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Regio Director

Shanghai, China

Posted 4 days ago
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About the candidate

Senior Sales & Business Management professional with 29 years of specialised experience in the global swine veterinary industry, permanently based in Shanghai. I combine solid veterinary expertise with high-level commercial leadership, cross-cultural team management and full P&L sales accountability. My core strength is building professional veterinary product sales organisations from zero to fully profitable, scalable operations in the Chinese market. I successfully established and developed the complete Chinese sales branch for European animal health company KELA, creating a stable nationwide distributor network, key integrator client portfolio and professional local sales team. With extensive experience covering China, Southeast Asia and European markets, I am fully qualified for General Manager Sales China roles, focusing on driving sustainable revenue growth, margin optimisation and long-term market expansion for European veterinary product enterprises.

Skills

General & Sales Management Full P&L responsibility for national veterinary product sales, annual budget planning, cost control and profit margin improvement. Developed and executed multi-year market growth strategies, aligned local sales operations with European headquarters targets and production capacity. Experienced in negotiating long-term framework contracts with large swine integrators and building structured national distributor networks across China. Cross-Cultural Team Leadership Led and coached multicultural sales and technical teams of up to 45 employees. Responsible for local talent recruitment, onboarding, career development planning and regular performance assessments. Skilled at building collaborative, result-driven team cultures to boost veterinary product sales performance and professional customer service. International Business Development Designed market entry and expansion strategies for veterinary products in China, Thailand, Vietnam and Europe. Managed long-term partnerships with distributors, industry key opinion leaders and large-scale farming integrators. Led international product trials, market launch projects and digital sales support systems to standardise global commercial operations. Professional Veterinary Technical Support Developed tailored swine herd health and vaccination protocols to support veterinary product commercialisation. Delivered global customer training seminars and internal sales product training, and provided compliant, cost-effective veterinary product consulting for large commercial pig farms.

Diplomas

Master Veterinary Medicine Unversity Ghent Belgium

Job preferences

  • ExperienceExpert
  • Contract typesPermanent contract
  • Working timeFull time
  • Language(s) spokenMandarin (Fair), Dutch (Mother tongue), French (Advanced), English (Fluent)
  • Available from25 June 2026
  • AddressBredaseweg 22

Contact details

Frank Vermeiren