This resume is for Thung Chia Chien. It summarizes his personal details, education history, employment history, and achievements. He has over 10 years of experience in management roles at companies like Unilever, AirAsia, and Colgate-Palmolive. His most recent role is as an Indirect Trade Team Leader at Colgate-Palmolive, where he is responsible for team leadership, customer relationship management, and in-store execution.
2. Thung Chia Chien
D-13-3A, Residency @ Park 51, Jalan 51A/241, Seksyen 51A
46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
04.09.1984
175 cm
840904-08-5839
male
thungcc@yahoo.com ; thungcc@gmail.com
name gender
d.o.b
height
70 kg
weight
email
excellent
health
012 390 6354
contact no.
permanent add.
No. 9, Lorong Pancur Permai 1, Taman Pancur Permai,
14300 Nibong Tebal, P. Pinang.
current add.
interests skill
languages
educational background
i/c
travellingmusic
English
Bahasa Melayu
Mandarin
Cantonese
Hokkien
Teochew
art
Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons)Master of Business Administration (MBA)
100%
100%
100%
80%
100%
100%
BIOGRAPHY
Hig
hest Educ
ation
Secon
d
Highest
Education
2014 - 2016
Binary University of Management and Entrepreneurship
CGPA | 3.800
University of Tunku Abdul Rahman
CGPA | 3.253
2004 - 2007
SAP
80%
Microsoft
offices
99%
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3. EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE
01
YEO HIAP SENG (M) BERHAD
Management Trainee
2007-2007
02
YEO HIAP SENG (M) BERHAD
Senior Account Executive
2007-2009
03
F&N DAIRIES (M) SDN BHD
Business Analyst
2009-2009
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AIRASIA BERHAD
Commercial Analyst
(Market Insight & Intelligence)
2010-2011
05
UNILEVER (MALAYSIA) HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Assistant Commercial Finance Manager
2011-2012
UNILEVER (MALAYSIA) HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Assistant Customer Development
Finance Manager
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2012-2014
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UNILEVER (MALAYSIA) HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Customer Development Operations Manager
2014-2015
UNILEVER (MALAYSIA) HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Regional Sales Manager
(Northern & East Upper)
08 09
2015-2016 May
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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
Indirect Trade West Malaysia - Team Leader
2016 june 鐃ll present
4. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
Indirect Trade West Malaysia - Team Leader
2016 june till present
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Description
Team Leadership
Managing and setting the teams objectives (within the local Go-to-Market, Sales Strategy and Customer
Strategy framework) and ensuring that the team delivers the overall team mission and goals, while
building CPs & the Customers mutual business, and working together to satisfy target consumer/
shopper needs
Defining the specific roles of individuals within the team, promoting teamwork and ensure the team is
motivated to deliver results
Establishing specific KPIs and ensuring tracking methods and communication are in place, and setting
specific action plans for each team member to support their achievement of the team KPIs
Managing a monthly meeting in which the teams mission and objectives are reviewed to ensure prog-
ress & alignment towards overall company goals, and where specific issues and KPI performance are
discussed and action plans refined
Providing coaching and feedback and ensuring adequate training to team members; evaluating perfor-
mance and developing IDPs, advising on career paths and providing opportunities for development,
acting as a role model and reinforcing desired behaviors
Customer (retailer) Expertise & Relationship
Developing a thorough understanding of the values, strategies and policies of the customer and
anticipating future direction and needs in order to set long term objectives for the team.
Fostering the development of retail environment and shopper expertise in order to identify opportunities
and present compelling arguments in support of CP products & plans
Developing a network of contacts throughout the customer organization in order to influence all decision
points within the customer(s), improving understanding, increasing data access and ensuring frequent
face-to-face contact: Buying, Merchandising, Marketing, Finance, Inventory Control, Distribution and
Transportation, IT and Store Operations
Facilitating frequent Top to Top contact between Customer(s) and CP to ensure strategic alignment
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5. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Customer (retailer) Management
Preparing and conducting any annual negotiations. Supervising other types of negotiation (new products,
shelf management , contract) to ensure timely resolution
Develop customer investment strategy, consistent with RE/Brand strategies striving for pay for performance
and improved ROI. Implements and controls the Terms & Conditions framework for the customer(s).
Manage GTN gaps among customers
Ensuring team works with Retail Marketing to translate category/brand strategies by retail environment into
customer business plans that deliver team objectives, focusing investment behind demand-generating
activities
Influencing the customers to grow sales, take fact-based decisions, and improve service by utilizing new
techniques, tools, and information systems
Understand & deliver the key drivers of our P&L at customer level
Ensuring team maintains accurate projections vs. plan of sales and spending associated with activities and
manages total customer P&L performance in order to achieve targets
Oversees the execution of 5P strategy implementation within established commercial guidelines
Ensures systematic post-evaluation of 5P activities and develops detailed understanding of the effectiveness
of different investment levers (e.g., for promotions to calculate lift, ROI, cannibalization effects,
forward buying/pantry loading and all other relevant metrics) and using the results of evaluations to refine
customer tactics
Use the latest information systems and business analytical tools to support decision-making
Distributor Engagement for Growth
Build strong engagement with distributors & Drive sustainable growth and business performance
Develop Relationship and alignment (build understanding of strategy, operations, decision makers and
financials, build a strong and collaborative way of working, added value support (effective visit,
coaching & training)
Ensure distributor provide operational (logistics & financials) services and retail execution territory &
sales rep, merchandising) services effectively and efficiently.
Influencing the distributors to grow sales, take fact-based decisions, and improve service by utilizing new
techniques, tools, and information systems
Develop and execute a mutually beneficial joint business plan that meets CP goals and those of our
Distributors
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6. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
In-Store Execution
Ensuring winning at the shelf is a top priority for the team (my Colgate store mindset) , and that 5P
tactics and demand marketing initiatives are executed with excellence at the point of sale
Reviewing 5P execution performance (availability, pricing, share of shelf etc) from reports and ensuring
issues are quickly resolved by the team
CBP
Develops customer investment strategy, consistent with RE, brand strategy, and Shopper Insights
Provides substantial input in translating bottom-up brand plans into Customer/CPG targets
Provides CPG/Customer insights in the development of commercial guidelines and category/brand
strategies and targets
Leads the translation of top-down account targets into 9-month rolling bottom-up account plans,
incorporating customers objectives and creating joint, win-win customer plans
Ensures pre-evaluation of 5P activities in customer plans to maximize potential return on total customer
investment
Monitors development of action plans to close customer gaps, and leads customer planning gap review
meetings with Commercial Planning team
Responsible for instituting ROI mindset among the entire team to ensure focus on maximizing
productivity of investments
Develops deep insights and actionable recommendations from post-evaluation analyses and ensures
learnings are incorporated to customer(s)/RE strategies
Achievements
Delivered Sell out and Sell in target with 101.3% vs target and 10.7% vs last year
Managed to reduce distributor inventory days to 30 days from 34 days
Implement new incentive scheme for both DSR and Distributor which save RM3mil in 2017
Improved distribution coverage by 17% from current base
100% certification of Mycolgate store
Improved ASP/ton by 5% in Q316 and 1% in Q416
Received "you make a difference" award in Q316
Resolved distributor conflict in North
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7. UNILEVER (MALAYSIA) HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Regional Sales Manager (Northern & East Upper)
2015 - 2016 may
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Description
Formulate and develop the best team of distributors that meet the expectations of perfect distributor
model
Ensure ambitious target setting and stretching
Responsible for region primary and secondary sales vs target and take necessary actions to achieve
target
Evaluate monthly activities carried out in the region
Monitor sales manager's productivity and throughput
Achieve both NIV and STT sales target by analyzing region's sales potential, craft and develop strategies
to deliver sales to target and recommend activation or marketing plan which will drive growth in DT
business
Drive visibility and distribution. Improve weighted distribution and increase market share
Expand outlet coverage in region and build outlet leadership
Evaluate the effectiveness of sales activities and recommend the necessary changes
Provide recommendation on appointment or termination of distributor
Maintain good business relationship with trade
Recommend effective Route to Market
Advise distributor ROI
Achievements
Achieved Sales target for 2015 with USG of 2.8%
Managed to reduce zero sales outlets to 2% from 5%
Received highest STT growth award and Best perfect store award
Key lead for Perfect community project
Highest FCS score among regions
Key stakeholder for Change Management
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8. UNILEVER (MALAYSIA) HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Customer Development Operations Manager
2014 - 2015
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Description
Achievements
Gather, analyse, prepare and consolidate SEAA Sales Reports periodically as instructed
Consolidate Sales Reports for Malaysia on a timely basis and prepare monthly and quarterly Sales and
other KPIs
Analyses sales reports and Sales KPIs Reports for identifying areas for improvements on sales force
efficiency and sales performance measurement tools
Consolidate audit reports to ensure full compliance
Conduct training - Key Lead for Distributor ROI, Perfect Store and Route to Market
Responsible to identify the source of Parallel Imports and counterfeit products. Liaise with Legal and
government body to conduct raid
Responsible for all CD related SOP. Key person to ensure all SOP are being simplified, updated and
minuted
Responsible for DMS system (internal and external) to ensure required reports are available
Work closely with Legal to develop distributor contract and distributor manual
CD Lead - GST roll-out for all 56 distributors in Malaysia
Identify the source of parallel imports and conducted raid with KPDNKK at Ipoh with counterfeit
products value worth of RM300k
Improved Perfect store score to 60% from 55%
Joint project with legal to produce 2015 distributor contract and manual
Rolled out regional project - Excerller 8. An online skills assessment and development solution
which acts as a decision support tool for line manager to create targeted individual development
plan that address key skill gaps
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9. Responsible and manage sales and customer financials (i.e. Sales, TTS, PE, Trade, Customer Contribution etc.)
for the HPCFR division which includes detailed and sharp business analysis
Business partner to contribute to the growth and profitable objectives of the business by providing
management with timely and accurate information of performance trends and commercial advice,
forecasting as well as analysis for the control of costs and revenues
Month end closing including of TTS, Trade PE and indirects review and calculation of latest estimates
TTS commentary by channel, customer and by brand
Pre and post promotion ROI evaluation and Opso budget approval
Contractual trade terms review, efficiency of counterparts
TTS and trade PE forecast, regional submission of ROMI
Effective business partnering - adhoc business cases, educating business partners on UL financial and
customer/distributor profitability analysis
On time in full submission of all reports and analysis
Initiate and drive improvement of business processes
UNILEVER (MALAYSIA) HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Assistant Customer Development Finance Manager
2012 - 2014
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Description
Achievements
Received Unilever Global Customer Development Award - Participating in TTS forecasting model
Received Employee of the quarter award
Develop and automate monthly reporting charts and drive project simplification
Conducted ROI and TTS workshop to CD partners
Develop Internal Operating Plan (IOP) for Channels and Brands
Improved forecast accuracy with minimal variances (+/- 2%)
Lead Ice cream cost to serve project. Developed Ice cream distributor business model bechmarck
for Malaysia
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10. Responsible for business financials for the division which includes detailed and sharp analysis
Business partner to contribute to the growth and profitable objectives of the business by providing
management with timely and accurate information of performance trends and commercial advice,
forecasting as well as analysis for the control of costs and revenues
To coordinate and prepare company plans
On time in full submission of reports and analyses
Support business partner in preparing financial business cases
Provide commentaries and financial implications for promotions and new innovations
UNILEVER (MALAYSIA) HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Assistant Commercial Finance Manager
2011 - 2012
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Description
Achievements
Developed financial growth model for MYSG homecare division
Turnaround homecare business with GM improvement of 700bps and increase 3% in market
share within 8 months by executing channel mix and HI-LOW strategies in TTS spends
Successfully influenced innovation team to change the sourcing unit from Indonesia to Vietnam
with cost saving plans
Received finance leadership award
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11. Provide and ensure accurate and timely data extraction base on business team requirements, give
suggestion and advice to business team for better extraction criteria base on campaigns
Measure promotion effectiveness by conducting pre and post promotion analysis and identify customers
purchasing pattern for future promotion improvement
Simplifly processes and improve operational efficiency such as process automation
Deliver regular management reports to CEO and Commercial head. Provides relevant analysis and
commentary, highlights area of concern and explaining items with unusual fluctuation
Propose and recommend marketing activities which help business team to generate incremental revenue
Control A&P budget and generate variance analysis report on monthly basis
AIRASIA BERHAD
Commercial Analyst (Market Insight & Intelligence)
2010 - 2011
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Description
Achievements
Set up Market insight & intelligence team
Master data cleansing. Master data clean up with Thailand Shared Service Center
Produce flight profitability report with PWC consultants
Reduce unprofitable flights
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12. F&N DAIRIES (M) SDN BHD
Business Analyst
2009 - 2009
Advise the GM of F&N Dairies in the overall efficiency and effectiveness in managing the various
departments in relation to operations
Assist to conduct due diligence on projects and other proposals submitted by various departments
Evaluation of project, conduct research, analyze and interpret financial data for preparation of various
reports and strategic business plans
Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of management control over the various activities within F&N
Dairies operations
To assist and manage each audit assignment including system evaluation, identification of critical risk
areas, audit findings and make recommendation on unsatisfactory conditions
To analyze and evaluate reports in respect of market share, product penetration and competitors
performance
Monitoring of performance parameters of various departments and ensure that all agreed goals are
achieved
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Description
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13. Prepare A&P analysis. i.e A&P variance analysis, A&P budget control and A&P reporting
Assist in business development plans
Prepare gross margin report and monitor raw material price movement from quarter to quarter and make
recommendations for affected SKU such as margin erosion
Involve in cost saving projects and prepare relevant analysis
Prepare periodical plan and annual budget
Evaluate pre and post promotion ROI
Ensure data integrity and make changes to SAP
Encourage SOP across organization
YEO HIAP SENG (M) BERHAD
Senior Account Executive
2007 - 2009
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Description
Achievements
Successfully produced a sales report from SAP with customized requirements
Developed standard trade P&L for Marketing and Sales team
Developed standard template for annual budget and consolidate company budget
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14. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Rotation of all functions and make recommendations for changes
Review collection process, aged debts and decrease debtor days
Account reconciliation and dispute settlement
Provide Aging report
YEO HIAP SENG (M) BERHAD
Management Trainee
2007 - 2007
Job Description
Achievements
Shortened the management trainee program from one year to six months due to outstanding
performance
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15. Reena Chong
General Manager - Ice Cream
Unilever (M) Sdn Bhd
012 399 3613
Maggie Tay
Head of Modern Trade
Unilever (M) Sdn Bhd
019 382 1397
Yong Sook Ting
Finance Director
SC Johnson
Renee Poh
Plant Controller
Ansell
012 606 0448
REFERENCE
012 307 6622
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