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Business Development and management professional with 8 years private sector experience in China and Japan. Familiar with Consulting and analytical work. Studied Public Policy at Lee Kuan Yew School in Singapore. Can start work immediately. Bilingual (English, Japanese) with intermediate Chinese. |
 Contact Masahiro Kawakami
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Area of Expertise: |
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
¦Salesman in a Japanese Semiconductor Manufacturer in Japan and China.
1. Marketing research for sales promotion and developing new products with technical engineers.
2. Planning sales (incl. forecasting) and profit management by using secondary data and internal financial data.
3. Administered financial risk by exercising credit limits and speedily collecting debt from clients.
4. Achieved a 15% increase over the sales of the previous year and generated US$ 2mn from new clients.
5. Led 7 team members in South China to manage US$ 2.2bn sales in MNC companies located in the country, such as Microsoft, Nokia and Sony.
6. Obtained the best sales group award in South China region for our growth in staff capabilities and sales.
7. Recruited employees for my division by arranging job applications and interviews.
¦Consultant at Deloitte in Singapore (Intern)
1. Investigated the infrastructure business; Intelligent Transport System, Off-Grid and Wireless, in Indonesia and Vietnam for a major global electronics manufacturer with 4 team members
2. Estimated amount of the market size and anticipating constraints and risks
3. Prepared a list of recommendations, such as Joint-venture and M&A for the client by identifying obstacles and key success factors
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Education: |
Master of Public Policy in Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.
Dissertation topic: "How Australian SMEs can expand their business into ASEAN countries by leveraging on Singapore’s position as a regional hub?"
This study was conducted with the collaboration of Australian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Voluntary work: Japan Study Trip (2014 - 2015)
As a chairman of the Japan Study Trip committee, I organized a 10 day trip to Japan for LKY school students to visit special places and various stakeholders such as the central and local governments and private enterprises.
¦Achievements:
1. Managing 10 committee members to send 37 international students in LKY School to Japan.
2. Raised funds from external sources: Japan Foundation, Japan Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, and from LKY school (Collected over 100 thousand USD in total).
3. Budgeting, scheduling the trip and making appointments with Japanese politicians, CEOs in Japanese firms, organizing debriefing session at Japan embassy in Singapore, etc.
4. Building strong network between Japan and the other Asian countries, promoting intellectual exchange with key players in public, private and academic sectors in Japan.
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
5-10 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Chinese, Japanese |
Nationality:
Japan
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