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Gregory Jensen

Gregory Jensen

Bellmere,QLD

Summary

Strategic-thinking individual successful in turning low-performing organizations into top revenue producers. Offering an international, engaging and pleasant personality who can win deals at all levels in an organisation. Highly efficient commercial leader well established in fast-paced and challenging environments. A prolific explorer of new ideas and approaches, always looking for ways around an impasse. Strong technical knowledge and enthusiasm for new methods and approaches. Early adopter for emerging ideas.

Historical background of working within teams in the forest products industry, requiring extensive collaboration, sales skills, understanding of the customers product and knowledge. I also grew a passion for renewable products. Using that skill base I successfully applied that to a broader business in South East Asia, achieved successful team integration and sales growth.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Commercial Operations Lead, SEA

Arxada
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Grow regional sales and profit via direct and distributor sales, maintain a robust distributor management process
  • Lead the Microbial Control Solutions business in South East Asia, reporting to VP APAC
  • Coach and lead the sales team located in each SEA country, ensure they can all succeed in their goals. Generate enthusiasm for new sales and let each sales member grow their own passion for success.
  • Provide senior level leadership to the supporting functional roles, creating a larger and successful team that delivers for customers.
  • Identify growth opportunities and set strategies, initiatives and sales activities to achieve. Collaborate and systematically achieve the goals.
  • Ensure marketing activities are aligned with sales and are cohesive to the customer.
  • Report and manage sales, profitability, forecasting, market intel, trends and regulatory changes.

Head of Sales, SEA

Lonza Group
03.2020 - 01.2021
  • Lead SEA Microbial Control Solutions sales team in SEA, reporting to VP APAC.
  • Rebuild the sales team to regionally focussed and closer to distributors and customers.
  • Manage and grow sales through lockdowns, pull the team together, build collaboration and communication. Outcome is a team where all can succeed, have some fun and feel comfortable of their place within the group.
  • Reestablish professional sales activities and measure outcomes via CRM, customer discussions and coaching.
  • Reestablish measurement of sales results, profitability and market trends.

Sales Director Oceania (Wood)

Lonza Group
07.2019 - 03.2020
  • Lead industrial sales and business development team in Australia and New Zealand, reporting to General Manager Oceania
  • Business focus on wood protection products, working with clients throughout the forestry products industry
  • Coaching sales team and measuring activity via CRM, customer feedback and sales outcomes
  • New product introduction

Sales Manager Australia (Wood)

Lonza Group
04.2016 - 03.2020
  • Lead Australian sales team to grow wood protection market

Commercial and Regulatory Manager

Lonza Group
Brisbane, QLD
02.2012 - 03.2020

Lead sales and business development team. Developed a formal sales pipeline and refocused team efforts into growth areas. Achived new customers and growth that exceeded target

Technical and Engineering Manager

Arch Wood Protection
Brisbane, QLD
07.2003 - 02.2012

Senior Technical Sales Representative

Koppers Hickson
Melbourne, Brisbane, QLD, VIC
02.1994 - 07.2003

Education

Bachelor Of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD

Skills

  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Financial Management
  • Organizational Development
  • People Management
  • Regulatory and Legal Compliance
  • Charismatic Leader
  • Strategic Planning
  • Hiring and Retention
  • Task Delegation
  • Recruiting and Hiring

Languages

Thai (just starting)
Elementary

Timeline

Director, Commercial Operations Lead, SEA - Arxada
01.2021 - 01.2023
Head of Sales, SEA - Lonza Group
03.2020 - 01.2021
Sales Director Oceania (Wood) - Lonza Group
07.2019 - 03.2020
Sales Manager Australia (Wood) - Lonza Group
04.2016 - 03.2020
Commercial and Regulatory Manager - Lonza Group
02.2012 - 03.2020
Technical and Engineering Manager - Arch Wood Protection
07.2003 - 02.2012
Senior Technical Sales Representative - Koppers Hickson
02.1994 - 07.2003
University of Queensland - Bachelor Of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Gregory Jensen