacific region.

You will be responsible for developing and growing our partner ecosystem across APAC, with a particular focus on expanding our reseller network and strengthening our strategic partnership with KUKA. Working closely with Visual Components and KUKA sales teams, you will enable partners to successfully position, sell and grow Visual Components solutions.

A key objective of the role is to significantly expand our market coverage by building a scalable indirect sales model while supporting strategic customer opportunities across the region.

The role is based in

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, allowing close collaboration with the KUKA APAC headquarters while supporting partners across the region.

Your impact

Share market insights and customer feedback to continuously improve our commercial strategy.

The skills you will bring

• Experience in channel sales, partnership management or sales leaderships.
• A proven track record of developing partner ecosystems and growing revenue through indirect sales channels, or significant experience leading high-performing B2B sales teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to build long-term strategic relationships.
• Experience working with industrial software, industrial automation, robotics or manufacturing technology.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with executive stakeholders.
• The ability to develop business plans and translate strategy into measurable commercial outcomes.
• A collaborative mindset and confidence working across multiple organisations and cultures.
• Fluency in English and ideally Chinese languages.
• Willingness to travel extensively across APAC.

Perks of joining us

• A highly visible role supporting the growth of Visual Components across APAC.
• The opportunity to work at the intersection of industrial software, robotics and manufacturing transformation.
• Close collaboration with Visual Components and KUKA sales teams.
• A flexible working model based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Competitive compensation, including a performance-related component.
• Opportunities to develop your commercial, strategic and leadership expertise.
• An international and collaborative working environment.
• A fast growing organisation backed by the KUKA Group.

How to apply

• Please submit your application through the form on our careers page.
• We will begin interviews as applications are received and may make an appointment once we identify the right candidate.