Manager, East Asia & Pacific (EAP) Area

About the role

The East Asia & Pacific (EAP) Area Manager plays a pivotal role in driving AMPP's growth across the East Asia & Pacific (EAP) Area by identifying localized growth opportunities, strengthening high-level stakeholder relationships, and expanding engagement within key industries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regional growth strategies aligned with AMPP's Strategic Geographies framework and organizational objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with members, chapters, corporate partners, government agencies, regulatory bodies, academic institutions, and industry associations throughout the EAP region.
• Research, identify, and establish strategic partnerships, alliances, and collaboration opportunities that advance AMPP's mission and business objectives.
• Serve as AMPP's regional representative at industry conferences, technical forums, trade exhibitions, government engagements, and stakeholder meetings.
• Collaborate with internal departments to develop and deliver regional programs and initiatives.
• Identify emerging market trends, industry challenges, regulatory developments, and business opportunities to support strategic decision-making and regional planning.
• Develop and execute business development initiatives that support membership growth, corporate engagement, sponsorship opportunities, and new revenue streams.
• Support the planning, development, and execution of regional conferences, workshops, seminars, technical programs, and industry engagement activities.
• Manage regional budgets, forecasts, and financial performance while ensuring responsible stewardship of AMPP resources.
• Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs), business outcomes, market intelligence, and regional growth opportunities to senior leadership.
• Lead special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned by senior leadership to support AMPP's global growth objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4-year university degree in a related field with at least 5 years of experience.
• Knowledge of Corrosion or Coatings is not required but would be considered beneficial.
• Experience working with and knowledge of the Oil/Gas (Energy), Offshore Technology, Marine/shipping, Bridges, and Water/Wastewater industry highly desirable.
• Knowledge of, and ability to work with, the diverse cultures of the region.
• Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia, both written and spoken.
• Knowledge of a third language of the region, like Mandarin, is highly desirable.

Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations and legislation.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information, verbally and in writing, and to respond to questions from groups of managers, members, contractors, government agencies, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to independently define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and implement any required actions.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Must possess a specific level of communication skills, both verbally and written.
• Have demonstrated personnel management skills, including the ability to evaluate staff performance and provide direction, is highly desirable.
• Ability to work in a multi-task environment considering various external factors and to communicate efficiently and accurately to both managers/supervisors and subordinate staff.
• Must be computer literate with knowledge and experience in word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to learn and use association-specific software.

Travel Requirements

Travel is expected 40% - 60% of the time, and a passport is required.