Head of APAC – Biostimulants

Location: Southeast Asia – flexible, with Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand preferred

What’s in it for you?

Join a private equity-backed leader in specialty biologicals at a point where the business is preparing for its next major phase of growth.

This is an opportunity to step into regional leadership, directly influence that growth and share in the value you help create. Alongside a strong salary, the role offers the potential for significant additional financial upside.

You’ll be joining a business with an established international customer base, a proven product portfolio and significant headroom for further growth.

  • Strong base salary with substantial long-term earning potential

  • Genuine opportunity to influence the growth of the business

  • Step up into regional leadership while remaining close to customers and deals

  • Build on an established platform rather than starting from scratch

  • Shape the future APAC commercial structure and grow your own team

  • Work directly with senior leadership in a fast-moving, PE-backed environment

About the Company

Our client is an established international producer of specialty biologicals and value-added agricultural ingredients, supplying customers across global agricultural markets.

Following significant investment in its product portfolio, manufacturing capabilities and international footprint, the business is now expanding its commercial organisation to accelerate growth across APAC.

The company has a strong technical platform, an established customer base and significant opportunity to increase penetration across both existing and underdeveloped markets.

The Role

As Head of APAC, you will be responsible for accelerating commercial growth across the region.

You will inherit an established customer base while developing new business across underpenetrated markets, with Southeast Asia a key area of focus.

This is a hands-on commercial leadership role. You will personally manage strategic customers, open new accounts and lead commercial opportunities, while also managing and developing a small regional team.

The role is designed for someone who still wants to be in the market, meeting customers, negotiating deals and winning business — not simply managing from a distance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the commercial growth strategy for APAC.

  • Personally manage and grow a portfolio of strategic customer accounts.

  • Win new business across the biostimulants and agricultural biologicals market.

  • Use your existing network to open doors across underpenetrated APAC markets.

  • Lead opportunities from initial engagement through negotiation and first revenue.

  • Lead and develop a small regional commercial team as the business grows.

About You

Direct commercial experience in biostimulants / agricultural biologicals is essential.

You must already have a strong and relevant network within the biologicals market across APAC. Candidates without direct biostimulant experience and established market relationships will not be considered.

This role is likely to suit a successful Key Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager or Business Development Manager who is ready to step into broader regional leadership.

We’re particularly interested in candidates who have:

  • Proven commercial experience within biostimulants / agricultural biologicals.

  • An established network across distributors, formulators, manufacturers and strategic agricultural customers in APAC.

  • A track record of personally winning new business and growing key accounts.

  • Strong hunter mentality with excellent negotiation, value-selling and deal-making capability.

  • Leadership potential with the ability to manage and develop a small commercial team.

  • Fluent English; additional Asian language skills would be advantageous.

  • Willingness to travel extensively across APAC, typically 50% or more.